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Christy Turlington

From smoothing skin and erasing wrinkles to enlarging muscles and slimming waists, airbrushing, or "photoshopping," men and women to so-called perfection is the norm in advertising. These images don't reflect reality, yet from a younger and younger age, people are aspiring to these biologically impossible ideals.

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'Pretty Woman' Julia Roberts too pretty?updated: Mon Aug 01 2011 09:29:00

Britiain's advertising watchdog bans a Julia Roberts makeup ad for making her prettier than the makeup alone could.

I'm shocked! Beauty ads lie?updated: Sat Jul 30 2011 10:31:00

In a brave and noble move, the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Agency this week issued a ban on two makeup advertisements. What horrific ethics violations prompted such a decisive crackdown by the national regulatory body? Did the advertisements utilize hate speech against minorities? Did they advocate recreational heroin use? Did they display a Margaret Thatcher upskirt shot?

Britain bans airbrushed Julia Roberts make-up adupdated: Thu Jul 28 2011 08:59:00

Make-up advertisements featuring actor Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington have been banned in the UK because of their controversial use of 'airbrushing'.

People.com: Gwyneth Paltrow: My Family Has Never Cooked for Meupdated: Thu Apr 14 2011 16:42:00

The Oscar winner and kitchen guru has now published her first solo cookbook

The original supermodels turn 40: Where are they now?updated: Wed Aug 25 2010 15:21:00

On August 25th, Claudia Schiffer -- the youngest of the crop of so-called "original supermodels" who made their mark on fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s -- will turn the big 4-0. To celebrate, InStyle took a look back at the top six, and offers updates as to where they are now.

People.com: Ed Burns and Christy Turlington Join Bone-Marrow Searchupdated: Thu Apr 30 2009 17:55:00

The parents ask for your help in locating a match for a student at their son's school

People.com: Bono AIDS Charity Auction Raises $42 Millionupdated: Fri Feb 15 2008 13:45:00

The stars came out on Valentine's night to spread the love – and the cash – for Bono's (RED) charity, and raised more than $42 million in an art auction to benefit the Global Fund of the United Nations Foundation, which works to fight AIDS in Africa.

Fortune: RECESSION-PROOF SUPERMODELSupdated: Mon Mar 23 1992 00:01:00

While the rest of the world has been slogging through a recession, an elite group of women including Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Claudia Schiffer have...

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