**By Christie Harris **

Are women supposed to be thin or curvy? This is a good question to ponder. As the years and decades pass, we have seen different shapes and trends for the female body in the celebrity world come and go. We have seen curvy shapes as in Marilyn Monroe. We have seen super thin shapes as in Twiggy Lawson, the famous English supermodel. Oh how everyone tried to have the Twiggy build during that era. In more recent times, we have seen body shapes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Paris Hilton, Nicole Riche, Ally McBeal, Halle Berry, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, Eva Longoria Parker, and Gabrielle Union. This list of celebrities shows that there are many different body shapes in today's era. It is now known that more and more celebrities are straying away from the concept that super thin is the only shape that is beautiful. Women of today seem to be sending the message that whatever shape you are comfortable with as long as you are healthy is okay. Are women supposed to be thin or curvy?

The answer lies within you. Are you comfortable with who you are the way you are? Are you healthy and fit? Do you look healthy or do you look frail, pale, and malnourished? Do you have a healthy BMI? Do you feel at your best at your current weight (energized, do not tire easily)? Yes, the answer lies within each individual woman. Your body's build needs to be the build that is naturally you. I know many naturally thin women and they look beautiful and healthy. However, I also know a few women who are not naturally thin (the thinness is forced) and they do not look healthy. Therefore, be happy with who you are and learn to love your body**** no matter the shape, no matter the popular trend as long as you are healthy. I guarantee if you are healthy, look healthy, then you are beautiful inside and out. What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with my point of view? Please visit en.wikipedia.org if you would like to read about the celebrities mentioned.

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I really do think there are very many different kinds of pretty, but the annoying thing is that the clothing lines don't agree. I have a larger chest and hips and upper thighs, but i'm slender everywhere else. I likie my shape but have not been able to find a single store where i can shop! Jeans never fit right and neither do tailored tops or dresses, They're always tight at the hips and loose on the legs or tight in the chest and baggy in the middle, and the drapy style just makes me look like i have no waist. These clothes look adorable on slim figures, but shouldn't there be styles for all?

i dont think the question should even be about being 'curvy' or 'thin' i personally feel that it should be about embracing the natural beauty of a womans body, regardless of her body shape. some woman are naturally thin and some are naturally curvy, but why should that make one more appealing than the other? as long as you are comfortable with who you are then your body type should not be an issue. i do agree that stars like mary-kate olsen and nicole ritchie have taken the thin look drastically to far to the point where they look anorexic, to me that is UNATTRACTIVE. A woman with confidence will always be sexy so aslong as you learn to love yourself then everyone else will learn to love you whether you be thin or curvy.

I'm sorry but I must be honest that curvy is not pretty and if you maintain a huge excercise schedual everyday and eat ONLY healthy in small quantities then you can be thin and pretty:)

Women are supposed to be curvy.......it's our God given gift to have curves in all the right places. Embrace your body...........it's your temple!!!

I'm 5'4 and 100lbs. I don't get a lot of attention from men but I get a ton of unwanted attention from females. They love to call me anorexic and tell me that I need to eat (I do eat quite frequently). I was actually bullied so much for being thin that I underwent therapy. Every doctor I had told me the same....There is nothing wrong with being slightly underweight as long as you continue to exercise and eat regularly.

It's pretty sad that women are convinced that being curvy is unattractive. A woman's body is supposed to have curves. When you go through puberty you develop breasts, hips, and and more fat on your butt. That's normal. It says something about our society that women are saying that in order to be attractive they have to starve themselves until they look like emaciated children or teenage boys because being curvy means you're "fat".

i think weight should be about someones health, not the fashion, and people need to realise that everyones different. i eat a normal amount and have never needed to keep an eye on my weight, because im naturally skinny.People often make remarks on my weight, and look at me asif i starve myself. not only is this totally confidence knocking, but just unnecessary. i'd love to be plumper, and have more curves, and lots of people i know feel the same, yet the media on lets you hear from certain perspectives. i was watching a program on tv recently, and one of the presenters said, 'i hate to see skinney women, they're so gross, they make me feel sick' i felt so angry that someone can be so judging, and weight shouldnt be such an important factor.