Too fat to model: Teen told she is ‘way too big’ for fashion industry (video)

A Swedish model blasts the fashion industry as "absurd" after being told she is too fat for bookings.

Agnes Hedengard, who weighs just 8st 11lbs, was told she was "way too big" to model.

With a tiny Body Mass Index of just 17.5, she was turned away for having a "big bum" and "wide hips".

Standing in a skimpy bikini, the 5ft 11in blonde hits back at the ridiculous and damaging body standards of some in the fashion industry in a viral video.

"It’s absurd and I hate it, and just want other people to see this." she says, whilst looking in the mirror. "They think this is too big. They think my butt is too big, and they think my hips are too wide."

Despite having a BMI that is actually classified as underweight, Agnes claims brands have refused to book her because of her measurements.

“They think my butt is too big, and they think my hips are too wide”

In the Youtube video, the teen also reveals that she has been told to "get in shape" by numerous companies.

Pointing at her super-slim frame she explains how she had to give up modelling full-time as she’s struggling to get jobs after nearly five years in the industry.

She’s been working as a model has since the age of just 15 and came third in Sweden’s Next Top Model only last year.

"According to the modelling industry, you cannot look like this. You need to be thinner," she says.

"I have been in contact with big agencies and clients that really want to work with me, but as soon as they get hold of my measurements, it’s a whole other story."

"They are like 'no, she's too big', 'she needs to get in a better shape, we will not work with her', 'whoah, no, she's way too big'," she added.

And worryingly the rejection has lead her to have "anorexic thoughts", but thankfully she has fought against them.

She told Swedish woman’s magazine Veckorevyn how she’s no longer able to get enough work as a model and makes a living as a shop assistant in Stockholm.

"Modelling is more like a part time job now.

"I gave [the modelling world] a shot for a year – I barely ate and counting calories was a daily chore.

"I’ve had anorexic thoughts, but I’ve fought against them. It’s hard, but if you put all the energy you normally would waste on these thoughts towards loving yourself instead, they can’t hurt you.

Last year the 8st 11lbs model wrote on her blog saying she needed to lose 1-2cm around her waist and that her hips needed to 'shrink' from 35.8in to 34in.

But thankfully her experiences of rejection have only made her stronger. She says: "I am fine just as I am".