A Model With A Missing Body Part. Dealbreaker?

Her name is Tanja Kiewitz and she is the most talked-about model in Europe right now because of something you don’t see in the picture above. You won’t see it even in the full image below either because she is missing the lower part of one arm. Isn’t one hand enough though?

Here’s how Britain’s Daily Mail tells the story:

“A handless model in Belgium who posed topless for as part of a campaign to raise awareness of disability issues has become an overnight celebrity after being inundated with interview requests from all over Europe.

Smiling directly at the camera, glamorous 35-year old Tanja Kiewitz, posed for the shoot in a plunging black bra which adorned an advert which read: ‘look me in the eyes… I said the eyes’.

The shoot formed part of a newspaper advertising campaign by CAP48, a non-profit organisation which works to highlight disability issues across France and Belgium.”

Hey, Daily Mail: She is neither topless nor handless because she’s got a bra and one hand. Come on now.

Here’s more from the Global Post:

“’There’s been a huge reaction,’ she told GlobalPost. ‘I’ve been besieged on Facebook. Mostly the reactions have been great, really positive feedback. I’ve got journalists from around the world calling; it’s been a bit crazy.’

The advertisement was part of a campaign by a non-profit organization, CAP48, which campaigns for handicapped people in the French-speaking part of Belgium.

‘The idea was to try to change the way so-called normal people view the handicapped,’ said Johan Stockmann, communications and partnership officer of CAP48. ‘They look at the handicap, not at the person. We want to change that.’”

Okay, her important message aside, let’s get to the real Kevin & Bean question.