Body Ideals Then and Now: What Changed and What Stayed

Once corsets ruled; now confidence and individuality redefine what’s seen as beautiful.

1910s: Gibson girl

Camille Clifford

1920s: The flapper girl

Alice Joyce

1930s: The siren

Jean Harlow

1940s: The screen queen

Katherine Hepburn

1950s: The curves

Elizabeth Taylor

1960s: The petite

Twiggy

1970s: The 70’s pin up

Farrah Fawcett

1980s: The supermodel

Elle MacPherson

1990s: The waif

Kate Moss

2000s: The tone

Christina Aguilera

2010s: The bootylicious

Kim Kardashian

2020s: The Ozempic body

Christina Aguilera

Meghan Trainor