Gallery of Winners: Inner Beauty Is Priceless.
Questions to Consider:
Source: Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty on VH1, Episode 5
* What defines beauty in America?
* Does exposing your body make you more or less beautiful?
* What do you notice that different cultures value in terms of beauty?
What We Think:
The media loves to pick on Jessica Simpson, but there’s much more to the singer than her sometimes-goofy attitude (and once and for all, can we stop talking about her weight — whether she’s wearing daisy dukes or “mom jeans”?). Jessica hit the road with her two best friends for “Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty,” which aired on VH1, and traveled the globe to explore how different cultures define beauty. In the series’ fifth episode, the gang headed to Marrakech and learned about the diverse ways Moroccan women dress — from head-to-toe coverings to cleavage-baring tops. Though the episode did include some unnecessary girl-against-girl aggression (the most liberally-dressed Moroccan woman criticized Jessica’s revealing short-shorts), it all ended on a moving note. Declaring that each country she visited taught her to “own my soul more,” Jessica marveled at how valuable inner beauty truly is. “It really is about the heart of a woman that makes her beautiful,” Jessica discovered. We couldn’t agree more. (by Michelle Konstantinovsky)
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No makeup, no airbushing, no problem! Jessica Simpson goes natural on the cover of Marie Claire.
Jessica Simpson goes natural and untouched in this month's Marie Claire
Jessica’s Simpson is on an ambitious campaign to change Hollywood’s perceptions of beauty: one step was with the release of her new reality show, now she’s bravely going where hardly any celebs have gone before.
She appears on the cover of Marie Claire with, according the magazine’s reps, no makeup, no special hair prep and no photo retouching. Along with the cover, there are several photos of Simpson from a photo shoot in the same style—natural.
It’s a beautiful sight.
Simpson has been criticized harshly in the tabloids for years about her slight increases in weight. The singer has now launched her “Beautiful Me” campaign, a program designed to boost young girls’ self esteem.
Speaking of past magazine appearances, Simpson told the Associated Press, “I don’t look like the girl on the cover of the magazine. I do not look like my covers…they airbrush me.”
The Marie Claire cover photo is refreshingly natural. Whereas typically every blemish would be smoothed over and under-eye shadows erased, Simpson exposes her natural face. Whereas hair would be prepped for hours beforehand, Simpson lets her natural locks down. And you know what? It’s stunning. Continue reading