Like it or not, children and teens look to celebrities for inspiration on how to look, act, speak and for confirmation that their own appearance is acceptable.
Finding role models or, at least, evidence that people like you can succeed in life is easy for symmetrical youngsters with naturally athletic, slender and light-skinned bodies. But for everyone else, it can be a tricky business, especially when a first qualification for celebrity status is whatever appearance Hollywood’s power brokers find most appealing this year.
But there are some celebrities whose appearance on the covers of magazines and in other media break the too-slim, too-perfect mold. See Wednesday’s Family section for celebs — from Adele to Gabourey Sidibe — who break that mold.