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Tyra Banks Turns Writer In Support Of Vogue‘s Ban On The Use Of Anorexic And Underage Models
I may rag on Tyra Banks sometimes, but whatever I say about her “smizing“, I do have a certain respect for the fact that she’s so outspoken and does whatever the hell she wants to on TV. C’mon, remember her “Fa-Fa-Fa-Fashion” with Andre Leon Talley? Can I admit that actually miss those videos? But we’re digressing, because the point that we’re trying to make here is that Tyra can become a great spokesperson for touchy issues because she’s unafraid to speak up. We really appreciated her open letter in The Daily Beast that was written in support of Vogue‘s decision to finally commit to healthier conditions for their models by banning the use of anorexic images and therefore, anorexic models, in the magazine. They’ve also committed to not using underage girls — this means under the age of 16. It’s a small step, but it’s in the right direction.
Tyra, in her letter, admits that, “… the truth is that if I was just starting to model at age 17 in 2012, I could not have had the career that I did. I would’ve been considered too heavy. In my time, the average model’s size was a four or six. Today you are expected to be a size zero. When I started out, I didn’t know such a size even existed.” It can’t be easy to write the words “considered too heavy” for all the world to see, and we respect the fact that she’s gone there. Tyra’s piece basically deals with her optimistic view on this ban, taking her personal history in the modelling world into account. She reveals her own battle with body image, saying, “In my early 20s I was a size four. But then I started to get curvy. My agency gave my mom a list of designers that didn’t want to book me in their fashion shows anymore. In order to continue working, I would’ve had to fight Mother Nature and get used to depriving myself of nutrition.” It’s that vein of thought that has made the industry so unhealthy today.
Luckily, she writes, her mom was her guardian angel in that respect, adding, “As my mom wiped the tears from my face, she said, “Tyra, you know what we’re going to do about this? We’re going to go eat pizza.” We sat in a tiny pizzeria in Milan and strategized about how to turn my curves into a curveball…” Read the letter. It reminded us that we kinda love Tyra!
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Salma Hayek & Valentina Take Off
Actress Salma Hayek and her 4-year-old daughter Valentina were snapped while on their way to catch a flight out of LAX in Los Angeles, California last week (May 11). The always adorable pair tried to keep a low profile as they headed into the busy airport.
Salma’s husband François-Henri Pinault recently reached a child support agreement with supermodel Linda Evangelista, with whom he has 5-year-old son Augustin. The details of the settlement have not been revealed, but the model mom was asking for a whopping $46,000 in monthly support.
During the course of the trial the French-born billionaire revealed that Salma’s pregnancy was not an easy one:
“She was having a very difficult pregnancy. In fact, we were told the baby had Down syndrome until late May 2007. I asked Linda to delay the legal recognition process until after the birth of Valentina,” he recalled. “It was a very difficult pregnancy… The situation was very, very complicated. She almost lost the baby.”
Photos: AKM-GSI
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Rachel Zoe & Skyler: On The Move!
Look who’s walking!
Rachel Zoe held tight to her 1-year-old son Skyler‘s hand as he toddled along on their way to a lunch date in Los Angeles, California today (May 16). Judging from that sweet smile on his face, little Skyler is happy to be on the move!
The day before the celebrity stylist and her son got caught in a bit of a windstorm while out and about in Beverly Hills. After Rachel collected the hat that blew off of Skyler’s head, the pair took time out to pose for a couple of cute pics for the waiting paparazzi.
Photos: AKM-GSI, Pacific Coast News
7 Truisms From What to Expect When You’re Expecting
When What to Expect When You’re Expecting hits theaters this weekend, moms and those on their way to motherhood will find themselves nodding in agreement with Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, and Brooklyn Decker, who play five women entering the sisterhood of parenthood in five very different ways. But while the women may be the stars of the flick, much as we are of our pregnancies, it’s the men — Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon, Rodrigo Santoro, Dennis Quaid, Ben Falcone, and Rob Huebel — who walk away with the best scenes. While the men spend plenty of time poking fun at their wives’ pregnancy ailments and helicopter parenting, Rock’s thoughtful (and possibly ad-libbed) monologue about the joys of fatherhood is the highlight of the flick.
Check out seven truisms LilSugar.com found in What to Expect When You’re Expecting and be forewarned: spoilers ahead!
Photos: Lions Gate
