On Saturday a British cabinet member, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, called for London designers to follow the example of Madrid by banning underweight models.

Both the House and the Senate have passed measures that would ban 19 assault weapons and copycat models.

Israel banned underweight models in March 2012.

Mr. Bush has barred imports of assault weapons but refused to ban domestic models.

France passed a law banning models under 16 from working on runways, but neither New York nor Milan have such rules.

When Short tried in 1986 to introduce a House of Commons bill banning topless models from British newspapers, the Sun branded her "killjoy Clare."

She continued working for The Sun until readers voted to ban models with breast implants.

This month, Unilever said it would ban super-skinny models from ads.

For example, Fashion Week officials in Madrid, Spain banned models with a body mass index lower than eighteen.

On the controversial issue of banning underweight models from Milan Fashion Week, she said, "I think it's discrimination.