A Reflection on Body Image Stereotypes
<p>Big, beautiful eyes, a pixie haircut, 5’6” tall and stick thin — at the age of 16 Leslie Lawson turned into the world's most famous model of the times and earned her professional name of Twiggy.</p>
<p>Prior to this time, the ideal woman was a size 12. However, their waist size was a full 6 inches smaller than women of today. Voluptuous and womanly was sexy. Marylin Monroe was a size 16. Zsa Zsa Gabor and Sophia Loren were size 10. All were considered to be the most attractive and sexiest women of their time.</p>
<p>With the advent of Twiggy, the entire opinion of what makes a woman desirable changed. Skinny was in, curvy was out. This has gone on for decades long after most young girls have a clue who Twiggy was — being thin is simply what one is supposed to do and how you are supposed to be.</p>
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