World | France In France, Models Now Need a Doctor's Note Law aims to crack down on too-skinny models By Arden Dier Posted Dec 18, 2015 8:00 AM CST Copied This Sept. 10, 2006, file photo shows a thin model on the runway at the Rosa Cha Spring 2007 fashion show in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, File) Models hoping to walk Paris' runways now need a doctor's note. French lawmakers passed a law on Thursday declaring models must obtain a medical certificate showing their body mass index is healthy and "compatible with the practice of the [modeling] profession" before working jobs. Those who break the law could face six months in prison and an $82,000 fine, reports AFP. A second law—to go into effect in January 2017 at the latest—notes a commercial image that's been Photoshopped must be labeled a "retouched photograph." Fines for violations will start at about $40,000 and could possibly reach up to 30% of the cost of the ad buy, per Women's Wear Daily. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. US denies visas to Venezuelan team bound for Little League tournament. Report an error