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“No Such Thing As Ugly”: 15 Public Figures Who Challenged Unrealistic Body Standards In The Industry

The entertainment industry can often be ruthless in its demands for perfection, so much so that even the mere act of defying established norms feels like rebellion. 

For decades, celebrities have been held up as the gold standard of beauty, and if their real physique did not live up to the expectations, their photos were airbrushed, filtered, and carefully curated to fit impossible ideals. 

Instances like Julia Roberts waving at fans with her armpit her showing at the London premiere of Notting Hill in 1999 was an outlier, not the standard. 

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