A “Perfect” Female Body?

According to the media and Hollywood, the perfect female body is one that is pretty much stick thin and has no curves. If you agree with Hollywood, I got some news flash for you. In most cases, this is NOT the perfect body, and it certainly isn’t what most men in most of the world are looking for. Being skinny doesn’t necessarily mean beautiful. In fact, it can make many people look underfed and sickly (No offense to the skinny ladies out there). 

While obesity is also not the answer, most people still prefer a woman with a few extra pounds than one who is underweight. Don’t forget, most of us will never be famous, nor are we trying to impress the media. So, why are so many of us trying to achieve a body shape that is almost non-achievable, worldly unattractive and that could make us unhealthy? Rather than striving for skinny, maybe it is time to start striving for a beautiful hourglass figure.

Iggy Azalea Admits Boob Job, Says She's Not Ashamed Of Her Cellulite

Rapper Iggy Azaela received a lot of criticism over her body when a picture of her came online showing the cellulite on her ample butt. The star was at that time on a vacation with her boyfriend and had been snapped in a candid shot by paparazzi wearing a bikini.

The new face of Bond underwear brand says she's not afraid of people knowing she has cellulite, adding that shows her butt is 100 percent real. She also admitted that she recently had a boob job to WHO magazine and is not ashamed of it.

What Would You Change About Your Body?

Cassey Ho, who runs a YouTube workout channel called "Blogilates" digitally altered her body in response to online critics saying she looked fat for someone promoting physical fitness. Ho created a video, titled "The Perfect Body," to raise awareness against body shaming and cyberbullying. See the video below where the young YouTube fitness trainer asked;

When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see? Or do you stare at yourself, pinching your fat away, lifting up your butt, pushing in your boobs, wishing you looked like a VS supermodel? It's hard to be content with the shape of your body when people are constantly telling you how fat you are. The backhanded compliments, the mean comments, the cyber bullying - all of this messes with us...and it hurts. What if getting flat abs and bigger boobs was as easy as a click. What if you could stop all the hate and just photoshop yourself right now, in real life? What would you change?

London Police Woman Wins Lingerie Modelling Contest With 32JJ Boobs [Photos]

21-year-old Sophia Adams, with 32JJ Breats, has beat thousands of other competitors to win the Star in a Bra competition, run by Curvy Kate lingerie company, which makes lingerie for women with D-cup breasts or larger. By winning, Sophia gets a trip and photoshoot in Portugal​, a year long modelling contract with Bridge Models​ and lots of Curvy Kate lingerie.

Sophia Adams works for the Metropolitan Police, London, and admits she had to overcome self doubt to even enter the competition. Miss Adams, who went on to beat nine other finalists in an online vote, will now join Curvy Kate's line-up at their summer shoot and become a representative of the company. See her comments on winning, and the other top 10 finalists below...

Chrissy Teigen Shows Off Stretch Marks on Instagram & Fans Approve

Chrissy Teigen is a super model, and married to yummy grammy winning musician, John Legend, but her Instagram page is one of the most down to earth I follow. She loves cooking and eating, and that's what her page is about as well as her everyday life. Not for her the endless showing off a perfect millionaire lifestyle.

While other celebrities flood their pages with photoshopped and airbrushed pictures, today, Chrissy shared a photo of her thighs, showing bruises she said came from “bumping into kitchen drawer handles”. She added that her stretch marks were also saying hi. Funny, but so real! And so many of her followers have shown their appreciation with almost 100K likes and comments. See them below...

Pink Posts Photos With Daughter and Husband In Response To Critics Who Called Her Fat

Pop and rock star Pink has taken to Twitter to address those criticizing her body after an onslaught of negativity surrounding her dress at a cancer benefit this past weekend. The 35 year old singer wore a black, ankle-length gown with a deep V-neck top to the ball which though it looked great, prompted fat critics to call on Pink to lose weight.

Pink shared the above photo with her daughter in the controversial outfit, and another one with her husband at the event, and said her family loves her like that. Read her comments and tweets below...

'I Have Stretch Marks, and I Wear a Bikini' - Photo Of Flabby Mom of 3 Goes Viral

The bikini photo below of 32 year old mom of 3, Rachel Hollis, has gone viral on Facebook with over 380K likes and tens of millions of views. And yet she was only trying to encourage other moms to own their flabby tummys and not be ashamed to show it off. Rachel's children are aged 8, 6 and 2 and it was during one of their few family vacations that her husband took the picture. She wrote with the photo;

"I have stretch marks, and I wear a bikini. I have a belly that's permanently flabby from carrying three giant babies, and I wear a bikini. My belly button is saggy ... (which is something I didn't even know was possible before!!) and I wear a bikini. I wear a bikini because I'm proud of this body and every mark on it. Those marks prove that I was blessed enough to carry my babies and that flabby tummy means I worked hard to lose what weight I could. Flaunt that body with pride!"

World's Oldest Woman Celebrates 117 Years Birthday [Photos]

The oldest woman in the world, Japan’s Misao Okawa, celebrated her birthday today, and the 117-year-old insists living this long is really no big deal. When asked about how she felt about reaching the milestone birthday, she simply said, “It seemed rather short,” but added she was “very happy.”

Okawa celebrated her birthday today early wearing a pink kimono at her nursing home and was presented with a bouquet of flowers. Okawa is one of the five documented people born in the 1800s who are still alive today (she was born in 1898).

Covers - 83-Year-Old Carmen Dell'Orefice On Age, Sex and Success For New You

83 years old Carmen Dell'Orefice has made headlines as she appears on the special edition cover of New You magazine. One of the earliest super-models, Carmen Dell Orefice has been in the industry for almost 70 years, and says she's rocking her age, white hair and all.

"I have had more magazine covers in the last 25 years than I have had in my whole elongated career. Today I am in a territory that business considers unmarketable: age and white hair. Slowly, however, I started to own that territory little by little because I stood up for age."

Demand For Normal Barbie Crashes Lammily Doll Website

Normal Barbie, or the Lammily doll has been in development over the past few months and is now ready. The dolls which seek to promote and "average is beautiful" those can be bought online for about $25.The maker explains that the dolls are crafted from the typical body proportions of a 19-year-old woman, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control.

What many are finding fascinating is that the dolls will soon have companion $5.99 sticker extension packs that will make them even more down to earth. These 38 reusable stickers - available on January 18, and called Lammily marks, will include cellulite, stretch marks, freckles, acne, glasses, temporary tattoos, scratches, bruises, cast, mosquito bites and dirt stains.