2012 in Beauty

Ashley Judd's Puffy Face

Earlier this year, during a series of interviews promoting a new TV show, Ashley Judd caught flack for her "puffy" face, as the media speculated that she'd gained weight or had cosmetic work done. It turns out Judd was just battling a bad sinus infection-and was outraged about the "general, incessant objectification" women and girls deal with everyday. The missive she fired off for the Daily Beast might have been a little preachy, but her point was a good one: we shouldn't be tearing each other down. less