Kelly Bensimon Hosts Sexually Explicit Toddler Fashion Show

God this woman is stupid. I mean, being a part of this disgrace alone is reason enough for Bravo to be done with her:

New York Fashion Week was plunged into controversy today after a six-year-old was allowed to gyrate in skimpy clothing on the catwalk.


Shocking pictures emerged of a spray-tanned Eden Wood, who shot to fame after appearing on TLC reality show Toddlers & Tiaras, dancing provocatively in hotpants and a crop top at a show for children's footwear brand Cicciabella.


The images are likely to trigger outrage from parents across America, and raise questions about why Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is allowing such a show to take place.


California-based psychotherapist Dr Tina Payne Bryson, who is co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, believes that Eden's oversexualised behaviour could lead to serious problems in teens and adulthood.


She told MailOnline: 'My main concern is two-fold. First, she has been taught and shown how to be sexy--to dance and walk and look (and even strip a layer!) like a sexy adult woman. She has been sexualised well before she has the social, psychological or relational maturity or development to understand the power of sexuality.


'And related, consider the implications of behaving and acting sexy as she matures around males. Sexualiding a child before they are emotionally and psychologically ready makes it difficult for them to handle the kind of sexual attention they get from men.


'Two, she is getting so much positive reinforcement for how she looks and how sexy she is. How is her brain wiring up her own expectations for who she is and what people value about her?'


Social psychologist, Susan Newman, Ph.D, added: 'Adult behavior by a child sends inappropriate messages to youngsters and even to adolescents about body image, values, and what is important. It is upsetting to see parents who allow and promote it.


'It is a parent’s job to make sure their children do not have their childhoods taken away for the sake of the spotlight and some celebrity status.'


The youngster, from Taylor, Arkansas, was modelling for children's footwear brand Cicciabella.


Her appearance in the show flouts guidelines set by fashion industry body CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) which demands that designers do not use models under the age of 16.


But the event's host, Real Housewives star Kelly Bensimon, defended Eden's on-stage performance as just a 'fun, girly moment.'


She told the Daily Beast: 'That wasn’t stripping. That was just her having a little fun, girly moment.


'If she was really doing something, I would have literally moved her into doing something else. I have rules.'