Magazine Covers Un-plugged

Vanity Fair, the eminent scoop-machine, has Tiger Woods on the February issue with his shirt off. The feature article describes how the career driven, principled athlete was a total mess of paramour excess, even by Hugh Hefner standards. There is nothing more compelling than a modern Greek tragedy.

Additionally, its impressive how Annie Leibovitz can coax reticent celebs to bear all for her. There must really be some kind of hot voodoo in her lens.

After Demi's hip-gate its so hard to understand what's the point of photoshopping hot women? Australian Marie Claire, has put a naked and un-airbrushed Miss Universe 2004, model Jennifer Hawkins, on its February cover. In an attempt to let women know that even supermodels are dimpled and may have splotchy skin, just like you and me, they ran with this image:

In a survey of 5500 women done by the magazine, editor Jackie Frank said that only 12% of women were happy with their bodies. Some how this image was supposed to make everyone feel better about their spare tires and cellulite. Right after the holidays to boot, nice job there. Supermodels are not like the rest of us, that's why they are supermodels.