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 Want to love what you see in the mirror without going under the knife? Check this out!

Often known for its dramatic “a wife killed her husband for his money and she’s secretly having an affair with her step-son who used turns out to be her long lost brother” kind of movies, Lifetime (www.mylifetime.com) has a new show that has everyone talking. How to Look Good Naked w/ Carson Kressley is a show about helping women embrace their curves. Host Carson Kressley, former co-host of Queer eye for the Straight Guy, helps women in each episode see the beauty in their “so-called” flaws and let them show off their new self esteem by embracing their bodies in the most natural way:in the nude. And if you haven’t seen the show, and wondering it the women are really nude in their photos, THEIR NOT, its tastefully done (think sexy and classy meets sophisticated, no perverts please). The video above features an exert from the show that according to several studies, all women can relate to: getting the right bra size. Its a known fact that 85 % of women are wearing the wrong bra size, so if you think you are or might be, watch this video, stop by the nearest Victoria’s Secret, www.victoriassecret.com , and get sized (its free). Be sure to check out the shows website as well: http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/how-look-good-naked

If you’re a young woman whose also an up and coming magazine editor,newspaper journalist, publicist, news anchor, etc. and you haven’t found a group of young women who you can relate to on your career aspirations, then you should check out the nywiciNEXT Blog (www.nywicistudents.wordpress.com). Created by nywici student member Sammy Davis (www.fashionagenda.blogspot.com) this blog features post from a group of diverse,real,young women who are in college in pursuit of their dream in communications. nywiciNEXTis a blog that stems from its newsletter nywiciNEXT (http://www.nywici.org/nywiciNEXT.html) as well as its organization: New York Women in Communications Inc.(www.nywici.org). Like I said, it features young women as they embark on pursuing their careers, one post features great advice by way of magazine editors from the student career conference (http://nywicistudents.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/magazine-journalism/) another talks about the joy of studying abroad (http://nywicistudents.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/universal-communications-exploring-career-options-abroad/). I know this post has alot of links, but I haven’t yet mastered the tool to hide the links withn the words, so bare with me LOL.  Whatever it maybe, this site give young women who are interested in a career in communications an inside look on how it all starts, from the ground up.

I noticed I received several searches for fashion journalism internships. Although I am the least person to talk to when it comes to fashion, I know a couple of sites that can help. If you’re looking for a fashion editorial internship (magazine/newspapers/online magazines) I suggest going on ed2010, www.ed2010.com They feature several internships a week, and as of right now, tons of fashion journalism internships are available (including one with Teen Vogue Magazine if you’re in the NYC area: http://www.ed2010.com/jobs/whisperjobs/2008/01/teen-vogue-spring-08-fashion-and-accessories-interns). Also, there is this great website called, Fashion Internships, www.fashioninternships.blogspot.com which features internships in fashion from magazines to designers.