What is Beautiful?

Left: Controversial Jennifer Love Hewitt photo. Below: Skeletal Nicole Richie.

Trashy magazines and the media in general, display to the general public what they perceive is beautiful. To me, Nicole Richie with an emaciated chest and an obvious problem with her weight is not inspiring but sad. She does not look good and it is not cool to look like a skeleton. There are a lot of people starving in Africa that would do anything to be able to not look like her.

Today's generation needs to look at beauty in a different way. I find Nigella Lawson cooking a feast real beauty, or anyone that is comfortable in their own skin, the most beautiful thing of all.

A recent story about Jennfier Love Hewitt and her cellulite (it must be pointed out, that she is an Australian size 6!) had her turn around and say "To set the record straight, i'm not upset for me, but for all of the girls out there that are struggling with the their body image. To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist, put on a bikini. Put it on and stay strong." Jennifer Love Hewitt is spot on.

In the 90's The Body Shop came out with a campaign with the Ruby doll which stated:


'There are 3 billion women who don't look like supermodels and only eight who do.'

It was such a successful campaign and for once women turned around and said 'how true!'.

When I first started working at The Body Shop, I remember walking through the hall and seeing the back of an old staff t-shirt that said 'You are Beautiful'. It made me feel good. I am definitely not one to wake up every morning feeling good about my body image but if I can say one thing to everyone it is 'You are beautiful!' Smile, laugh and live. That is what beauty is all about!

Polly Viska - PR Coordinator