The Mystery of the Crying Model

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This is strange: During the Jil Sander show in Milan, a model cried while walking the runway. Was she tired, upset, or in pain? No one knows, and the label's PR team won't even acknowledge that tears were shed. WSJ: "Pierre Rougier, Jil Sander’s U.S. publicist, emailed to say that 'No model was crying on the runway!.' He added that he had 'no idea what you are talking about, sorry.' So, we forwarded him the pictures of the model with tears streaming down her face. He then got back to us again saying in an email 'I did not see it, can’t see it in the video and no one has asked about it to anyone in the press offices.'" Sounds like a cover up. [Heard on the Runway]