Modeliste magazine pulls latest issue after actress calls it out for slimming her down in Photoshop

Actress and singer Zendaya, born Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, has made it clear that no one is getting away with Photoshopping her body to unrealistic proportions.

Modeliste magazine announced via Facebook that it is taking November’s issue off the shelf and working alongside Zendaya after the Disney actress called out the magazine for dramatically Photoshopping a photo of her taken during a cover shoot in Puerto Vallarta wherein her waist, arms and skin tone had been severely altered.

In the post calling out Modeliste, embedded below, Zendaya says, ‘these [Photoshopped photos] are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have.’

Not only did Zendaya take it upon herself to call out Modeliste magazine, she also released the original, unedited photo from the shoot and placed it alongside the Photoshopped version to show just how dramatic the changes were.

Modeliste shared on Facebook a follow-up post saying its Editor-in-Chief, Amy McCabe, has 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’.

McCabe carried on in the post, ’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’.

 

@zendaya looking Red Hot and calling the shots in this issue of Modeliste. Click the link in our bio to see more of glamour's new icon and why she loves keeping it real. Photo: @jimjordanphotography stylist: @luxurylaw hair: @kimblehaircare makeup: @allanface editor-in-chief: @amynmccabe mng editor: @jill.winkler Art Director: @daradenysyk location: @visitpuertovallarta @villapremiere Video: @the_wildman92 assist: Vakita Lewis #zendaya #puertovallarta #modeliste #november #covergirl #mexico

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Oct 20, 2015 at 2:19pm PDT

In another post was shared by Modeliste on Instagram, embedded below, McCabe went on to clear the air by making it known the photographs ‘had been retouched to an extent that was not acceptable’ by ’an independent editing company’.

 

As Modeliste Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, I would like to send a message to all of @zendaya beautiful, shining and loyal fans: We hear you and thank you for your outpouring support of the issue and this talented and inspiring young woman that we are all blessed to have as a role model and who will continue to inspire us through her artistic talents, intellect, creativity and honesty. I am compelled to publicly address this situation which was brought to my attention yesterday, personally by Zendaya, prior to the issue's anticipated premiere. Upon review of the final edited images which had been submitted to us by an independent editing company, together as a collaborative between myself, Zendaya and her parents, we concluded that the images had been retouched to an extent that was not acceptable and not true to the values and ideals we represent and promote in our publication I, therefore, made the executive decision to immediately pull the issue in order to have this rectified and have the images restored to their original, natural state which will reflect the true beauty and radiance of Zendaya. We look forward to sharing these shortly upon the issue's re-release. As I believe this is an important dialogue, please view my complete official statement at: http://bit.ly/1W6v2FY and link in bio. Thank you! We love you Zendaya! ❤️ #Zendaya #nofilter #unedited #modeliste

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Oct 21, 2015 at 6:02pm PDT

As of Thursday night, no further comments had been made by either party, but it appears all is well between Modeliste and Zendaya.

Modeliste magazine pulls latest issue after actress calls them out for slimming her down in Photoshop