died at the age of 28. isabelle caro controversially posed nude for an advertising campaign while suffering from the disease. she died last month. her family asked for her death to be kept private. >> it was this controversial italian poster campaign isabelle caro that isabelle to world attention. under the headline no anorexic, her emaciated body was intended to show the damage caused by the eating disorder. she is believed to have weighed under 32 kilograms, or below five stone at the time. the campaign brought the debate on the use of old red-skinny models on the catwalk. she is reported to have died in november after returning to france after a job in tokyo. her family asked for her death to be kept private and did not want to release news of it until now. the cause is not known. her friends said she was treated for respiratory illness in the hospital shortly before hand. she became defined by her illness and roads and internet blog and book about her