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Gibson Girl
The Gibson girl was the ideal body image for women in the 1900s. It displays a tall woman with a big bottom and breasts. -
Flapper Girls
The flapper girls were similar to the Gibson girl but had more boyish figures and shorter hair. This was the ideal body image in this era. -
1960's Ideal Woman
This image shows a great change in the body image as it doesn't necessarily portray a woman who has big breasts or anything crazy. -
Body Image Professional Athtlete
The image displayed here is the track and field athlete Florence Griffith Joyner. Women in the 80s looked up to her and tried to lose weight to look like her. -
2000 - Today
This is an image of the mans ideal body image for this era. You can see the 6-pack and how this body image is a more fit human being.
