Jessica Simpson was the least famous third of a trifecta whose bodies I grew up gazing at alongside an American public that was absolutely rabid for opportunities to scrutinize them. These women came into public life as girls, barely out of puberty and eager to please a public that demanded they be pleasant or face extreme consequences. She just is sexy. I recall watching the VMAs and envying the tautness and smooth tan of her figure, then envying her twice over when boys at school the next day recalled its perfection.

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An editorial spread in the December-January issue of Vogue Paris features more than a dozen pages of girls — not teenagers, girls — wearing couture, heavily made up and with their hair in up-dos. How does one wear makeup at 13? What about at 70? Obviously not like one does at Predictably, the girls are posed in come-hither positions or with things in or around their mouths. One girl is sprawled out under a Christmas tree and another is lying on her stomach on a tiger skin rug. You can see the rest of the spread here.
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From bright bikinis to retro one-piece swimsuits , your favorite celebs know how to make a major style statement any time they hit the beach I'm looking at you, Kylie Jenner. And they've got the Instagrams to prove it, hunny. Here are all the sexiest, chicest, most enviable celebrity bikini pics that you should save as inspo for your next poolside IG shoot. Camila Cabello is really out here feeling herself and I absolutely, wholeheartedly love that for her. The singer recently shared a love letter to her " curves and stretch marks and cellulite and fat ," following it up with a confident and also stunning bikini pic. I really couldn't love her more. The girl has served us yet another bomb look, rocking a hot pink two-piece from viral brand Off-White.