Too Young? 12 year-old chosen as face of fashion festival

"QUEENSLAND fashion festival has been accused of child exploitation after choosing a 12-year-old girl as the face of the event.

The selection of Year 8 student Maddison Gabriel, pictured, as ambassador of the first Gold Coast Fashion Week has sparked condemnation from within and outside the modelling industry...

Mrs Gabriel said her daughter was mature for her age. She said Maddison, who turns 13 this weekend, had wanted to model for years but had been forced to wait until she was considered old enough.

"I'm very proud and excited for her," she said. "Some 12-year-olds are very young but I think Maddison is a woman in her own right."

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