1950s Marilyn Monroe becomes the 1950s pin-up icon. The beauty standards focused on large breasts. 1960s Skirt hems rise and dieting becomes popular. The average fashion model weighs eight percent less than the average woman. Twiggy shifts the image of models.
Feminists burn bras and female accessories in protest of the Miss America pageant.
The look shifts from thin to toned. Exercise becomes a more popular activity. Singer Karen Carpenter dies of heart failure due to anorexia. The average model weighs 23 percent less than the average American woman. 1990s Five million American women suffer from eating disorders in 1990.