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

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

Comments

[TeMoinPennsylvania]

Thanks for putting a smile on my face in the midst of all this election madness, excellent.

[situationcritical]

I know Nadja Auermann, and Cindy McCain is NO Nadja Auermann.

[PoliticalCrucible]

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

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

If I were any of the women on the right, I would not be amused.............

[mairs]

Nadja Auermann is a perfect choice for Cindy.

[AngryBlackChick]

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!

[Disgrasian - Huffpost Blogger]

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.

[situationcritical]

And don't forget "Too Funky."