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Parting Shot — 10.14.09

ORG XMIT: NYR103 This combination photo shows, at left, an undated and digitally altered Ralph Lauren advertisement of model Filippa Hamilton displayed in a Japanese department store and posted on several Web sites, and, at right, a runway photo of Hamilton in New York from Sept. 15, 2006. The former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009 that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
ORG XMIT: NYR103 This combination photo shows, at left, an undated and digitally altered Ralph Lauren advertisement of model Filippa Hamilton displayed in a Japanese department store and posted on several Web sites, and, at right, a runway photo of Hamilton in New York from Sept. 15, 2006. The former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009 that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was
ORG XMIT: NYR103 This combination photo shows, at left, an undated and digitally altered Ralph Lauren advertisement of model Filippa Hamilton displayed in a Japanese department store and posted on several Web sites, and, at right, a runway photo of Hamilton in New York from Sept. 15, 2006. The former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009 that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was "too large." Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. is contending that it dismissed Hamilton because of a contract dispute and that the photo was mistakenly released. (AP Photo) NO SALES (Unknown, Drew / The Spokesman-Review)

This combination photo shows, at left, an undated and digitally altered Ralph Lauren advertisement of model Filippa Hamilton displayed in a Japanese department store and posted on several Web sites, and, at right, a runway photo of Hamilton in New York from Sept. 15, 2006. The former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said today that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was “too large.” Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. is contending that it dismissed Hamilton because of a contract dispute and that the photo was mistakenly released. (AP Photo)

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