We DO eat... honestly! Victoria Beckham's 'emaciated' models who were blasted as 'skin and bone' after NY Fashion Week show post Instagram snaps of themselves eating pizza and drinking beer

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Her runway show at New York fashion week hit headlines for all the wrong reasons.

When Victoria Beckham debuted her SS17 collection this week, she drew sharp criticism once again for her use of size 4 models - their thin frames accentuated by barely-there outfits which highlighted taut tummies and protruding ribs.

But despite the ex-Spice Girl coming under fire for her show - Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine suggested the 'emaciated' models looked like 'half-starved space cadets - if their social media accounts are anything to go by, it seems the mannequins are at pains to prove that they can eat just as much as the next person - enjoying pizza, bacon and bottles of beer. 

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Mica Arganaraz, 26, shares pictures of a huge plate of cheesy pizza. Mica is one of the models who has attracted criticism after appearing in Victoria Beckham's runway show at NYFW

Mrs Beckham, 42, cast models including Ondria Hardinz and 15-year-old Julia Ratner who, with their 23in waists, are smaller than a UK size 4 (US size 0).

Their fellow models included Jessie Bloemendaal, French model Camille Hurel, Argentinian Mica Arganaraz, and Iris Landstra - all with waists measuring 24in or less. And as pictures emerged from the show on social media, fashion fans were quick to blast the models as 'skin and bone'.

Yet Dutch-born teen model Jessie Bloemendaal, who divides her time between Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Barcelona, regularly posts pictures of her mouth-watering meals - most recently spinach-stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon with a mound of roasted vegetables on the side. She captioned it: '#proud'.

Ondria Hardin, from North Carolina, says her idea of 'happiness' is yoga and a bottle of Corona beer in an Instagram snap from 2015 which has been liked by almost 1,000 people

Ondria highlights her slim frame on a beach selfie which has been liked by 533 people

Ondria has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram and regularly shares selfies highlighting her slim frame - although she insists she likes nothing more than a bottle of Corona

Ondria poses for a selfie for her thousands of followers. After pictures emerged from the show on social media, fashion fans were quick to blast the models as 'skin and bone'

Other posts include mounds of bread, hearty salads and a fried egg on toast which she captioned 'Nom nom nom'. 

While fellow catwalk star Ondria Hardinz, from North Carolina, believed to be 19, claims her idea of 'happiness' is yoga and a bottle of Corona beer - despite numerous selfies showing her lean frame. She has more than 20,000 followers.

Mica Arganaraz, 26, shares pictures of huge plates of cheesy pizza, while Iris Landstra regularly tucks in to fruit salads and huge fish dishes. 

Jessie Bloemendaal poses for a beachside snap (left) and a selfie (right). The model is just as likely to post a picture of what she had for dinner as a behind-the-scenes runway snap

Jessie Bloemendaal's spinach-stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon with a mound of roasted vegetables on the side. She captioned it: '#proud

Jessie shares pictures of bread, crisps and hearty salads on her Instagram feed

Jessie Bloemendaal posts a snap of fried egg on toast, captioning it: 'Nom nom nom'

Foodie Jessie shares a picture of her 'delicious breakfast' of granola, muesli and toast

Mrs Beckham has spoken out against skinny models in the past. In 2010, she pledged to follow the Beauty Is Health campaign created by the Council Of Fashion Designers Of America and ban extremely thin models from her shows.

‘I had a casting last week and had some terribly thin girls come in, and it wouldn’t have worked,’ she said at the time. She’s also insisted her clothes are for women of all shapes and sizes. 

Yet after Victoria shared pictures from her most recent show on Instagram, her 12 million followers fell into a heated debate over the choice of casting.

One wrote: 'It would be so refreshing to see @victoriabeckham employ more natural sized models. All I see is skin and bones, not the clothes.' 

Iris Landstra (pictured in Amsterdam) is one of the models who has been blasted as 'skin and bone' after appearing in Victoria Beckham's SS17 runway show in New York

Iris, who has a 24in waist, shares a picture of a hearty meal of fish and sweet potato (left) and a salad with chicken and egg (right) with her 1,000 followers on social media

Iris shares a picture of a fruit salad with apple, banana and raspberries with her followers

Iris tucks into a salad with egg and green beans. After Victoria Beckham shared pictures from the runway show that Iris walked in, her 12 million followers criticised the casting

While sharonsparkle76 wrote: 'I think its very naive of you to suggest that these girls are naturally skinny. Yes, some people are, however its no secret that models are told to starve themselves and are fat shamed if they are a size 8.' 

However one leaped to the models' defence, pointing out: 'It's not a fact, they look fine just because they're thin doesn't mean they're unhealthy.' 

Another follower added: 'It is offensive to call someone anorexic or skeleton just as it is offensive to call someone fat or whatever. I find it heartbreaking that women judge other women's bodies.' 

Back in September 2015, fans took to social media to complain that Victoria had sent a 'parade of skeletons' down the catwalk at her Spring/Summer 2016 show in New York.

Julia Ratner, 15 (left) and Ondria Hardinz (right) take to the runway at Mrs Beckham's show. The designer has drawn sharp criticism once again for her use of ultra-skinny models

Iris Landstra models one of Victoria Beckham's latest designs in New York last weekend

Mica Arganaraz (left) and Jessie Bloemendaal (right) highlight their slim frames

'All I see is skin and bones': Fans fell into a heated debate on Instagram following the show 

She was particularly chastised for using Peyton List, a frail-looking 17-year-old model, to close the show, which was attended by the designer's husband David and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

Hundreds of Victoria’s 15 million-strong social media following made their feelings known to the designer, inundating her with messages about her choice of models.

The mother-of-four defended herself against the criticism, insisting that her casting director liaised with the modelling agencies and ensured all the girls were healthy before the show.

'They're young, they're thin, but that doesn't mean they're ill,' Victoria said in an interview with the Telegraph. 

SARAH VINE'S VERDICT ON VICTORIA BECKHAM'S SS17 SHOW 

'The clothes themselves seem to have been conceived to highlight the thinness of the wearer, to deliberately exclude anyone for whom a small strip of satin might not be an adequate covering.

'One ensemble, a pair of shiny white satin bloomers paired with a cross- body sash and knee-high white boots, made the wearer look like a half-starved space cadet.

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'Most dresses were designed to highlight ribs, tummies and bone-thin arms thanks to cutouts and corsetting, meaning no one over a size 12 could ever consider putting them on. Even the fabrics — crushed velvet and silks — were unforgiving, made to highlight flat planes of the body, not curves.

'The models’ bleached eyebrows, lank, austere hair and sunken expressions also contributed to the illusion of illness. One of the first things that anorexia does to the body is cause hair loss and dark circles, and it seemed to me at least, the make-up was deliberately designed to give this impression.

'One after another they came, this silent, sullen army of the starving, ribs and shoulder-blades on show, skeletal forms visible through unforgiving shapes and fabrics.

'This is "thinspiration" in fashion form, the catwalk version of those thigh-gap pictures that celebrities like to post on social media site Instagram in order to remind mere mortals of their innate physical superiority.'