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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
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Swimsuit
parade
at beauty contest
1950
National Archives of Australia
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