Last week there were lots of reports and pictures of Australian model Miranda Kerr looking gaunt at a shoot in Sydney. It was said that she has lost weight because she wants to cross-over from commercial modeling to couture runway modeling. 

This week, the 26-year-old, who dates British actor Orlando Bloom, spoke out after speculation that she had shed pounds in order to fit into the tiny sample-size clothes at the Balenciaga fashion show in Paris two weeks ago.

She blamed the poses she had been forced to adopt for the shots, and insisted that a healthy lifestyle was essential in order for her to meet the demands of her hectic lifestyle. ‘The exaggerated poses for the shoot have made me appear thinner than normal from behind, but I am the same weight and measurements I have maintained for more than three years,’ she told Grazia Australia.

‘I am conscious of not only maintaining but promoting a healthy lifestyle and I wouldn’t be able to sustain the hectic nature of my modeling commitments if I wasn’t 100 per cent committed to feeding my body the food, vitamins and minerals it needs.’

Mark Vassallo, who styled the shoot for the Australian edition of the weekly fashion title, echoed Miranda’s comments; ‘She’s as healthy as anything. High fashion models are a special breed. They have long legs and they’re very narrow through the body – that allows clothes to hang beautifully. Miranda has no problem with her body at all.’

 Miranda, who is set to publish a book on nutrition later this year, told how she follows a diet based on her blood type to stay in shape.

‘I know what works for me,’ she said. ‘Primarily I’m vegetarian, but I will eat a small amount of fish and chicken – and once in a blue moon I’ll have a steak.

‘I’m adaptable – if someone cooks for me I’m not going to say, “Oh no, I don’t eat that”. I believe you shouldn’t be so strict with yourself – life is about having fun and enjoying yourself but it’s also important to know what’s good for your body and what energises your body.’