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BY LAUREN ZIMA

Romanian model Ioana Spangenberg’s waist is only a bit bigger than a CD -- but she says she eats like any other person.

30-year-old Spangenberg is 5’ 6” and weighs 84 pounds. Her waist measures 20 inches. But she tells The Sun she eats three big meals a day and snacks on chocolate and chips. In fact -- she says her slender frame gave her low self-esteem as a teenager.

“It's a bit like having a natural gastric band — if I eat too much, I feel sick. … In Romania it is better to be overweight, because that means you are from a wealthy family. So while my friends were going out and dating, I was sitting at home with Mars bars wishing I could fatten up."

But now, Spangenberg is finally comfortable with her body. The Daily Bhaskar reports …

“She was conscious for her frame until she met her German husband Jan in 2006, and he encouraged her to become a model.”

And The Daily Mail quotes her on where her weight is headed now.

“I would still like to gain weight so I don't look so shocking. And now that I live in Germany I can't get enough pizza or kebabs.”