If Tyra Is Michelle Obama, Then Who Is...?: A Study In Supermodels

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Posted August 12, 2008 | 07:27 AM (EST)




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In the current issue of Harper's Bazaar, there's a full fashion editorial featuring Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama. You know, because they have so much in common. Like, they're black. They're both on TV a lot. And they're both...um...let's see...Michelle went to Princeton and Harvard Law School, while Tyra went to...Columbus University in the movie Higher Learning...and...uh...

Anyway, the preposterousness aside of, say, Tyra in a Harvard sweatshirt reading in bed while holding a pencil to her chin, arrested by her own profound thoughts, the concept is pretty clever, don't you think? Let's take a look at other powerful female political figures and their model doppelgangers:

1. Cindy McCain/Helmut Newton Icon Nadja Auermann


Common traits: Blond, icy-looking, vaguely dominatrix-y

2. Condoleezza Rice/18 Year-Old Rising Star Chanel Iman


Common traits: Chanel is one-quarter Korean and blowing up in the biz, while Condi makes it her business to keep North Korea from blowing up the world; unusual first names that begin with "C"

3. Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Indie Darling Irina Lazareanu


Common traits: Lazareanu makes a living because of her bangs, Ginsburg bangs a gavel for a living

4. Nancy Pelosi/Last of the Supers Christy Turlington


Common traits: High cheekbones, dazzling white smiles, being the best in the business (and, frankly, knowing it)

5. Hillary Clinton/Jessica "Marc Jacobs Named a Bag after Me" Stam


Common traits: Being a bit dough-faced, sad-eyed, and like yesterday's news

In the current issue of Harper's Bazaar, there's a full fashion editorial featuring Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama. You know, because they have so much in common. Like, they're black. They're both o...
In the current issue of Harper's Bazaar, there's a full fashion editorial featuring Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama. You know, because they have so much in common. Like, they're black. They're both o...
 
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Thanks for putting a smile on my face in the midst of all this election madness, excellent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 AM on 08/13/2008
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I know Nadja Auermann, and Cindy McCain is NO Nadja Auermann.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:56 PM on 08/12/2008

Hilarious. Very clever and brilliantly conceived. I am definitely going to look at Jen and Diana's blog.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:40 PM on 08/12/2008
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If I were any of the women on the right, I would not be amused.............

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:42 PM on 08/12/2008
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Nadja Auermann is a perfect choice for Cindy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:06 PM on 08/12/2008

Re: #4/Last of the supers? No way! Naomi Campbell is still out on the runways (both fashion and airport, lol) and in commercials, etc. She actually looks better than ever!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:10 PM on 08/12/2008
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Agreed. What we meant by "last of the supers" is that generation of supermodels, thinking specifically of the "holy trinity"--naomi, linda, christy. Basically, whoever was in George Michael's "Freedom" video.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:28 PM on 08/12/2008
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