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		<title>Body Ideals Then and Now: What Changed and What Stayed</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once corsets ruled; now confidence and individuality redefine what’s seen as beautiful.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once corsets ruled; now confidence and individuality redefine what’s seen as beautiful.</p>
<p>1910s: Gibson girl</p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566050" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-1.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-1.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-1-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Camille Clifford</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566051" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-2.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="914" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-2.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-2-199x300.jpg 199w" sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>1920s: The flapper girl</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566052" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-3.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-3.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-3-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Alice Joyce</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566053" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-4.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="819" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-4.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-4-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>1930s: The siren</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566054" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-5.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="867" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-5.jpg 700w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-5-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>Jean Harlow</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566055" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-6.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="624" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-6.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-6-291x300.jpg 291w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>1940s: The screen queen</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566056" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-7.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="746" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-7.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-7-243x300.jpg 243w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Katherine Hepburn</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566057" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-8.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="971" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-8.jpg 700w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-8-216x300.jpg 216w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>1950s: The curves</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566058" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-9.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-9.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-9-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Elizabeth Taylor</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566059" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-10.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="759" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-10.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-10-239x300.jpg 239w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>1960s: The petite</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566060" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-11.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-11.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-11-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Twiggy</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566061" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-12.jpg" alt="" width="616" height="600" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-12.jpg 616w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-12-300x292.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" /></p>
<p>1970s: The 70’s pin up</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566062" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-13.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-13.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-13-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Farrah Fawcett</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566063" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-14.jpg" alt="" width="740" height="489" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-14.jpg 740w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-14-300x198.jpg 300w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-14-310x205.jpg 310w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /></p>
<p>1980s: The supermodel</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566064" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-15.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-15.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-15-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Elle MacPherson</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566065" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-16.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="841" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-16.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-16-216x300.jpg 216w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>1990s: The waif</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566066" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-17.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-17.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-17-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Kate Moss</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566067" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-18.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="808" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-18.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-18-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>2000s: The tone</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566068" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-19.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-19.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-19-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Christina Aguilera</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566069" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-20.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="823" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-20.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-20-221x300.jpg 221w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>2010s: The bootylicious</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566070" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-21.jpg" alt="" width="605" height="749" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-21.jpg 605w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-21-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></p>
<p>Kim Kardashian</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566071" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-22.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="1054" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-22.jpg 700w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-22-199x300.jpg 199w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-22-680x1024.jpg 680w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>2020s: The Ozempic body</p>
<p>Christina Aguilera</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566072" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-23.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="944" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-23.jpg 700w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-23-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p>Meghan Trainor</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566073" src="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-24.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="875" srcset="https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-24.jpg 700w, https://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/a_century_of_beauty_how_the_ideal_female_body_has_evolved-24-240x300.jpg 240w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
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