article_snippet.sent: In March, MPs in France rejected a proposal that would have seen ultra-slim models banned from the fashion runways.
article_snippet.sent: Olivier Veran has vowed to continue the fight to ban ultra-thin models from the catwalk in France . '
article_snippet.sent: The French legislation comes after countries including Spain, Italy and Brazil have all clamped down on skinny models at catwalk shows.
article_snippet.sent: Spain has barred models below a certain body mass index from the Madrid fashion shows, while Italy has insisted on health certificates for fashion show participants.
article_snippet.sent: And Brazil is considering demands to ban underage, underweight models from Brazil catwalks.