The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists
Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung
AGE: 27
OCCUPATION: Comedienne, anorexia activist
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: A billboard featuring her naked, emaciated body stirred controversy went it went on display in Milan during Fashion Week, drawing attention to the anorexia-related deaths of models and a persistent body-image epidemic some critics attribute to the fashion industry. Her brave lack of vanity may save lives.
CON: Comedienne? They couldn't find an actual anorexic model? The billboard may come to Paris next, which brings to mind how icons devolve into clichés: will Caro become the Iron Eyes Cody of the anti-anorexia movement?
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