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• Tyra Banks: “My decision not to starve myself turned me into a supermodel”
• Gisele Bündchen Presents Friday Links
• Aishwarya Rai Criticized for Not Losing the Baby Weight Fast Enough

Tyra Banks: “My decision not to starve myself turned me into a supermodel” Posted: 18 May 2012 07:56 AM PDT On today’s skinnier models: ‘Today you are expected to be a size zero. When I started out, I didn't know such a size even existed.’ On what she did when agencies told her she was ‘too curvy’ at the beginning of her career: ‘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. In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman.’ … says Tyra. Pictured: Tyra during 1998-2002. See more next!   ... Read the rest of Tyra Banks: “My decision not to starve myself turned me into a supermodel” © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2012. | Permalink | One comment

Gisele Bündchen Presents Friday Links Posted: 18 May 2012 02:44 AM PDT How do you all like Gisele‘s Vogue cover? – Huffington Post Samantha Brick‘s delusional rant of the week – Daily Mail Snooki gave up tanning during her pregnancy – Us Magazine Vogue bans models "under 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder" – Fashionologie This must be the most ridiculous dress ever created – Hollywood Tuna Transgender beauty contestant competes in Miss Universe Canada – CBC News The Help’s Bryce Dallas gained 80 pounds while pregnant – Radar Online  Khloe Kardashian talks about bullying – Celebuzz   © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2012. | Permalink | 36 comments

Aishwarya Rai Criticized for Not Losing the Baby Weight Fast Enough Posted: 18 May 2012 01:32 AM PDT Stunning Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai gave birth to her first child back in November 2o11 and it seems that she decided not to join Victoria Beckham and most supermodels in their exclusive ‘Going Back to Pre-Baby Weight in 2 Weeks’ club. And for that, she is being harshly criticized by the media. Let’s see the full story from Daily Mail: She is a former Miss World, a successful Bollywood star and married to the son of one of India's best-loved stars. She found international fame in the Hollywood film Bride and Prejudice, and Julia Roberts billed her as the world's most beautiful woman. Thanks to the notoriety such fame and fortune has brought her, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has become one of the most admired and revered women in India, and indeed the world. But such fame has come at a cost for the 38-year-old star. Since the birth of her daughter in November last year, Aishwarya Rai has been open about the fact that she is in no hurry to lose the few extra pounds she gained during her pregnancy. The model and actress, who won the Miss World title in 1994, defended her choice, saying she wanted simply to 'enjoy motherhood.' But with the star, who married Abhishek Bachchan, the son of India's most loved film star Amitabh Bachnan in 2007, tipped for her 10th appearance at Cannes next week, furious speculation is mounting as to how she will look. Commentators have been unkind, lambasting the star for letting her fans down. Many have gone a step further, suggesting the star has a 'duty' to her fans to regain her pre-pregnancy figure. One website posted a video of the star looking less than her usual svelte self, flicking between photographs of her pre-birth, and photos now. Called 'Aishwarya Rai's shocking weight gain'  the clip, which came accompanied by elephant sound effects, has been seen more than 500,000 times. Dozens more videos in a similar vein have been posted, each with viewing figures in the tens or hundreds of thousands. Comments left after the video prove that many of those watching have little sympathy for Aishwarya. 'She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit,' one said. Another added: 'She needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery.' It has opened up a debate in the country, and beyond, about the attitudes held towards women in the public eye. 'Aishwarya is like a goddess,' said showbusiness columnist Shobhaa Dé in the New York Daily News by way of explanation. 'She is held up as the ideal of beauty and so there is an expectation on her to look perfect at all times. The role models being held up are Angelina Jolie and Victoria Beckham, but our body frames are different – we have wider hips and curves – so this whole business of looking desperately skinny two weeks after giving birth is a western import.' Cinema professor Shohini Ghosh added that women in India were up against an almost impossible task. 'There is a glorification of motherhood in India and Indian cinema,' he told the paper. 'But people are confused because they don't know whether to glorify Aishwarya in her new motherhood or lament that she is not looking like a runway model.' Pictured: Since there are no post-baby pics available, here’s Aishwarya while pregnant in 2011. Check the video for pictures and share your thoughts!   © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2012. | Permalink | 35 comments

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