Facts on Figures

There are 3 billion women who don’t look like supermodels and only eight who do.

Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14.

If Barbie was a real woman, she’d have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.

The average woman weighs 144lb. and wears between a 12-14.

One out of every four college aged women has an eating disorder.

The models in the magazines are airbrushed—not perfect!

A psychological study in 1995 found that three minutes spent looking at a fashion magazine caused 70% of women to feel depressed, guilty and shameful.

Models twenty years ago weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today they weigh 23% less.

Have you ever been sitting at your computer at home, work, or wherever, and received an e-mail that touched your heart, made you giggle out loud, or just brightened your day? In this humorous and inspirational compilation of forwarded e-mails, author Millicent Perry brings to the forefront what it means to be a woman. Be prepared to laugh until your face hurts, cry until you can’t see through the tears, and nod your head in agreement—all because you’ve experienced every emotion described in Fe-mails.