Rant Rave and Praise for Teen Vogue and Atuai Deng

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Today we stumbled across the new issue of Teen Vogue with Amanda Seyfried on the cover. We loved how the editors transformed her into a modern pin up and thought her Mui Mui heels were to die for. At the same time we breathed "ooohs and ahhhs" we despised the fact that they had an advert for Huge, a new show about an over weight young woman on one page and on the very next there was the tiniest  bombshell in a two piece bikini. (You have to see this for yourself to feel the outrage). We immediately thought "Teen Vogue, what exactly are you trying to say to your readers?". And more importantly what about the poor girl who was featured in the letters to the editor section. She just admitted that the Unhappy Meal article helped her uncover her diets for what they really were... eating disorders. We hoped that little advertising faux pas didn't send her into a relapse. But at the turn of a page all of our thoughts evaporated... and we saw the ethereal beauty from Sudan Ataui Deng! Teen Vogue is known for featuring the "it girl(s)". So we weren't too shocked to see the brown toned model flashing her bright smile. However, we can say we got a flash of anxiety! We're enthused about what's to come from Ms. Deng. She's already modeled for Proenza Schouler and walked for Malandria. So we know she'll carry on with the likes of Lopez and Dunn in the near future. But for now we'll just admire her flawless skin, girl next door smile, and ridiculously long legs in the new issue. If you don't have it yet take a gander at Deng below

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