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A world apart

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Fashion models Iman and Waris Dirie believe that female circumcision should be abolished from their Somalian customs. Iman's mother did not follow the tradition while Dirie was not educated by her mother on the rite. Dirie recounts the painful experience and consequences of the practice.

Author: Johnson, Rebecca
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vogue
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0042-8000
Year: 1998
Psychological aspects, Sexual behavior, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Sex customs, Fashion models, Female circumcision, Somalia, Iman, Dirks, Raymond L.

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The American body

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A survey on the fitness regimens of people in four US cities was conducted. Results revealed fitness activities such as aerobics and yoga is popular with women in Los Angeles and New York while those in those in Seattle preferred outdoor sports such as running or cycling.

Author: Johnson, Rebecca
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vogue
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0042-8000
Year: 1997
Health aspects, Demographic aspects, New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Women's fitness, Seattle, Washington, Houston, Texas

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Brow study

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The fashionable eyebrow is full but well-groomed. A woman describes having her eyebrows tweezed at a salon, where she learns that the perfect brow has a realistic-looking tapered arch.

Author: Johnson, Rebecca
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vogue
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0042-8000
Year: 1995
Care and treatment, Methods, Personal appearance, Eye

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