Ralph Lauren Model Fired for Being Fat

Filippa Hamilton, a Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren clothing model said she was fired for being too fat. Hamilton is 5-foot-10-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds.

Polo Ralph Lauren said in a statement Tuesday night that "Filippa is a beautiful and healthy woman but their relationship ended as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us."

In a digitally distorted clothing ad that ran in Japan recently, her hips appeared smaller than her head. Hamilton said, "I was shocked to see that super skinny girl with my face. It's very sad, I think, that Ralph Lauren could do something like that."

The ad caused a sensation and drew a lot of critics who thought the ad was sickly and unrealistic. According to the Ralph Lauren company, "The image in question was mistakenly released and used in a department store in Japan and was not the approved image which ran in the U.S. We take full responsibility."

Geoffrey Menin, Hamilton's lawyer, said the image is a "gross distortion of how she really looks and which we fear will be extremely damaging to her." Hamilton is concerned about its impact on the public.

Hamilton went on to say, "I think they owe American women an apology, a big apology. I'm very proud of what I look like, and I think a role model should look healthy."

Hamilton has worked for Ralph Lauren since 2002. She considered them like a second family until she was fired.

Time for a banana split.