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The Skinny of Fashion's Body-Image Issue

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 05.22.2013 | Style
Summer Rayne Oakes

Model Kate Dillon and Summer Rayne Oakes talk about body image and fashion.

My Life as a Model: Choosing Not to Objectify Myself

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 05.16.2013 | TED Weekends
Summer Rayne Oakes

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideo.jpgWhat seems to be an impenetrable and immutable industry actually isn't. Granted that changing mindsets might be hard -- and you might have to strip down to your bra and panties for the occasion -- but character, confidence and fortitude always shine through.

"I'm A Pretty White Woman"

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 05.09.2013 | TED Weekends
Vanessa Van Edwards

Russell's point that beauty isn't everything is well taken, but maybe that's not the only idea that's limiting us. The act of segregating people into labels based on looks could be a far more dangerous issue.

Underneath The Surface of 'Looks Aren't Everything'

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 05.09.2013 | TED Weekends
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideo.jpgLike Russell, I am one of those who benefited from the genetic lottery; first as a professional dancer and then as a Wilhelmina model. For both, I relied on the fortune of good genes. Like Russell, I felt ambivalent about "cashing out" on being "a pretty white girl," but it's what I did.

WATCH: What You Didn't Know About The Modeling Industry

Cameron Russell | Posted 05.10.2013 | TED Weekends
Cameron Russell

2013-05-09-russellpullWomen are often worried about how they look and that's not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth.

I'm With Stupid: America's Next Top Model, or Maybe Not

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.15.2013 | Comedy
Todd Hartley

The day of the photo shoot, I rose early, showered, shaved, brushed my teeth twice and spent the better part of an hour in front of the mirror making sure my hair was perfect.

Male Modeling: The Back Story

Ada Polla | Posted 04.12.2013 | Style
Ada Polla

As a complement to my interview of Cecilia, in her early 20s, just starting out, here is my interview of Jean-Philippe, in his late 40s, who has been a model for 15+ years.

[PHOTOS] How to Eat Like an Underwear Model

Michael Kleinmann | Posted 04.08.2013 | Style
Michael Kleinmann

"You know, I don't have the perfect body but I'm comfortable with it and that's a message I want to put out there, too, for all of these troubled teens and people that are struggling with coming out and body image issues."

What It's Like to Be a Model

Ada Polla | Posted 04.03.2013 | Style
Ada Polla

I have always wondered about what it is like to be a model, is it as glamorous as I imagine? Do models really live on lettuce and vodka? Cecilia Singley's answers to my questions were quite enlightening...

Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

Cameron Russell | Posted 04.02.2013 | Style
Cameron Russell

We took five of the most badass media-making women we could find, and turned them into glamazons. We made a mockery of what media executives want.

Using the Monkey See, Monkey Do Theory in Your Dating Life

Neely Steinberg | Posted 05.20.2013 | Women
Neely Steinberg

I encourage women to give the monkey see, monkey do concept a try in their dating lives. That means taking on a persona, faking it until you make it, in a sense.

WATCH: Cindy Crawford's Surprising Comment About Models

OWN | Posted 03.06.2013 | OWN

The world knows Cindy Crawford as a supermodel who has graced the cover of countless magazines, but in an upcoming episode of ā€œOprah’s Master Clas...

LOOK: You'll Never Guess Who This Beauty Is...

Posted 03.01.2013 | Fifty

A photo of a fresh-faced and long-limbed 1960s model has caught the admiration of Reddit users today. "Va va voom, what a gal," commented user Kanesha...

NumƩro Magazine Apologizes For Blackface Fashion Editorial

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.27.2013 | Black Voices

NumƩro Magazine has found itself in the middle of a racially-charged firestorm after using a highly bronzed white model in one of its fashion editori...

REALLY? Magazine Uses White Model For 'African Queen' Editorial

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.27.2013 | Black Voices

It was bad enough we had to report on T Magazine's glaring lack of diversity in its relaunch issue, which was followed with an apology from its Editor...

Scott Disick's Embarrassing Modeling Past

Posted 01.17.2013 | Celebrity

Well, what do you know: Scott Disick, "American Psycho" Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy, was famous even before he had to keep up with the first fami...

Modeling Advice: How to Have a Healthy Body

Naima Mora | Posted 02.19.2013 | Style
Naima Mora

It is so very important for a model to maintain his or her health. We work in a very physically demanding profession and what we bring to the table, besides our charm and charisma, is in fact our physique.

How I Lost My Love Handles in 2012 -- And Ate More Than I Ever Have

Erin Joy Henry | Posted 02.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Erin Joy Henry

I have not lost weight because I've traded body fat for muscle, and I wasn't trying to lose weight. But I am tighter than ever, and I am buying clothes one size smaller now. I have more energy than I sometimes know what to do with, and I feel confidence that I have never felt before.

Confessions Of A Former Model: On Faith And Hour-Glass Figures

Martha Lyles | Posted 02.03.2013 | Religion
Martha Lyles

There's nothing inherently un-Christian about modeling. It's all how you go about it. But tonight's much-hyped Victoria's Secret fashion show is not only a blow to average women still feeling stuffed from Thanksgiving and bloated by holiday treats, it's semi-pornographic.

NSFW PHOTO: Naomi Goes Topless For Interview Magazine

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 11.28.2012 | Black Voices

Newsflash: Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss pose topless for Interview magazine! Ok, so it isn't anything you haven't seen before--but we've got to sa...

'RHOBH': New Housewife Yoland Foster Gives Daughter Diet Advice

Posted 11.13.2012 | TV

Former model Yolanda Foster is the newest housewife of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." And while she didn't make it to the big party with the ...

The Ugly Side of Pretty

Kristen Tipaldo | Posted 10.10.2012 | Style
Kristen Tipaldo

Self-absorbed, spoiled, jealous, mean, vapid: these are some of the words that are used to describe models. Now before you begin picketing outside my ...

Model Behavior

Naima Mora | Posted 12.03.2012 | Style
Naima Mora

It is my desire that young people have a reason to believe in themselves based on their own individual beauty from the inside out.

Girl Model: A Film About The International Modeling Industry

Kate Fridkis | Posted 11.10.2012 | Women
Kate Fridkis

They stand, hundreds of girls, in their underwear and bras, balanced on high heels, faces upturned as the camera passes over them. They give small smiles.

Runway to Rwanda: Reflections of a Fighting Pacifist

Anjhula Mya Bais | Posted 10.24.2012 | Impact
Anjhula Mya Bais

Do I pay the price in my fashion career? Absolutely. I've been told by many an agent to "dumb it down," yet I do it in reverse.