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Outlook: Outlook Weekend: The Perfect Body

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Statue of Alison Lapper on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square in London

15/07/2017 GMT

Outlook Weekend: The Perfect Body

BBC World Service - Outlook, Outlook Weekend: The Perfect Body

The British artist born without arms inspired by the Venus de Milo.

A French fashion model who ate three apples a day and a British artist with no arms whose naked statue was paraded at the Paralympics.

What does it mean to have the perfect body?

Victoire Dauxerre reveals the shocking truth about how she achieved the supermodel body which almost destroyed her.

British artist Alison Lapper, born with no arms and shortened legs, explains how a naked statue of her inspired the world at the 2012 Paralympic games.


Image: Statue of Alison Lapper on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square in London
Credit: Dan Regan/Getty Images

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