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2. 75% of American women are
dissatisfied with their
appearance

3. “For women, the road to power
will remain less traveled until
we value female brains as
highly as female beauty.”
-Marie Wilson

4. 50% of 9 year old girls and 80%
of 10 year old girls have dieted.

6. Young women that
have anorexia are 12
times more likely to
die than other women
their age.

7. “A primary reason that women
and girls smoke and are afraid to
quit is their terror of gaining
weight — the tobacco industry
plays on this in ad after ad."
—Jean Kilbourne

8. “Curve: The loveliest distance
between two points.”
~Mae West

9. The body type portrayed in
advertising as the ideal is possessed
naturally by less than 5% of
females.

10. “For me, it might sound cliche, but
beauty for me really does start on the
inside. It's like a state of mind, a state
of love if you will. Then, whatever you
can do on the outside is all like a
bonus.”
-Queen Latifah

11. The average woman weighs 144
pounds and a size 12.
The average model is 5’11 and 117
pounds.

12. “I think that whatever size or shape body you
have, it's important to embrace it and get
down! The female body is something that's so
beautiful. I wish women would be proud of
their bodies and not diss other women for
being proud of theirs!”
-Christina Aguilera

13. As many as 10 million women and
girls suffer from an eating
disorder, in the United States alone.

14. “I refuse to become part of this perfect-body syndrome.
I like my body. It looks good on-screen, and it's not
because it's perfect. I accept it and wear it like a good
dress... One guy I dated said: "You're beautiful but
you're soft. You can't compete with other actresses in
Hollywood because everyone's in shape and working
out." I said: "Very nice to meet you. Good-bye!"„
-Selma Hayek

15. Americans spend over $40 billion annually
on diet related products.

16. "For me, it's not about looking like a
supermodel - it's about feeling good about
who I am naturally."
-America Ferrera

17. "I am the sum of my parts and infinitely more so.
The hum of my brain, the curve of my torso. The
spark of my wit, the depth of my heart. Size is no
measure in such a work of art"
(from a Hanes Her Way ad)

18. People with negative body image have a greater
likelihood of developing an eating disorder and
are more likely to suffer from feelings of
depression, isolation, low self-esteem, and
obsessions with weight loss.

19. 95% of diets fail.

20. Tell the image makers and magazine sellers and
the plastic surgeons that you are not afraid. That
what you fear the most is the death of
imagination and originality and metaphor and
passions.

40. Accept yourself -- Accept your body.
Celebrate yourself -- Celebrate your body.

41. “THEN BE BOLD AND
LOVE YOUR BODY.
STOP FIXING IT. IT
WAS NEVER BROKEN.”
-Eve Ensler