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Belgium World Cup fan loses modeling contract due to photo controversy

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By KIRA TERRY REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

July 11, 2014 - 11:44 am

A World Cup fan from Belgium who reportedly landed a modeling contract earlier this week with L’Oreal after her photo went viral has been dropped from the gig … also because of a photo.

According to BuzzFeed, L’Oreal is no longer working with 17-year-old Axelle Despiegelaere after a photo on her Facebook page caused controversy.

The photo in question showed her posing in Africa with a dead animal and was uploaded on July 1 to her page, which has now been deleted.

Contact Kira Terry at kterry@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @kiraterry

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