The fashion industry hasn’t seen much of Gemma Ward since the passing of Heath Ledger in February 2008 (to whom she was linked romantically), but I was still holding out hope for one of my favorite wide-eyed mannequins. And I’d be even more excited to see her do a campaign or two now that she’s being seen a bit curvier! But, after pictures of her celebrating her 22nd birthday at what can only be described as a healthier weight and the street shots above came out, Ward’s agent has announced her retirement.

The announcement seems to have come on the heels of nasty comments which started on the BryanBoy blog about Ward’s weight gain as if to say “She’s not trying to model anymore, could you just leave her alone?”

I really hope maybe in a few years when she’s ready to be in the public eye again she’ll do something fashion or entertainment related, or just a campaign here and there – at her old weight (seen bottom left, above) or her current one, she looks beautiful either way.

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