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Well this is a first!

Most women would kill to have the body of a Victoria's Secret model, but not Lena Dunham!

The award-winning Girls star said in her Playboy interview:

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This is so sad!

An English Coroner slammed the fashion industry and magazines in the inquest into the death of a 14 year old from Somerset, England.

Last year Fiona Geraghty was found dead in her room of an apparent suicide by hanging after struggling with an eating disorder, which her parents believe was the direct result of being bullied.

Coroner Michael Rose listed the cause of death as "misadventure", but rather than pointing the finger at the so-called "mean girls" he flat out blamed the fashion industry's constant use of waif thin models.

Rose said

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Ahh! The power of social media!

Julia Bluhm's started an online petition asking Seventeen magazine to cool it on the Photoshopping has grown legs!

Since telling our CoCoPerezcious readers about the 13 year old's cause, the petition has received more than 40,000 signatures in less than 3 days!!!

The overwhelming response was hard to ignore and on Wednesday Seventeen invited Julia to

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It’s no surprise that magazines constantly create the illusion of unattainable body images with a little help of Photoshop magic.

What is surprising, is how one 13 year old from Maine is taking a stand and urging Seventeen to commit to just ONE unaltered photo spread every month.

Julia Bluhm's Seventeen Magazine: Give Girls Images of Real Girls petition reads

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Jennifer Love Hewitt has had her share of criticism, but one thing's for sure she's proud of her body and wants other girls to be too.

She says:

"I am so grateful for everything that I have. I don't even think that it would be appropriate to talk about ups and downs in my career. Of course there have been ups and downs, but think about all those struggling actors and singers out there who don't make it? I am very fortunate.

That is Hollywood too. At first I sat down and cried when I saw all the horrible things people were writing about my weight, but then I decided that I had to be stronger. I realized that if people called me fat, then there would be thousands of teenage girls all around America that would feel even worse than I did. Then I decided not to be picked on."

She has since chosen to be a strong role model for girls, helping them to have a positive body image, which we all know, is super important.

She adds:

"You know, being picked on is part of MY job. It shouldn't be a part of normal teenage life."

One great thing about her job is that she has easy access to amazing fashion!

JLH says:

"I love fashion. I love dressing up and fashion is kind of like acting. You get to play a certain role. And you can always change. That's fascinating. I think my favorites are my Prada-dresses. They never go out of style. When I was younger I had a wilder style, but now I'm more comfortable with things that never go out of fashion. The classics."

And classic styles look great on you, girl, so we suggest always sticking with what works for you!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: body image, fashion, jennifer love hewitt, positive, teens

Growing up, Karolina Kurkova never felt normal being as skinny as she was.

Then she landed the cover of American Vogue at the age of 16 and she finally felt a confidence in herself. She was learning "it was okay to be different."

But that confidence quickly waned when she began werkin' it on the catwalk and was told her figure wasn't skinny enough!!

In a health and fashion panel, she also revealed she suffered a thyroid problem at 24, causing a 30lb weight gain:

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If you’ve ever wondered if your favorite celeb had some help from Photoshop experts, you’ll soon be able to find out.

Researchers at the Department of Science at Dartmouth College have developed software which can help determine if photos have been edited or not. One of the professors

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