Bringin' Sexy Back

It's been almost 45 years since the world said goodbye to Norma Jeane. Better known as Marilyn Monroe, she set the world on fire with her curvaceous figure and come-hither eyes. She was a sex symbol like no other, and back when size 14 was considered sexy, women yearned to look just like her. Still to this day she is considered a pop icon and one of the most beautiful women to have lived.

Fast forward to now, and while the catwalks pump out emaciated size-zero models, and celeb style icons include stick-thin Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton and Sienna Miller, there is a waft of refreshment in the air. Organisers of fashion events are slowly waking up to themselves and banning anorexic-looking models from their shows, and serving healthy snacks backstage (whether or not the models are eating them is another matter), and a new wave of celebrities are showing bigger, really is more beautiful.

The average woman is not a size six. She doesn't exist on carrot sticks and water. She likes a steak (and a beer). But she also knows how to look after herself and be happy with what she's got. Ugly Betty's America Ferrera, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet and Scarlett Johannson are all shining examples, and much better role models for a society obsessed with celebrity gossip. They can fill a dress in all the right places and you know they won't be skipping meals any time soon. They also happen to be some of the most gorgeous girls you've ever seen.

Healthy is the new beautiful and it's achievable for every single one of us... not just the size sixes : )

Notes on Glossy paper