America the Beautiful

Before watching “America the Beautiful” I always perceived the modeling industry as glamorous and beautiful. Although I was aware that models often struggle with eating disorders and problems with their body image because of the demands of the industry, I still pictured the tall skinny girl with a pretty face as an icon of beauty. As the story of Gerren Taylor unfolded and I was able to get an inside scoop on the life of a successful model, I realized that the image of beauty being portrayed constantly in the media is unhealthy and unrealistic. Society has been brain washed by the media to believe that the only beautiful women are 5’11” and 120 lbs with perfect skin and never have a hair out of place. This false image of beauty is damaging to the self-esteem of women who could never look like a fashion model without harming themselves. I wish America would start to portray the true beauty in women of all shapes and sizes so more people would be happy with who they are instead of trying to be or look like someone else.