article_snippet.sent: The 15-year-old, from Whitley Bay, was left on a heart machine after anorexic schoolgirl Laura Scurr's body collapsed through starvation but has now spoken about pressures put on teenagers to be a 'size zero'.
article_snippet.sent: Laura became so obsessed with having the perfect figure
article_snippet.sent: Laura Scurr, 15, has spoken out about the pressures on young girls to be a size zero after, having becoming obsessed with Laura own weight, Laura developed anorexia .
article_snippet.sent: Laura continued: 'I would look around at the other girls and they all seemed to be skinny and, of course, I wanted to be like the other girls and fit into all the different types of clothes. '
article_snippet.sent: Everywhere you looked there seemed to be this idea that girls should be a size zero.'
article_snippet.sent: No happy and healthy Laura has made it to the semi final of Miss Teen GB, the competition aims to stay away from size zero stereotypes .
article_snippet.sent: " but Laura just said "I don't care, as long as I'm skinny". '
article_snippet.sent: I realised just how much pressure Laura, and all girls, were under to look a certain way.'
article_snippet.sent: Today, Laura body image is better than ever and Laura new-found confidence has allowed Laura to make it through to the semi final of Miss Teen GB.
article_snippet.sent: The contest aims to promote 'positive and confidence-building experiences' for young girls, away from size zero stereotypes.
highlights_snippet.sent: Laura has spoken of the pressures on young girls to be a size zero .