London allows skinny models — but they must be over 16

MODELS under 16 will be banned from London Fashion Week catwalks under new rules proposed yesterday.

A panel of experts set up to investigate health problems among models also called for greater protection for 17 and 18-year-olds, including chaperoning at shows.

But the independent Model Health Inquiry, set up in the wake of the size zero debate, ruled out weighing all models because it had been ineffective in other countries.