Miss Plastic Surgery

Since when is it ok to judge people on their plastic surgery? Britta introduced me to this website. In Budapest, Hungary they have this pageant to "promote the benefits" of plastic surgery. At first I was not quite sure what I think of this situation. On of the judges said, "Hungarians used to laugh about plastic surgery but it's time for Hungarian women to care more about their appearance. They are the most beautiful in Europe." I just don't understand how getting plastic surgery is beautiful. I definetely think that there are some good causes of plastic surgery. For example: if you have nose problems, getting your airway opened more. That is a good way to use plastic surgery, but getting plastic surgery to show off in a pageant that's crazy! Just think if this story was leaked to American teenage girls. They already have enough negative images of body image. We need to let these teenage girls know that beauty should be all natural and healthy. Some of the girls in the Miss Plastic Hungary pageant were 18 years old. Just think when they turn 50 they could look like Joan Rivers. There is a positive aspect of this article, it shows how beauty is viewed in other countries. I'm very interested in other opinions of beauty. Don't get me wrong though this isn't something to be proud of. I don't think they should judge girls on how good their plastic surgery looks. Overall, I think this pageant is wrong and should be reconsidered.

Photo is on the website.

Real Models Have Curves

Did you ever think the day was going to come when you would see normal sized women in magazines? My very first blog I ever wrote was about Anorexic models. I got a really great response from Elizabeth. She told me a great book to check into which I am still in the process of doing. :) Then she told me to check out a article about Brigitte magazine. Brigitte is the best selling German magazine; which starting in 2010 they are using real, normal women for their magazine. The editor in chief, Andreas Lebert, said they were “fed-up” with retouching underweight models. They said it’s hard to make these models look like normal women. Lebert says, “We're looking for women who have their own identity, whether it be the 18-year-old A-level student, the company chairwoman, the musician, or the footballer." Some claim Brigitte magazine was trying to save money. In my opinion they are taking a stand which should have occurred long before now. I’m just glad with taking baby steps, and hopefully it will have a domino effect. I would one day love to see someone healthy and beautiful women on the cover of every magazine. Someone everyone can look up too and it would be a positive influence. I can’t wait till 2010 to see the first issue of Brigitte, even if I can’t read it. I would really like to thank Elizabeth for showing me this article. Till next time… :)