#mothers-in-pageants

#mothers-in-pageants

The stars were unhappy with their photos from the Vanity Fair Oscar party, it was reported after the event. The problem was the harsh lighting, the problem was the grey carpet and the grey-to-mouse coloured backdrop, the problem was the heat that broke many of the stars out in a sweat.

Contestant Keenyah Hill shares that she has since heard from viewers that the way her body was discussed on the show actually kick-started their eating disorders, a sobering reminder of how televised body shaming doesn't stay on the screen. While media alone isn't responsible for causing eating disorders, it may trigger those with a genetic predisposition or other factors to develop one.

According to Mary Duh, a Physician Assistant in Dermatology at Mayo Clinic Health System, 'Makeup can be infected with bacteria after only one use.' Every time we reapply that favorite lipstick or dip back into our foundation, we're potentially spreading bacteria all over our faces. By avoiding foundation and blush, the skin is allowed to return to its natural oil balance and hydration.

I had some messed up ideas around a woman's role and the influence of porn on that Jake was my first. I was 17 and he was 18. I lost my virginity way later than all my friends; sex had been so far out of my comfort zone. For me it was like social currency and I put a lot of pressure on myself to get it done.

Naomi Osaka made a breathtaking start to her Australian Open 2026 campaign as the tennis star walked onto the court for her opening match of the Grand Slam wearing a wide-brim hat, veil and holding a white umbrella to leave fans stunned at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Once the buzz had settled on Osaka's fashion statement, the two-time former Australian Open champion stuttered her way to a first-round win over Antonia Ruzic on Tuesday,

This week, we consider performances from Jan. 12-17 . Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Vote as many times as you'd like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting. Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted. Scroll to the bottom for the poll. Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.

I have a memory that I frequently find myself returning to these days. I'm in high school and we're in the change room at the local pool for the dreaded stint of swimming. Like most of my peers, I am embarrassed by my body and am therefore changing into my swimmers under a towel. The changing room is filled with older women in my memory, they're elderly, which means in reality they were likely all somewhere between 40 and 60 and they're naked. I am horrified by this, but not because I am awkward about witnessing their nudity. Instead (and I acutely remember this being my thought at the time), I feel sad and disgusted by the complete lack of care these women have at the impression their bodies will make on the rest of us. They walk calmly between the showers and the mirrors, bodies on display, jiggling, sagging, flopping. Didn't they realise they were meant to be ashamed to look like that? At the very least, I thought, they should quietly fade into the background, or make their bodies occupy as little space as possible.

A '90s runway coach who taught supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Kimora Lee Simmons how to walk a catwalk, Alexander shifted careers in 2003 when one of his pupils, Tyra Banks, tapped him to join her on a little UPN show called America's Next Top Model. As a judge and runway coach for a passel of wannabe supermodels, he transformed into "Miss J," bringing drag to the screen at a time when queerness was vanishingly rare on American TV screens.

Following the explosive success of queer sports romance Heated Rivalry, fans are thirsty for an upcoming lookalike contest, which aims to crown NYC's versions of Ilya Rozanov ( Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander ( Hudson Williams). Storrie and Williams' face cards have been everywhere since the show's release. But if you're missing the cottage, you should head to Washington Square Park in New York City on Sunday (January 25).