More than 200 fashion models urge New York governor to sign bill of rights

Alessandra Ambrosio, Christy Turlington and others ask Kathy Hochul to sign Fashion Workers Act in open letter

More than 200 top fashion models including Christy Turlington, Helena Christensen, Alessandra Ambrosio and Beverly Johnson have sent an open letter to the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, asking her urgently to sign a bill of rights giving models protection from sexual harassment, discrimination and AI.

The Fashion Workers Act was passed in the New York assembly and Senate in June, but needs Hochul’s signature to become law before a deadline of 24 December.