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Being labeled the “World’s Ugliest Woman” has allowed 24-year-old Lizzie Velasquez to reach thousands with her message of redefining what is beautiful. Velasquez once made headlines after being dubbed the “World’s Ugliest Woman” due to a rare syndrome, one that is so rare that there are only two other known people who suffer from it. The Texas native suffers from Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome, a condition that causes accelerated aging and fat loss. The illness has prevented the 58-pound woman from gaining weight, despite eating about 60 small meals a day and has caused blindness in her right eye. When Velasquez...

Former supermodel Kathy Ireland is making no secret about her opposition to abortion – a position that puts her at odds with much of Hollywood and the world’s glitterati. In an interview with Fox News, Ireland described her conversion to a pro-life position.

Here is an excerpt of an interesting piece from FOXNEWS about how previously "pro-choice" supermodel Kathy Ireland went from believing in abortion to speaking out against about it: "My entire life I was pro-choice — who was I to tell another woman what she could or couldn’t do with her body? But when I was 18, I became a Christian and I dove into the medical books, I dove into science." ... "What I read was astounding and I learned that at the moment of conception a new life comes into being. The complete genetic blueprint is there, the DNA...

Wednesday April 29, 2009 Former Supermodel Kathy Ireland Gives Powerful Defense of Right to Life on National Television By Matthew Cullinan HoffmanUNITED STATES, April 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Former supermodel Kathy Ireland, who became famous in the 1980s and 90s for her appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated, is not holding back on her pro-life views as she tours the nation promoting her new book on motherhood.In a recent appearance on Fox News' "Huckabee," Ireland gave an explanation of the right to life that host Mike Huckabee said was the most articulate that he had ever heard from any source (see video...

Miss California gets backing of lawmaker ... from Alabama Christians to beauty queen: 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant' While many in Hollywood ridicule her, scores of Americans are now applauding Miss California's stance against same-sex marriage – including one Alabama lawmaker who drafted a resolution supporting her.

In a sudden surge of his fab inspiration, Karl Lagerfeld shot his long-time muse Jerry Hall for Chanel. Hall at 52, still has it, looks great, and projects a mighty oeuvre of classic bad girl beauty and glamour. Inspired by the Chéri novel by Colette, the model plays the role of an older woman in a boudoir fantasy for the Chanel accessories catalogue, all lovingly photographed by Lagerfeld, utilizing a faux film noir style.

Check this out, a wonderful way to end the Memorial Day holiday. http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/hancock/

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- There are four major facial expressions when a man meets a beautiful woman, even in the animal kingdom, as illustrated in the following photographs. Affection Amazement Awesome Wonder

(snip)...Will the liberals dare to sneer at Ann Coulter as an ugly woman, as they rushed to say about Linda Tripp, Paula Jones and Katherine Harris? Coulter says: "More than any of their other hate speech, the left's attacks on women tell you everything.....Women on the left, such as Maxine Waters, Janet Reno and Madeleine Allbright are never characterized by the liberals as Howard Stern in a fright wig....(snip)Click here for complete article.