'No plastic surgery or breast implants!': Magic City casting boss reveals struggle to find natural women in Miami for 1950s series

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The makers of a TV series set in 1950s Miami have had trouble casting female extras - because all local women have had boob jobs.

Producers of the series Magic City wanted to make the series as authentic as possible and sent out a casting call for women with natural breasts.

But most of the actress and women who turned up to be cast for the series had undergone breast enhancement operations which were not around in the 1950s.

Natural beauties only: Australian actress Jessica Marais in the TV series Magic City, which is set in 1950s Miami
'I’ve actually had better luck finding synchronized swimming groups than I did finding real boobs,' said casting director Bill Marinella.
He said they had to tour Miami until they found women who had not gone under the knife so they could be used in the film.
'We did a lot of research and reached out to burlesque clubs and just finding people on the beach and literally walking up to them on the street and saying, "Hey, you look like you’re right out of The Great Gatsby".'

Shaken and stirred: The show also stars former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, pictured here with Jeffrey Dean Morgan
The Starz production Magic City is set in 1950s Miami and tells the story of a hotel owner fighting to keep his property out of the hands of the Mafia.
The series stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as hotel owner Ike Evans and Danny Huston as mob boss as Ben 'the butcher' Diamond.
It also stars former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and Jessica Marias, an actress who made her name in her native Austrealia in the TV series Packed to the Rafters.

Fabulous Fifties: The series focuses on a hotel owner's fight to keep his property out of the hands of the Mafia
Magic City was renewed for a second season before its premiere on the cable channel last month.
In one notice sent to local modeling agencies casting director Marinella emphasized what they were looking for
The notice read: 'GIRLS HAD FULLER FIGURES BACK THEN SO NO SKINNY MODELS. ALL-NATURAL — NO PLASTIC SURGERY/BREAST IMPLANTS.'
Miami in southern Florida ranks as the third city in the US where residents favour cosmetic surgery with breast enhancement operations among the most popular procedures.
Last year, about 1.6 million people underwent surgical cosmetic procedures according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, spending $10.4 billion with breast enhancements taking the top spot for women.


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