Magazine Pulls Issue After Actress Zendaya Coleman Criticises Altered Images

A magazine decided to pull an issue after Zendaya Coleman criticised images from the shoot in which her body shape was altered. The 19-year-old posted the pictures in question to Instagram and wrote: “Had a new shoot come out today and was shocked when I found my 19 year old hips and torso quite manipulated. “These are the things that make women self conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have. Anyone who knows who I am knows I stand for honest and pure self love. “So I took it upon myself to release the real pic (right side) and I love it… Thank you @modelistemagazine for pulling down the images and fixing this retouch issue.”

A photo posted by Zendaya (@zendaya) on Oct 20, 2015 at 7:49pm PDT

The publication released a statement on their Facebook page following the controversy. It read: “We had a wonderful collaborative photoshoot with Zendaya as well as members of her creative team and family for Modeliste's Cover and fashion spread. “We understand that re-touching of photos is a sensitive subject not only in the fashion industry but across all media. “Upon reviewing edited images in comparison with the originals, Modeliste Editor-in-Chief, Amy McCabe jointly with Zendaya and her parents made the immediate decision to pull the issue and are working with Zendaya at her request to publish the complete un-edited and authentic images from our Cover shoot in Puerto Vallarta. “We stand to represent and advocate a message of positive body image, self love, and embracing all aspects of individuality, natural beauty and the empowerment of women. “Please stay tuned for more information to come from our Editor-in-Chief as well as the full set of unedited and un-retouched images… #zendaya #nofilter #modeliste”.

A photo posted by Zendaya (@zendaya) on Oct 21, 2015 at 1:14pm PDT