Catherine Jagos HNS Industry Ambassador

Catherine is a model with Natural Model Management and she is really happy to

be a part of this movement and we are so happy to have her as an HNS

Ambassador! Catherine thinks its important for the world to take notice of the changes that need to be made and she is thankful for every day she can be

living her dream!

Catherine

There is nothing wrong with being naturally built thinner or petite. As long as

you are healthy! Since we are all genetically unique we are all going to

have a different shape.-Catherine

 Why do you believe in Healthy is the New Skinny?   Because Healthy is the New Skinny! People everywhere have shown great support for models and actresses standing up and saying they will not conform to the industry “standard”. When you open a magazine, watch TV, or watch a movie you want to see a woman who looks like you- someone you can relate to. I know I do! And right now you just don’t see a lot of that. I think the movement for Healthy is the New Skinny is such a great program/campaign because it is seeking to put those healthy role models out there for the woman and young girls who want to see it!

That there is only one you! Never try to be someone else. I mean you are the only you on the planet so why be a copy of someone

else? Be true to yourself and trust your heart. But most of all is be happy!

When you think about the word happiness what does that look like? Happiness means something different for everyone- that my outlook might not be what would make the whole world happy. For me personally I think world happiness needs to start with us living more in harmony with nature. We only have one Earth. We need to realize that take care of it better. If people would also treat others the way you want to be treated. Too many of us hold hatred, or judge others without knowing them at all. I think there is so much that we can learn from each other if just given the chance to open up by putting aside prejudices we have.  

I love being a daughter, big sister, girlfriend and one day a wife and mother.

Do you think change is possible?   Change is already happening! Models and actresses with great curvy, healthy bodies are being embraced everywhere by women (and men) for being a change from the emaciated and starving models that we see usually dominating the press. I think the more the public supports these healthy women (and girls) the sooner the industry is going to wake up and realize this is what people want to see, and they will support it as well. What do you want other girls to know?   That there is only one you! Never try to be someone else. I mean you are the only you on the planet so why be a copy of someone else?  Be true to yourself and trust your heart. But most of all is be happy! What makes you laugh so hard you cry?   My sister! When we get together we are at our most utterly silly! We make it so infectious that my dad, mom, and brother can’t help but crack up too!    

What is something people wouldn't know about you if they judged you off your appearance alone? One of my deepest passions is animals. I have even done several shelter drives around the holidays to collect food and toys for the animals in local shelters. I love watching Japanese anime! (I hope to work on learning the language soon). I enjoying doing all types of crafts: paper crafts, sewing, needlepoint, and knitting. I have even reupholstered a chair in my apartment. “I also don’t promote you to be overweight. You should be healthy. But that is not determined by the weight on the scale. It is also determined by your body fat percentages. I mean if you go by the BMI chart Arnold Schwarzenegger (along with other athletes) can be considered overweight- but they are healthy because they are within a healthy range of body fat.  So there is more to being healthy than the numbers on the scale- or the numbers on your clothes for that matter! Where it goes wrong is the industry setting the “type” as thin or a certain size. So that is all the public sees- and all that girls and women see as the “ideal”. Even models and actresses feel the need to conform to this ideal to get work. If they are not natural built thin then they have to use unhealthy ways to achieve that. (Unhealthy dieting or extreme exercising) In the long run this is too damaging to your body! You need to find that balance within yourself- Love yourself- Love your body- and over all BE HAPPY!”  

Catherine Height- Tall Size- Healthy Weight- Who Cares… Representation- Natural Model Management  

“I would like to see more healthy role models for girls in the media. I want to see less photo shopping. It is amazing how much you can skew a photo from the original. Air brushing out a pimple is so much different than taking a healthy

model from a size 6 to a size 2. It is creating this impossible and unrealistic

ideal for everyone.”- Catherine

HEALTHY IS THE NEW SKINNY