2008 Woodie Awards
Carson Kressley explains why beauty is more than skin deep
Lauren Sampson
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: A & E
The saying 'it hurts to be beautiful,' does not necessarily have to be the case when you're on the road to looking good and feeling great about who are you, inside and out.
With great help from the media, women and men everywhere sometimes get the idea that for them to look good they have to be on an extreme diet or they have to have some sort of cosmetic surgery to correct their flaws.
Combating this view are television shows such as TLC's "10 Years Younger" and Lifetime's "How to Look Good Naked."
These shows promote an entirely new outlook on changing a woman's image in both a mentally and physically healthy way.
"Any show that questions the belief that thinner people are necessarily happier is worthwhile in my book," said Jocelyn Novella of the Wellness Center.
These shows aim to make their guests look at themselves in a different light, and see their body in a way they have never seen it before.
"They promote a healthy body image and encourage the guests to change something about themselves," said sophomore Kristen Trimboli.
"Some people cannot always see what their biggest flaws are, or maybe they refuse to, and in '10 Years Younger,' the host will show you what about yourself you need to work on.
"This show definitely takes the most action towards changing their guest's image."
There are many spectators out there that find the process that "10 Years Younger" contestants go through somewhat offensive and degrading.
In reality they are just getting straight to what needs to be changed, without sugar-coating anything, to make their male or female 'project' feel as good about themselves as possible.
In "Ten Years Younger," they have experts who come in and "fix" you, which is a term they use for making you look better.
"The show is promoting changing your outward appearance to make yourself feel better both on the inside (where it is the most important) and on the outside," said senior Rachelle Murphy.
With great help from the media, women and men everywhere sometimes get the idea that for them to look good they have to be on an extreme diet or they have to have some sort of cosmetic surgery to correct their flaws.
Combating this view are television shows such as TLC's "10 Years Younger" and Lifetime's "How to Look Good Naked."
These shows promote an entirely new outlook on changing a woman's image in both a mentally and physically healthy way.
"Any show that questions the belief that thinner people are necessarily happier is worthwhile in my book," said Jocelyn Novella of the Wellness Center.
These shows aim to make their guests look at themselves in a different light, and see their body in a way they have never seen it before.
"They promote a healthy body image and encourage the guests to change something about themselves," said sophomore Kristen Trimboli.
"Some people cannot always see what their biggest flaws are, or maybe they refuse to, and in '10 Years Younger,' the host will show you what about yourself you need to work on.
"This show definitely takes the most action towards changing their guest's image."
There are many spectators out there that find the process that "10 Years Younger" contestants go through somewhat offensive and degrading.
In reality they are just getting straight to what needs to be changed, without sugar-coating anything, to make their male or female 'project' feel as good about themselves as possible.
In "Ten Years Younger," they have experts who come in and "fix" you, which is a term they use for making you look better.
"The show is promoting changing your outward appearance to make yourself feel better both on the inside (where it is the most important) and on the outside," said senior Rachelle Murphy.
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