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Demelza Reveley, a 5ft 10inch 16 year old from Wollongong won the 4^th season of Australia’s Next Top Model in 2008.

At a height of 5ft 10” her weight of 132lbs [60kg] had been the subject of much attention with her receiving much criticism for being “bottom heavy".

In the world of high fashion modeling where extreme thinness is paramount to success, the average bodyweight of high fashion models is normally well below the norm.

Demelza lost a reported 4 inches off her hips quickly, with the aid of personal trainer and diet regime. She incorporated hour long workout sessions every day.

Her dramatic trim-down has sparked fresh debate on the pressure forced on teenage models to be extremely thin.

From Australian news media:

“According to several New York modeling agents, who have issued a shape-up or ship-out ultimatum to the Wollongong teen. Despite being a sample size 10, Reveley's chance of winning the coveted catwalk crown has been thrown into doubt after her "bottom heavy" shape was branded "a curse" by the tough industry selectors. But her chance of emulating the success of 2007 winner Alice Burdeu are unlikely unless she drops some weight, agents at Elite and Mc2 Model Management said”

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"So after months of the Australia's Next Top Model finalist copping criticism from the show's judges for being "bottom heavy", Reveley, 16, has lost 10cm [4 inches] from her hips. Her dramatic trim-down has sparked fresh debate on the shocking pressure forced on teenage models to be thin.

The stunning Wollongong schoolgirl has spent the last two months since the Foxtel series wrapped filming slogging it out in 60 minute training sessions, seven days a week, in a bid to discard the unwanted weight. Beginning the competition measuring a healthy 101cm around her hips and a size 10, Reveley is now 90cm, a size eight and forces herself to exercise with a personal trainer five days a week.

"I knew that if I wanted to succeed in this competition I would have to do it (lose weight) - regardless of if I won or not - to stay in the industry," Reveley said. "When they measured us at the start on the show they told us we should be around 36 (inches) but I have done my research and I know all the good models are usually around 34 inches so that is my ultimate goal and that would make me happy."

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10 minute video clip of the show season finale: