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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: beauty

beauty stories: 23 news summaries

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OPINION

Plastic Surgery's
Double-Edged Knife

Donda West and the pressure to be perfect

Nov 18, 07 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The American public that slammed Britney Spears for daring to show a little cellulite is just as rabidly eviscerating Donda West as vain for succumbing to our culture of perfection, reflects Robin Givhan of the Washington Post in the wake of West's death. Our dysfunctional relationship with beauty cuts deep,... More »

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plastic surgery • beauty • Kanye West • aging • celebrity • Donda West

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

Garden State Beauty Queen Claims Blackmail

Miss New Jersey says private photos came from Facebook page

Jul 6, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The reigning Miss New Jersey says an uncongenial blackmailer is trying to muscle her out of her tiara with untoward photos, the Star Ledger reports. Amy Polumbo, 22, received as many as 12 pictures in the mail last month with a letter demanding she surrender her title to the runner-up.... More »

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Internet • New Jersey • Facebook • beauty • beauty pageant • Miss New Jersey • Amy Polumbo • blackmail • extortion

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