# Lets see some photos of women who aren't thin, but are beautiful anyway **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875 "2010-05-26T21:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/1 "2010-05-26T21:14:23Z")
There have been a few threads lately in which people post photos of beautiful women, and there seems to be a unifying theme: all the women are skinny. Even in the “unconventionally attractive women” thread a while back they were all model-thin. It gets a little old, frankly. Anyone have any photos of women who have a few pounds on them that are still hotties? ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/2 "2010-05-26T21:31:44Z")
While far from fat, I humbly submit [Liis](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OArhSE6FSNs/SUI-E8--v2I/AAAAAAAAJLE/nlXDutNJTQg/s320/Liis+7.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/3 "2010-05-26T22:07:58Z")
[Amber Benson](http://www.jemsweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/09_amberbenson.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/4 "2010-05-26T22:37:11Z")
[Christina Hendricks](http://wearingtshirts.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/christina-hendricks-p61.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/5 "2010-05-26T22:43:07Z")
Um guys, ‘‘skinny woman with big tits’’ =/= ‘‘not thin.’’ How about Queen Latifah? Can we say [Queen Latifah](http://thehiphopconsultant.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/queen_microsoft.jpg)? How about [Margaret Cho](http://jigglybits.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/margaret-cho.jpg)? Come on, I know we can do better than this. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/6 "2010-05-26T22:43:13Z")
[Plus size](http://alliedow.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/model-crystal-renn.jpg) [super](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal-renn.png?w=286&h=425) [model](http://i.models.com/oftheminute/archives/images/crystal_italian_vogue_1.jpg) [Crystal](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal-renn-runway.jpg?w=320&h=480) [Renn.](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal.jpg?w=325&h=495) And on edit: what **olivesmarch4th** said ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/7 "2010-05-26T22:44:32Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > [Plus size](http://alliedow.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/model-crystal-renn.jpg) [super](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal-renn.png?w=286&h=425) [model](http://i.models.com/oftheminute/archives/images/crystal_italian_vogue_1.jpg) [Crystal](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal-renn-runway.jpg?w=320&h=480) [Renn.](http://miaamber.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/crystal.jpg?w=325&h=495) > > And on edit: what **olivesmarch4th** said Holy shit, that woman is gorgeous. Good job! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/8 "2010-05-26T22:47:19Z")
Amber Benson is not a “skinny woman with big tits,” and neither is Christina Hendricks. Neither is anywhere near “model-thin” as per the OP. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/9 "2010-05-26T22:48:21Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Holy shit, that woman is gorgeous. Good job! Isn’t she? Apparently, she started modeling at 14, but was told to lose a shit ton of weight- became anorexic and did lose the weight. She eventually gained 70 lbs and became a plus size model, but unlike the fat girls who get stuck just doing the Lane Bryant catalog, she’s walked for Heatherette, Jean-Paul Gaultier, etc. And guys, [Kim Kardashian](http://modelmagic.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/kim-kardashian-4.jpg) isn’t model thin either, but she’s still what any sane person would call “thin”. I mean, you definitely wouldn’t call that girl fat. Bit tits and ass do not necessarily “not skinny” make. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/10 "2010-05-26T22:50:04Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Um guys, ‘‘skinny woman with big tits’’ =/= ‘‘not thin.’’ > > How about Queen Latifah? Can we say [Queen Latifah](http://thehiphopconsultant.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/queen_microsoft.jpg)? > > How about [Margaret Cho](http://jigglybits.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/margaret-cho.jpg)? > > Come on, I know we can do better than this. Seriously. Amber Benson and Christina Hendricks? Sure, they’re not Hollywood Thin, but they’re not anywhere near thinking they “have a few pounds on them”. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/11 "2010-05-26T22:50:12Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > [Christina Hendricks](http://wearingtshirts.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/christina-hendricks-p61.jpg). [Beat](http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/4/45/Saffron_Trash.jpg) [me](http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/5926.gif) [to it](http://www.candistar.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/madmenchristinahendricks_21.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/12 "2010-05-26T22:51:58Z")
Here’s [another picture of Amber Benson](http://images2.fanpop.com/images/answers/5000/5862_1238789445632_340_425.jpg) that supports my point. And [here’s another picture of her](http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20080321/293.benson.carpenter.032108.jpg) standing next to Charisma Carpenter. Not skinny. Oh I see: I need to translate a la [match.com](http://match.com): a “few pounds on her,” or, a few dozen pounds? No, they’re not obese, but they are certainly far from skinny. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/13 "2010-05-26T22:52:16Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > Seriously. Amber Benson and Christina Hendricks? Sure, they’re not Hollywood Thin, but they’re not anywhere near thinking they “have a few pounds on them”. [Christina Hendricks](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/stylewatch/blog/090629/christina-hendricks-300x400.jpg) has definitely got some [curves](http://cdn.okmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/89437496-451x800.jpg) that are somewhat unusual in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/14 "2010-05-26T22:56:00Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Here’s [another picture of Amber Benson](http://images2.fanpop.com/images/answers/5000/5862_1238789445632_340_425.jpg) that supports my point. > > And [here’s another picture of her](http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20080321/293.benson.carpenter.032108.jpg) standing next to Charisma Carpenter. > > Not skinny. She looks pretty skinny there to me. She just is wearing a terribly unflattering style of dress that happens to make everybody look fat. [You’re telling me this girl isn’t thin?](http://www.ichatgay.com/img_blog/race_you_to_the_bottom.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/15 "2010-05-26T22:56:48Z")
Does Nigella Lawson count? I would marry [this photo](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/burning-wings/nigella-lawson-sex-appeal-hot.jpg). Oh, and [Billie Piper](http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/09_01/BillieBelleBedPA_468x656.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/16 "2010-05-26T22:58:39Z")
[Here’s a picture of Amber Benson](http://uncoolkids.com/buffy/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/buffy-dance.jpg) next to her skinny fellow cast members from Buffy. The woman is hot, but she ain’t skinny. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/17 "2010-05-26T23:02:09Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > [Here’s a picture of Amber Benson](http://uncoolkids.com/buffy/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/buffy-dance.jpg) next to her skinny fellow cast members from Buffy. > > The woman is hot, but she ain’t skinny. Uh, that season was one where Sarah Michelle Gellar looked _painfully_ thin (you shouldn’t generally be able to see individual ribs on a woman’s chest). Apparently the dope is not only the place where 50 lbs overweight is “just a bit chubby”, but it’s also the place where if you’re a size 4, you’re “not thin”. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/18 "2010-05-26T23:02:46Z")
You keep moving those goal posts. The OP requested not “model thin” skinny. Amber Benson is not fat by any means, but is clearly very beautiful and NOT “MODEL-THIN” skinny. Edit: I guess you haven’t seen model-thin lately. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/19 "2010-05-26T23:07:47Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > You keep moving those goal posts. > > The OP requested not “model thin” skinny. > > Amber Benson is not fat by any means, but is clearly very beautiful and NOT “MODEL-THIN” skinny. > > Edit: I guess you haven’t seen model-thin lately. :rolleyes: “A few pounds on them” is more than “not model-thin”. She stated that the ones you usually see _are_ model thin, then asked for women who have “a few pounds on them”. Yes, that is translation for at least mildly chubby, not “still a perfectly healthy BMI, probably under 23 at that”. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875/20 "2010-05-26T23:11:29Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > :rolleyes: “A few pounds on them” is more than “not model-thin”. She stated that the ones you usually see _are_ model thin, then asked for women who have “a few pounds on them”. Yes, that is translation for at least mildly chubby, not “still a perfectly healthy BMI, probably under 23 at that”. Taking “a few pounds” literally (and not as meaning “a few dozen pounds” which is what you seem to want), Amber Benson clearly has a “few pounds” on her. She’s a bit thick around the waist and thighs. A “few pounds” on her != fat. But, I should have known a thread like this would deteriorate into “no true Scotsman”-like arguments. Oh, no, Sarah Michelle Gellar isn’t “skinny” she’s “painfully thin.” As if that disqualifies her as an example of “skinny.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875.md?page=2)