Consciousness-raising and snappy comebacks

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If you were making a “most beautiful” list, who would you put on it?
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And I thought I could not possibly worship Helen Mirren more than I already did five minutes ago.
Actress Dame Helen Mirren has launched a scathing attack on the fashion industry’s size zero craze, putting the blame for the “horrifically thin” models on female fashion editors.
The Academy Award-winner, 62, had first-hand experience of size discrimination when [...]

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