Post: True Story: I Was a Teen Model
True Story: I Was a Teen Model
Audrey Brashich knows the women's media world inside and out. She has been an intern, editor, freelancer and writer for magazines such as Sassy, Jump, YM, Seventeen, Elle Girl, Cosmo Girl, Teen People, Girls Life, Lucky, Mademoiselle, Elegant Bride, Shape, Ms. and others. She's also been a teen model.
In her new book All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty, Audrey blows the lid of all that smoke that's been blown up our you-know-whats about what is "beautiful" (and what isn't). She talked to Respect Rx about being a teen model, what she's learned about real beauty, and so-called It Girls (Can you say: Paris Hilton or Linsday Lohan?).
What are the top five myths that we learn from teen and celebrity magazines?
Myth No. 1: That we should pay attention to every little "flaw" or "imperfection" we have like the size of the pores on our face or whether or not we get a few razor bumps. Remember the Maybelline slogan from a few years ago that went along with their Great Lash Mascara? It went "Maybe She's Born With It... Maybe It's Maybelline" and all the commercials were showed a model with enviable long eye lashes. That always made me think "Oh come ON! NOW we have to worry about the fact that our EYE LASHES aren't as perfect as the next girl's?!" I mean please. Just think about how different the world would be if we all spent less time being trained to worry about scrutinizing, plucking, tanning, manicuring, waxing etc our bodies and spent more time on saving the environment or trying to solve the world's AIDS crisis.
Read the full interview on Respect RX