After V Magazine’s Size Issue, here comes another “pro diversity” message (or so they say): Love Magazine put 8 naked supermodels on their covers and posted their measurements with the purpose of showing how different these “ideal bodies” really are.
“For this issue of LOVE, we took eight women who are generally acknowledged as the most beautiful in the world, got them to show off their bodies – widely regarded as the most perfect in the world – and photographed them all in exactly the same position for the cover,” LOVE’s editor-in-chief Katie Grand told VOGUE.COM. “We did this to show how much they differed physically from one another, which is why we also printed their measurements.”
“The point is that ‘perfection’ is not fixed, timeless or transcendent,” Grand – who put Beth Ditto on the cover of the first ever issue of LOVE – explained. “It varies, as the measurements of our cover girls show.”
Are you getting the “perfection isn’t fixed” concept of this shoot? I mean, they all look super good, but they’re basically all tall, thin, supermodels… and even though the magazine tries to convince us “how much they differ physically from one another” , these girls are still all part of 1 tiny group: the tall, thin, almost-identical-measurements supermodel group.
Well, nothing screams “Different!” more than a group of 8 models, 5 with 34” hips and 3 with 35” hips’.
Check the individual pictures after the jump, plus their names, age, origin, height and measurements!
Lara Stone – 25, 5’10”, Netherlands
Measurements: 32F-22-35
Naomi Campbell – 39, 5’9”, UK
Measurements: 34B-26-35.5
Jeneil Williams – 21, 5’9”, Jamaica
Measurements: 32B-24-34
Kristen McMenamy – 46, 5’10”, USA
Measurements: 34B-24-34
Daria Werbowy – 26, 5’11”, Poland
Measurements: 34B-24-34
Amber Valetta – 36, 5’7”, USA
Measurements: 34B-23-34
Natalia Vodianova – 27, 5’9”, Russia
Measurements: 32A-24-34
Kate Moss – 35, 5’8”, UK
Measurements: 32A-24-35
Definitely very similar measurements.
With Jeneil and a few others, I couldn’t see a discernible 10″ waist to hip difference as indicated by the measurements. Naomi: WOW, she looks great and she’s 39??! Kate: Amazing!
We’ve all seen Kate and Naomi recently…it’s called Photoshop, and it was used like CRAZY in this piece!
tt’s what i thought, they practically look the same
eh imo its just another ploy for the media to go ‘look! we are very diverse! its all in YOUR head! or its only other magazines etc that aren not diverse. we are. we are on your side!’ they come out with this crap all the time. Its been happening for years, you get one article a year ‘x magazine is going to use ‘real women’ ‘ then they do a spread of fashion with bigger women (because ‘real women’ in media terms means ‘curvy’ which in media terms means overweight. then its all just back to normal. why dont… Read more »
Amen:D
They are actually, very different body TYPES, but they are all toned to their minimum weight. If they packed a few pounds THEN they’re bodies would look VERY different because they would gain the weight on different parts. for example lara has wide and squared hips, big breasts and a narrow rib cage. which completely differs from amber’s narrow hips and wide ribcage, or kristen’s wide shoulders, they all have flaws like Jeneil’s lack of curves, they all have different body types which people don’t notice because they’re all their skinniest. Saying that they all look the same, is like… Read more »
I agree with you. I want to say that to. 😉
thanks for reading it and commenting! i was expecting to get jumped on for it =p
Come on! You just said EVERYTHING most of us was thinking 🙂
If any body was to jump on you was to say “Hell yeah!” ^.^
haha Phew!
different, my ass. they’re all pretty much the same…so in other words, the ideal body is only 1 body type. what a bunch of b.s.
Many young women forget that it is not about size that gets you famous, but about how unique a face you have – if you have exotic heritage and/or what the agencies are after. So many women can be a size 0 or a size 1-2, but very few can have a face that is Indo-European. Kate Moss was exceptionally lucky for example, because Britain was not seeking cultural diversity in looks when she rose to prominence, but now the modelling agents want models who are a combination of diverse ethnicity such as Danish-Serbian!
Kate Moss… 5’8″?? HA!
And these women have practically identical bodies (with the exception of their breast sizes). This article is a joke.
hhhhhhhhhhhhhh what i thought since when, she is 5’6 and she should be proud of it for making it in this industry and not lie about her height they make me sick and all the models look the same to me Naomi looks amazing.
i know right. did anyone notice that lara stones b❆❆bs are apparently Fs? hahaah what a joke. i mean i know she has big breasts which is rare but come on..
I do think they are close, if not exactly f’s. You know how bra sizing works, right? You measure that skinny, ribby part under your boobs. Then you measure around your nipples. I suppose Lara’s measured 28″, you add 4″ to get the 32″ band size. Then, you take the circum. around the nipples (supposedly in Lara’s case: 40??) , and subtract the 32″ from it, and each digit increase= 1:A 2:B 3:C 4:D ect…. Sorry if noone needed a bra size measuring reminder, lol. Also, maybe you’re right, an F??? So, her upper rib cage is 28″, and her… Read more »
Rare, as in they don’t carry that size in regular departmemt stores, but it still exists.I know becasue I got fitted the same size, lots of women wear bras the wrong size, everyone should get a proper fitting. Lara Stone’d measurements are very simialr to mine : 32F-25 – 36, and I’m 5’5″. I guess the waist difference b/c I’m shorter. I was just going to point out how lara’s ” curves” differ vastly than the other models, with her breasts and WHR especailly.I love how people are claiming to not see any variety and when a measuremnt differs vastly… Read more »
ok well if you are a 32F you must know how they look. But I’m a 32D and mine do not look 2 cups smaller than Lara’s, if anything they look bigger, and I’m 5′ 8” or 5′ 7”… so I think if she really is an F then they are photoshopped or something….I mean Kate Moss is sooo photoshopped…and in the first pic they all look the same size when Kate is obviously shorter!
You’re getting bra size and bust measurement confused.
32F here is used as her bust measurement, as in if you measured her around the nipples, she would be 32″. Which would mean that her bra size, if she truly is an American F, is some crazy custom-made stuff.
With a 22 inch waist, I think it is unlikely her band size is a 32. Usually all these models with the 24 inch waists should really be in a 30 band size. It is actually more accurate to add only 2 or so inches to your ribcage measurement or nothing at all. Doesn’t make sense to me that the larger band sizes should only add 2 and yet the smaller ones should add 5. The smaller the band size, the smaller the cup size. I’m 30D/DD. Sounds big, but the cups are the equivalent to the cups on a… Read more »
@ ella- Thank -you , thats what i was trying to say but it got misinterpreted due to my several typos .i agree with everything you said, which is fairly accurate.
I was saying :The smaller the band size, the smaller the cup size. I’m 32F. Sounds big, but the cups are the equivalent to the cups on a 34D/DD. This is of course is american/canadain sizing, maybe dutch sizing is a bit different.
it says DUTCH size: 32F
Maybe they have different sizing there? I’m too lazy to investigate though ^_^
I used to wear a 30DDD. It was honestly the most annoying thing in the world so I got them reduced but mine looked WAY bigger than hers do. For some reason I don’t buy that she wears an F cup. I read somewhere else that she wears a C. As if we’re really commenting on someones cup size LOL!
The Dutch band size starts at 65, so I believe they measured this by the UK sizing. Converting the UK size to the Dutch, her size would be 70G, which could be possible. My sister has the same measurements as she has and the same bra sizing, you would never guess she had a G cup. But then again, we’ve never heard a thing about her breast size opposed to Tyra Banks complaining about her “big boobs” that makes me think this is not correct.
But she does have nice breasts.
Think her bust is probably 32 inches but that should not be her band size. She is probably like a 26F which is the equivilent cup size of a 32D but on a smaller band.
It is quite possible that she really is a 32F. That is the size I am, and around the bust I measure about 34.5. It really is not an insanely HUGE bra size. I have tiny ribs and could probably wear a 30… whatever the heck it would be!
They are actually, very different body TYPES, but they are all toned to their minimum weight. If they packed a few pounds THEN they’re bodies would look VERY different because they would gain the weight on different parts. for example lara has wide and squared hips, big breasts and a narrow rib cage. which completely differs from amber’s narrow hips and wide ribcage, or kristen’s wide shoulders, they all have flaws like Jeneil’s lack of curves, they all have different body types which people don’t notice because they’re all their skinniest. Saying that they all look the same, is like… Read more »
Many young women forget that it is not about size that gets you famous, but about how unique a face you have – if you have exotic heritage and/or what the agencies are after. So many women can be a size 0 or a size 1-2, but very few can have a face that is Indo-European. Kate Moss was exceptionally lucky for example, because Britain was not seeking cultural diversity in looks when she rose to prominence, but now the modelling agents want models who are a combination of diverse ethnicity.
Bless those Rich, Elitist folks. They always try so hard to be inclusive.
Lara Stone just got engaged to David Walliams, just fyi.
haha very funny ! This article sucks !!I’m french I don’t even know this “love” magazine , is that somethg like glamour or elle ? … Anyway they tried to show that beauty didn’t mean “thin” but their example is not appropriate !! I think they should take celebrities 😉 Christina hendricks/Beyoncé/Carla bruni lol 🙂
Janeil and Amber look great.
I don’t see much difference though. Aside from the fact they’re a similar size, they all seem to be a similar shape as well…something in between a ruler and an hourglass. The only difference I see is skin color. Maybe that’s what they’re going for?
If they meant different by skin color and stick 2 token black girls in this spread and think that it makes it better than that is just plain sad. No wonder Fashion Week has lost it’s sizzle some of these designers are narrow minded idiots. No wonder no one is buying their clothes anymore and jobs are getting cut. I need to see more diversity race wise and size wise. 🙁
just plain stupid..
Lara Stone is 32F? Wow.
Sorry they all look the same and basically all have the same body type. OOOOOOHHH AHHHHH JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS ONE OR TWO MORE INCHES ON THEIR HIP OR WAIST THAT MAKES THEM SOOOOO DIFFERENT!!!! CLAP CLAP BRAVO …………EPIC FAIL. I get where they were trying to go with this but COME ON. If your gonna advertise that the models are different I wanna see some size 2 all they way to size 12’s what they should of done is have a size 0,2,4,6,8, and 12. Why am I ranting though some people in the fashion industry are NEVER GONNA… Read more »
What’s up with the lightening? On every model it looks like the right b❆❆b is bigger than the left. I’m saying this, because everything else has been said. It’s stupid, a farce, they failed the first time doing that and now again.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to show 8 celebrities that are each considered beautiful? Miranda Kerr, Beyonce, Amanda Seyfried, Penelope Cruz, Britney….well, you get the idea. Isn’t this fashion spread just confirming the stereotype that the ideal ‘beautiful’ woman is a supermodel. Pfft. I think both Miranda and Beyonce are gorgeous and they are distinctly different in proportions. LOVE Magazine needs to get a bit more real.
The pics look hot but I know this is not a reality..I really don’t understand why designers sell us these images when most women will never look like this so how do we know how the clothes would look on us…i know it is fantasy but fantasy never adds up..
this is total BS. What a shame and a wasted opportunity. The measurements aren’t even accurate either. . . I read a recent article with Stone were she talked about being a “big” girl (a size 4) in the modeling industry and said herself her measurements were like 26-37 or somewhere around there. . .
Oh dear. I see what they’re trying to do, they all have similar measurements but you can see they all have SLIGHTLY different shapes…but only within the category of very thin model, it’s like playing spot the difference!
And have to say Naomi Campbell looks amazing…
boring
don’t believe the measurements. don’t see the point of the article. if you are going to jump on a bandwagon, at least know what its all about!
Insulting our intelligence!
Is it me, or do some of these measurements seem off?
Ie: Naomi’s waist looks wayyy smaller than Lara’s.
i think it looks that way…but i think its actually cause naomi has a bigger rib cage. stone’s waist is way smaller than her hips, but her ribs are the same size as her waist, so it looks less hourglass. even though she has huge boobs! i bet in clothes her figure looks a lot more hour glass, cause her b❆❆bs and hips are closer.
love that naomi and some of the others look so hot around 40! gives me hope for the future, lol.
I just surpised to hear they are mostly all B cups. I’m much shorter (5’6″) and unless I’m packing on the pounds I’m naturally an A.I guess height adds breast size..lol.
And since when is Kate Moss 5’8? I thought she was a shortie!
it depends, im 5’4 and 34 DD-F.
i personally dont think height has anything to do with breast size. ive seen 5’2s withDDs and As, and 5’10s with DDs and As. Its more of a personal/body type thing. for example apples collect weight on their uper body, pears in their lover body. generally pears, unless they are packing extra weight, are small chested. im DD-F but wear size 2-3 jeans, my best friend, same hight as me but 50 lbs heavier is like C but wears size 11-13 jeans
i read somewhere that kate moss is 5’7. who knows lol
I don’t agree with you, Alexad. My impression is that pears usually have larger breasts, b/c the same hormone that directs the development of hips and weight gain in the butt/thigh area also causes bigger breasts (estrogen, of course). Whereas, apples have a less curvy, more androgenous shape…and tend to gain weight in their stomachs, like men.
Hm..well I guess it just depends then. I’m a pear shape and have always had small boobies. Don’t forget about genetics!
well take for example pear shapes like rihanna, lily allen, beyonce. they all are small breasted. then take apples like katherine zeta jones, drew berrymore, liz hurley, fergie. all big boobs heres on body shapes from wikipedia Apple (triangle downward) Apple shaped women have broader shoulders and bust, and narrower hips.[1] Apple shaped women have (much) higher androgen levels compared to women with other body types[citation needed]. Because of this high androgen level, the skeleton develops in a masculine pattern. Fat is mainly distributed in the chest, face and abdomen. Pear or spoon or bell (triangle upward) The hip measurement… Read more »
not sure if it posted so im reposting’
@ alexad
I dont agree with “hourglasses are basically pears with big boobs”; Jennifer Love Hewitt has at least DD’s and she is clearly a pear.
Damn Naomi has a NICE body! She’s my favorite out of them all. Yeah I agree with everyone else, there is seriously not much of a difference with these women. Some have smaller waists than others, some have slighter thicker legs ect. Really nothing noticeable though. Wow my b❆❆bs like exactly like Daria’s.
Agree- Naomi is hot hot hot! She was blessed with those genes, ya know…
Not just the genes, girl can work it! Remember her in her VS days? She strutted on the runway like no one else. Even though she may not be the best looking, she was definetly the sexiest when she walked.
Ohhh boyy the girl can work it on the runway! Yeah her face isn’t too pretty, she’s got nothing on Tyra haha! And her body can look a bit masculine at times, although in this particular shoot her body looks sick! Kate Moss is also grabbing my attention, not because of her body – her bod is probably the least desirable out of them all – but because those eyes, that pout… even the way she has her arms positioned above her head, they are not symmetrical and she did something different. It worked because I noticed her and Naomi… Read more »
These girls all have the same shape I do. It’s between a ruler/boyish and hourglass.
Stone with a 22 waist is a lie. Her waist is clearly 25+
Most models have 24/25 waists, aiming more towards 25. You also have to remember the rib cage.. I’m 125 pounds, 5’9, and my measurements are 34-26-33. My waist is very boyish and big because of my big rib cage.
I don’t believe the measurements ONE BIT, unless someone can prove me wrong, the article is BS.
I can relate on the big ribcage – I’m 5’5 112 and have a really big ribcage – my sister does too but mines so wide… its small from the side but wide. lol. It’s awfully annoying. Makes me look really thick.
Stone clearly has a bigger waist, but don’t forget that some people don’t have much of a ribcage. I’m 5’4″ and 130 lbs, but I have a 25.5″ waist and 32″ bust even though I have D cups because my ribcage is super narrow.
Thank-you A, for reconfirming my point that 32 inch bust is more common than people think. They already has less than average body types anyways, what is to disbelieve small bone structure has something to do with it
yay we have pretty much same measurements!
im 5’4 almost 5’5, 130 lbs, dont know my waist, and small ribcage (34) with big boobs(DD). are you an apple? do you feel like youre carrying any extra weight? just curious cause by rules i dont but i feel like i could lose like 15 lbs. sorry for bunch of questions i just dont know anyone else who has my measurements
Here’s proof, from a quote, that Vodianova doesn’t have a 24 inch waist…
“The next season, I got healthy again, but when I returned to work, my weight was questioned,” she said. “Some fashion houses called my agency complaining that I was two centimeters over [in measurements]. I was extremely upset since I felt very healthy and good about myself. I defended myself, saying it was crazy to consider measurements like [[[[33-27-34]]]] to be normal and not to expect some change.”
http://toofatforfashion.blogspot.com/2007/02/model-perspective-natalia-vodianova.html
Seems to me, most models are over 24/25+ inches for their waist.
Hot bodies. Amazing tummies and legs!!!! Geeze these girls are great! 🙂 The 5’7″ one works hard to look more like 5’10! She’s very lean all through the middle!!!
unlike most i’m not complaining… i have the same measurements/height as Natalia Vodianov. i personally think that these bodies are beautiful
I don’t think people here are complaining about their bodies, they are complaining about not seeing the point of the article and about some of the measurements not even being true.
right…at 5’4″ 28-25-36″ i’m feeling RIGHT AT HOME. Lol how hilarious would it be to have someone like me at the very last page “Oh hey gurls, thought i’d stop by for the photo shoot.”
ok so, i have to first of all say, these girls all look HOT. jeneil is the only one whose body is not really my cup of tea, but she is in great shape and has a beautiful face – just no waist. lara and daria look amazing…curvy but so, so toned. and i have to say – daria looks bigger than a ‘b’ to me. i thought they would all be flat as a pancake! even the ‘a’ and ‘b’ cup girls have a little something! not really any of them look ‘too thin’ in these pics. but, lets… Read more »
The bulls— of diversity aside…. Those waist measurements are ridiculous. A 5’10ish person with a 22-25 waist will look INCREDIBLY narrow waisted. Like, freakishly so. These women CLEARLY are more 25-28. I’m 5’4, and my waist has been 24. When it was 24 (and keep in mind I have a very narrow ribcage) I looked freakish narrow. If I wore a belt, people would stare. Even now, at a bloated 25.5 it’s clearly slim. I have a friend who is 5’7 and has a 23 inch waist. The girl’s waist is so narrow, it looks like a noodle. It is… Read more »
I agree; my waist is 23 inch. Everything is large on it. I have bigger hips and b❆❆bs so i can find clothes that fit – size xs even xxs – but you know those belts that are precisely made for the waist? They don’t make them my size. I have been searching for one – yes, even elastic ones – for more than a half a year and nothing; everything is big. That Lara Stone does NOT have a 22 inch waist, not in a million years. Other than that, yes they look gorgeous but they are in fact… Read more »
I know it’s insane that their waists would be that small! I mean I have a small waist compared to my hips and I’m a 28 (5’7″). My shape is close to Daria’s and there’s no way her waist is FOUR inches smaller, that would look freakish
they all look great and have great bodies and all the power to them. But it’s a joke saying that these women have very different bodies. If they threw in a very slender and maybe slightly curvier and maybe a short girl yes, then they would be different. beautiful pictures though. All body shapes are beautiful….except obese people…mwahahahaha
Firstly,I applaud all models for looking very good, healthy and not freakishly skinny!
BTW how tall is Kate Moss really, Versus
Or can anyone else fill me in
her allegedyly being 5 foot 6 inches give hope to average height girls:)
may anone please source an article
I was surprised to see that they listed Kate as 5’8” too – FMD says that she is 5’7,5”, IMDB says 5’7” and I remember Tyra saying on her show that Kate is 5’7”.
I agree that she may very well be 5’6”…
the difference is very little…
I understand that runway models have to be skinny and tall so they can wear ridiculous clothes and not look incredibly stupid. But now even fat girls can model….so for me, being 5`1 it`s getting really frustrating that every type of body is being promoted except short ones…..and Naomi legs are perfect imo
omg i know!! i totally agree.. but tyra had short girls in ANTM cycle 11 (i think) and the cycle 3 winner eva was pretty short aswell
This article is the fashion industry’s raised middle finger to the world. “F you,” they’re saying, “We only accept one single type of body.” Every single one of these figures looks identical, and they’re ALL freakishly skinny.
Wow if you think that’s freakishly skinny.
african women seem to have “rounder hips”,,, ive notice this before… is there a reason to this?
genetics
There’s actually been quite a bit of research in the past decade into the fat distribution differences among various races (usually a comparison between white and black people). I don’t understand it all but I know one of the conundrums is that black people tend to carry more adipose fat but less visceral fat (fatty organs, basically) when compared to white people. And visceral fat is supposed to be a marker of certain health problems. The discrepancy is that a higher percentage of black people die from those health problems, so it seeks like a bit of an unexplained paradox.… Read more »
I vote for natalia and daria
Second the vote for Natalia. Their body types may only differ by fractions of an inch but her face is just gorgeous.
Couldn’t they put their panties on for this shoot? Disgusting!
I know, so disgusting. God forbid the world stops being so weird and accepts the v—- as part of the human body. I was almost sick in my mouth.
lol @ steph, perfect comment!
pointless.
if the measurements were listed separately and you had to match which numbers went to whom, you wouldn’t be able to.
because, they are essentially the same!! regardless of measurements, which are just numbers. but the modeling industry and health industry places so much importance on these numbers.
the differences are mostly found in the heights, not even the bust-weight-hip measurements. 1-2 inch differences are hardly differences.
oh well, nice try V.
(and agree with Hazal, but you know how gratuitous and overdone nudity is these days)
Versus, how can you tell if you have a “large” ribcage? I’m somewhat confused with all the ribcage talk.
Some people have a larger bone structure than others, usually, it is V shapes that have larger ribcages (plus broad shoulders and just a larger upper half), but people that are generally bigger boned have large ribcages as well.
Just measure right under your bust – I would say that if you have under 28” you have a small ribcage, if you have over 33” I would say that your ribcage is large (these are not band sizes, but ribcage measurements).
Yes, V-shapes usually have larger ribcages – especially cornets. Everybody has different bone structures / frames: small, medium or large. Let’s say that 2 girls are both 5’7” and 120 pounds. The girl with a large frame will look ‘bonier’ than the girl with a small frame, who will look ‘softer’ because her non-large bones will not show.
For example, Candice Swanepoel has a tiny ribcage and is close to a pear and say, Ashley Greene has a bigger ribcage, as she is a cornet.
Lara Stone is not a 32F. I am and i am much larger than her. what a joke haha.
Should that really read that “Kristen McMenamy – 46”? I’ve never heard of her, but if she is 46, wow!
What are they talking about? These models look like carbon-copies of one another!
They do look very similar to each other. Although I can’t help but love Naomi’s look, and especially for her age. One part in particular I notice, is on Natalia Vodianova and Kate Moss’ bodies. The part at the hip bone, then it comes out just a little further at the top of the femur(or ‘thigh’ bone). I have this, and always found it to be weird, since I usually only see models/celebrities etc to have it to be very ‘smooth’, like Naomi’s in that area. So they may all look extremely slim and similar to each other, but I… Read more »
almost all of them have one b❆❆b bigger than the other one ,
well Natalia Vodianova almost have the perfect pair
Thanks Love for teaching me that perfection comes in so many different sizes! You just have to be 5’7-5’11, have a bust 32-34″, a 22-26″ waist, and 34″ or 35″ hips!
I’m out I guess 🙁
they’re all tall & skinny. whats different about that?!
Lara can’t be an F… o_O I dunno, on Wikipedia (I know it’s not the most reliable but…) it says she’s a 33C-24-35. And FMD says her measurements are 34-24-35 (doesn’t say an exact cup size, but that’s no F)…
Unless she got plastic surgery recently… Because no other website I looked at said she was an F. She’s always in the C range.
She’s bigger than other models, but not that much bigger.
There’s no such thing as a 33C. If your ribcage measurement is even you add four inches, if it’s odd you add five inches.
So, that Wikipedia breast measurment is defo wrong!
kate moss is like 5’6 or 5’7
Wow. “We did this to show how much they differed physically from one another, which is why we also printed their measurements.†Is this supposed to be a joke? Their measurements are basically exactly the same. 1 inch doesn’t make a difference at all. I’m just baffled. It’s like the people who put this all together were doing it as a joke between all of them. It says Natalia Vodianova is a 32A. No. I look at that picture and her breasts look quite full. An A means that you’re basically flat. I would know. What are they trying to… Read more »
hey, you better watch out! these pictures are extremely photoshoped! compare the lenght of legs of naomi (normally long) and kate moss (so short its difficult to believe she has been modelling)!
THE THING IS MEN STILL PREFER THE PLAYBOY GALS(WITH OR WITHOUT THE IMPLANTED BOOBS…) NO ONE WANTS BONES IN BED…
not every magazine wants to be a playboy magazine as you were…..looking at pkayboy magazine