An Australian plus-sized model has revealed her skinnier counterparts have only 'one cracker and a couple glasses of water ' per day to keep thin in the lead up to fashion week . Laura Wells has found international success as a size 14 model , including appearing in Cosmopolitan and Australian Women 's Weekly magazines . Having lived and worked with other less curvy models in New York City , Wells has seen the shocking sacrifices they make to keep skinny . Scroll down for video . Laura Wells ( left ) has found international success as a size 14 model , including appearing in Cosmopolitan and Australian Women 's Weekly magazines . 'It goes to the extremes - no food being eaten , prescription dietary pills , agents telling girls that they ’ re only allowed to have one cracker and a couple glasses of water leading up to fashion week per day , ' Wells told Australian Women 's Weekly . The model believed this was not healthy and also took a toll on their mental health as well . 'These girls are going to the extremes to look like that and not being booked for any jobs and they 're living with a plus-sized model who 's working every single day , and comparing themselves to me who 's eating really healthy , ' she said . In the interview with the magazine , Wells also revealed she was very resistant to taking up a career as a fashion model . Wells was spotted by talent scouts in New York City in 2005 and said at first she was offended at being asked to be a plus-sized model because of her misconceptions about the term . The 177-centimetre beauty was studying science and law when she was spotted in New York City by talent scouts in 2005 . She said she felt insulted the first time she was asked to be a plus-sized model because of her misconceptions about the term . ' I wanted to punch everyone in the face ... [ I thought ] basically they were calling me fat , ' Wells said . 'That was my perception of the word `` plus size '' , that people were calling me `` fat '' . ' She has modelled for Myer , Macy 's , David Jones , Bloomingdale 's and Asos to name a few brands . Wells said while she was a plus-sized model who was defined as someone who was 'four to six sizes bigger than a standard model ' , she was not 'plus-sized in reality ' . Since then Wells has gone to model for Macy 's , Bloomingdale 's , Myer , David Jones , Berlei and Asos . Despite her career breakthroughs , she thinks people 's perception of body image still has a long way to go . 'It 's slowly changing but not to the extent where it needs to be , ' Wells said . 'It needs to be at the point where it ’ s celebrated anymore ... Why isn ’ t it just seen as normal ? '
Laura Wells is a successful plus-sized model who has worked in New York . She revealed agents tell models to eat a biscuit a day before fashion week . Wells also revealed the first time she was approached by talent scouts . They asked the Australian beauty if she wanted to be a plus-sized model . Wells said she felt like she wanted to punch them in the face for asking her . Her misconceptions about plus-sized models led her to think she was being called fat .