I'm sure all the men who see her in a bathingsuit immediately think, "Gee, she's too big for that suit." Oh, wait, no. They're busy drooling.

Posted by: Jael | June 25, 2008 2:56 PM

Holy crap. Can we get a *gallery* just of her? Love it. Love it. Love it. Yay for normal bodies!

Posted by: Cate | June 25, 2008 3:40 PM

Sorry but she needs to tone up. That isn't what catwalk is about. She obvioulsy isn't fat, but she is a bit out of shape end of story. Catwalk yes has many a bizarreness to it, but erm including jiggly tellytubbies is not what catwalk is about. You want toned, streamlined bodies to make the clothes look their best, not lumps and bumps... its not the most attractive thing, and for one to just accept it... well I think it says it all really. But she is not fat, that's just ridiculous.

Posted by: elise | June 25, 2008 4:32 PM

Elise - you should be ashamed of yourself. You say she's not fat, but you still call her a 'jiggly tellytubbie'?

Absolutely atrocious.

Posted by: Rachel | June 25, 2008 5:06 PM

Honestly, I am so sick of people focusing on 'how fat or thin' celebrities are. WHO CARES??? In that photo where they are saying she looks too fat, that is still a lot skinnier than what most women look like in a bikini that small. Stuff like this is where eating disorders originate. Little girls get complexes because of these stupid, shallow people that say you have to be perfect or you dont matter in the world!!! I am so over it!! and EVERY WOMAN has SOME cellulite!! I dont care who you are or how thin you are. Thin people get cellulite too!!! These reporters need to stop focusing on this crap!! Anyone can write a story on how 'Karolina looked fat in her bikini last week' or 'Mary-Kate is way too thin'. Why dont we start writing about stuff that matters more? Like Angelina and Brad helping in Africa, or something positive?

Posted by: katie | June 25, 2008 6:15 PM

I do agree with elise on this. She's supposed to be selling this suit with the way she models it. But as for Cate? NORMAL BODIES? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Define "normal".

Posted by: J | June 25, 2008 6:29 PM

If I looked like this, I would be running up and down the streets naked 24/7!

Posted by: trend de la creme | June 25, 2008 7:24 PM

More like the disgusting very skinny bikini. It would make anybody look fat. Words of advice to the Brazilian press...'get a life'.

Posted by: JP | June 26, 2008 4:12 AM

Elise and J, sure you are super-thin and tall...NOT.

I'm almost sure you're both overweight JIGGLY TELLYTUBBIES.

Because the ones who criticise the most are always the ones with the same fault...life experience.

Posted by: hedgehog | June 26, 2008 9:08 AM

Hmm...Karolina is not in the slightest fat (obviously) but she is a bit bigger than the average catwalk model. The problem here is not with Karolina but with the ridiculous standards of thinness demanded by today's designers. Catwalk models seem to be a lot thinner than when I started buying fashion magazines around fifteen years ago. Does anyone remember Cindy Crawford on the catwalk at her glorious peak? I sincerely doubt she would make it onto the catwalk today.

Posted by: Lydia | June 26, 2008 9:48 AM

YES, J. NORMAL bodies.

FFS.

Posted by: Cate | June 26, 2008 1:07 PM

You would never call that girl fat
But you could definitely say she is a bit out of shape
I mean, her ideal body is not big boned, so she looks a bit flabby when she's clearly not been working out =S
Don't get me wrong, I'm big boned and curvy but I believe in maintaining your health and she definitely hasn't been lately..

Posted by: Kristen | June 26, 2008 2:21 PM

You would never call that girl fat
But you could definitely say she is a bit out of shape
I mean, her ideal body is not big boned, so she looks a bit flabby when she's clearly not been working out =S
Don't get me wrong, I'm big boned and curvy but I believe in maintaining your health and she definitely hasn't been lately..

Posted by: Kristen | June 26, 2008 2:23 PM

I am brazilian and for OUR standards she IS out of shape, specially when it comes to "catwalk"!!!

Posted by: Emma | June 26, 2008 5:56 PM

Although some say that calling uber thin Karolina Kurkova fat is enough to make your skin boil, I think it's a fair accusation. It is odd to me that main stream society reveres models as the epitome of beauty and then turns around and reprimands those who call someone who is thinner than them fat. The same women that strive to keep up with the Jones' in fashion and fitness have a problem with the stereotype that they support. Meanwhile Kurkova is showing "back fat, love handles and cellulite." When I saw the picture of her in a bikini that is the first thing I saw. It greatly takes away from the display of the pieces she is wearing.

In my opinion, she isn't doing her job. When you sign up for a job there are certain expectations to uphold. Just as I expect athletes to be in optimum physical shape and not out of breath on the field I expect to see models minus back fat, love handles, and cellulite. She is definitely not "over weight" by any means, her BMI (at 5'11" and 130 lbs) is 18.1 which is considered to be underweight. I do, however, think she is "over fat." She could definitely tone up a bit and shape up. I think any athlete that was lagging along on the field and was clearly out of shape would be equally criticized for poor performance at his or her job.

Posted by: Melissa Jarquin | July 21, 2008 9:51 PM

Hooray for women that eat! I think it's more concerning to see a woman starve herself and show skin and bones than a little cellulite. Most models are airbrushed in magazine anyways. Sure there are 'runway status girls'. But when I hear my model friends that are being replaced by 18 year olds because they are not as firm. Or have a little 'womanhood' on the back of her legs. Yet this young 18 year gets to model clothes that are meant for women in their 30's +. And girls are starving themselves and working out hard just to keep up. Will we ever have a world where the idea of perfection means no blemishes or scars? That's certainly not my idea of perfection. How about paying attention to the clothes in fashion week instead of who has dimples? Look guys... that's what a bikini looks like on normal woman.

Posted by: LL | July 27, 2008 8:59 PM

THAT looks absolutely disgusting. Only in the U.S. would so many people consider that being a "real" woman. Americans have among the top unhealthiest standards in the world. They always look for justification to be so dimply, chubby, and gross so they don't have to exercise and eat right. Alessandra Ambrosio and the others are trim and VERY real, no matter what haters say. There are millions of pretty girls in better shape who deserve Kurkova's paycheck more than she does.

Posted by: LD | September 6, 2008 10:36 PM

Cellulite or not she is absolutely beautiful, just the way she is. She feels confident and it shows. I think we could all learn something from that.

Posted by: Kari | September 8, 2008 5:02 PM

Only by modelling standards could this be considered fat!

She is in pretty good shape, I think she just has some stubborn areas that no matter how much she works out they will not shift. Also cellulite is to do with skin elasticity, not how much fat you have. You can be really lean and still get cellulite.

She has a perfectly normal body, she is not overweight and she is not unhealthy. Her body fat percentage is probably on the low side...her stomach and front of her thighs look musclar and lean, but I think the appearance of the stubborn fatty areas and cellulite is throwing it off.

People that think is 'fat' have a wharped idea of what is healthy or they use health as an excuse to justify their preference for a totally lean body with zero flaws. In real life women have flaws, we don't have the ability to airbrush our imperfections away with photoshop.

I work out like crazy, that doesn't stop me from having problem areas or some cellulite.

Posted by: dee | September 12, 2008 11:21 PM

I agree with Melissa; this isn't about whether or not she's fat by real-world standards (which she isn't), but whether she's got too much fat by supermodel standards (which she does). Point: if you want to earn the big money by putting yourself in the public eye in a skimpy bikini, then you'd better expect (and be able to deal with) criticism when you let yourself get even a little bit out of shape.

Posted by: Josh | October 7, 2008 3:48 PM

She is a Victoria secret model, she is obviously modelling bikini's and not John Galliano's new collection, there are different standards.

She is on the catwalk which means the designer chose her to walk and they are not afraid to replace models if they dont like the look of them backstage.

Clothes are meant to be worn by people, if you've been in Victoria Secret catalogue be sure to leave a comment on how fat she is, if not shhhhh cause you're obviously not as hot as her.

Posted by: Michaela | December 6, 2009 5:39 PM