The Butterfly Foundation, a foundation that helps women combat eating disorders has defended a naked,  is defending an untouched magazine photo of supermodel Jennifer Hawkins, saying it promotes awareness of positive body image.

The 26-year-old wears only make-up on the cover of the February issue of Australian Marie Claire in an attempt to show women that even supermodels aren’t perfect.  But critics are complaining that tiny crease on her waist and one small dimple on her thigh does not a healthy body make. Opponents say that it’s just not right for the magazine to be pushing her as the pin-up for female body confidence. Even in her untouched state she is near perfection.

When asked why the foundation did not put forward a more average Australian woman, Ms Parker said magazines had tried that tactic in the past, to no avail.

“The thing is unfortunately it doesn’t make the same point, because Jennifer sells magazines and she creates awareness. If Marie Claire had chosen to put on their cover an ordinary women, say myself or a friend of yours, it would not have created the awareness it does.”

Yeah, I think could have gone with a curvy model at least. I mean really? She thinks that tiny “crease” on waist is a problem? While I am giggling on the inside that she has the tiniest of tiny fat roll….it don’t think this will do a thing for any womans body image issues.

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