Airbrushing

You know what's awesome? When you develop an unexpected girl crush on a celebrity you'd completely written off. This is what just happened to managing editor Annette and me after reading Allure's September cover story about Carrie Underwood. In it, the 25 year-old singer/ American Idol winner comes across as vulnerable, likeable, frugal, slightly confused and young. Which is so much more honest than when 20-something celebs try to pretend they actually know something or get all deep and pretentious about their "craft" and "life path." Sure, Underwood still looks freakishly perfect—super, super airbrushed,  glossy, coiffed and skinny (she apparently has to maintain a weight of between 110 and 115lbs, so she records every snack she eats). But it's what she says that made us want to hang with her, protect her from the jerks and maybe sit her down and give her some old-fashioned sisterly advice.
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It's a victory for small breasted women everywhere. The naturally petite Keira Knightley refused to allow studio heads to digitally enlarge her chest in publicity photos of her upcoming movie, "The Duchess." According to the NY Daily News:

"She has insisted that her figure stay in its natural state,' an insider said. 'She is proud of her body and doesn't want it altered.'
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