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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/haes-chloe-marshall-and-the-moral-panic-over-fat/">HAES: Chloe Marshall and the Moral Panic over Fat</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 6, 2008 at 05:00 PM by Jessica Hale</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Chloe Marshall is a British 16-year-old who has recently been making headlines around the world. Not because she was crowned Miss Surrey in a beauty pageant and will be competing nationwide, although she did and she is; but because she is the first size-16 woman to do so. Many have applauded the pageant’s decision to place the crown on an average-size body, praising Ms. Marshall for her confidence, charisma, and, of course, beauty. Unfortunately, reactions have not been positive across the board. The Daily Mail has published an editorial by dietitian Monica Grenfell accusing Ms. Marshall of being “lazy,” of lying about her healthy diet and exercise regimen, and of glorifying obesity. A letter to the editor of the British newspaper The Sun in response to their coverage of Ms. Marshall’s win argued that she “shouldn’t be happy” with her weight, which…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/haes-chloe-marshall-and-the-moral-panic-over-fat/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/haes-chloe-marshall-and-the-moral-panic-over-fat/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/haes-chloe-marshall-and-the-moral-panic-over-fat/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/haes-chloe-marshall-and-the-moral-panic-over-fat/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/body-image/">body-image</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>