Nude at Size 12-14?

Never in recorded history have so many said so much about a....little tummy.

One of the real feel-good stories of the soon-to-be-over, downer-of-a-year, 2009, is the Glamour magazine photo of a very confident and very nude Lizzie Miller www.glamour.com

So what's the big deal about a drop-dead gorgeous, 20-year-old blonde model in Glamour magazine? Aren't they a dime a dozen? The difference here is that Lizzie is 5'11", weighs 180 pounds and has a little tummy that was not air brushed. She is a size 12-14, not the skin and bones, size two look of most cadaverous Glamour models.http://www.inquisitr.com/34194/glamour-model-lizzie-miller-shocks-readers-by-not-being-airbrushed/

“When I read them I got teary-eyed!” she says. “I’ve been that girl, flipping through magazines trying to find just one person who looked a little bit like me. And when I didn’t find it I would start to think there’s something wrong with the way that I looked. When J. Lo and Beyoncé came out and were making curves sexy, I started to accept myself more. It’s funny, but just seeing them look and feel sexy enabled me to do the same.”

The result of this new thinking and confidence is obvious. Google lists more than 3.7 million pages devoted to Lizzie. She had drawn attention from newspapers all over the globe to the recent NBC's Today Show interview with Matt Lauerhttp://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2009/08/on-the-cl-more-body-image-brou.html.

The immediate positive reaction by Lizzie's photo is that it should promote a better feeling of body acceptance by literally millions of normal women. Sorry, not everyone is a "Barbie" doll. Instead of concentrating on bothersome parts, such as "mummy tummies," maybe women will consider themselves as a whole be less critical....or maybe pigs will fly?

Now does this result suggest that we all should just accept ourselves and not do anything to improve our bodies? That is hopefully not how the message is being received....We should do everything within reason (e.g moderate daily exercise, sensible diet, sufficient sleep). And if we reach our body potential, then why shouldn't we show our bodies and enjoy our bodies in a safe and secure nude setting?

Lizzie Miller should be seen as a hero to nudists around the globe, especially those from the female side of the great gender divide.

Comments

[Godiva]

Lois:

Changing the standard of beauty will most likely be an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary process. Can "normal" women ever become totally comfortable and accepting of their their bodies? Lizzie Miller's confidence is infectious and hopefully she positively reinforces the notion of body acceptance among women. I have always believed that confident women are the keys to the future for nudism. Thank you for your comment.

[Lois]

I've always been a fan of plus-size models! There's a great site with many images of plus-size models here:

http://www.judgmentofparis.com/

They're all gorgeous.

The site's forum also has thought-provoking discussions about body image and the media.