People - Dressed to Belong

Meeting Expectations

I open a magazine and a supermodel stares back at me, her waist the size of a Life Saver. An article accompanying the picture constantly mentions how beautiful she is. I immediately drop the magazine and start doing sit-ups. Can you blame me?

Sarah, from country Victoria,
in Kaz Cooke, Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty, Sydney, 1994

Swimsuit parade at beauty contest
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Swimsuit parade
at beauty contest

1950
National Archives of Australia

 
 
 
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