Then and Now

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Registered: 03-04-2005
Then and Now
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Sat, 04-02-2005 - 4:01pm

Ladies,
I hope all of you enjoy this as much as I did. It came from the April 2005 issue of a magazine called Shop Etc. Here's to celebrating the real woman!

OH GROW UP!

THEN...
15 year old Brook Shields didn't let anything get between her and her Calvins.

NOW...
40-year old Brooke Shields is the fully clothed spokesmodel for Jones New York clothing.

THEN...
Then 18-year old Erika Christensen was featured in celebrity Gap ads.

NOW...
40-year old Sarah Jessica Parker is the face of Gap.

THEN...
In 2003, two of the seven actresses who won Golden Globe Awards were over 40.

NOW...
In 2005, five of the seven actresses who won Golden Globe Awards were over 40.

THEN...
In 1990,teen soap Beverly Hills 90210 debuted and dominated ratings from 1993 to 1996, complete with breakouts and breakdowns.

NOW...
In 2004, Desperate Housewives became the second most popular show on TV. (PS: It's number three among men.)

THEN...
In 1992, MTV put seven (young) strangers in a house and The Real World debuted, unleashing the reality TV craze.

NOW...
Fox's Nanny 911 replaces the teenagers with overwhelmed mothers and the nannies attempting to save them.

THEN...
Then 24-year-old Ashton Kutcher dated then 25 year old Brittany Murphy.

NOW...
At press time, 28-year-old Ashton Kutcher is living with 42-year-old Demi Moore.

THEN...
Barely legal centerfolds.

NOW...
Playboy just concluded a nationwide search for "America's sexiest homemakers." Winners will appear in an upcoming issue.

THEN...
Sales of Brittany Spears' first album topped 13 million.

NOW...
Sales of the mother-of-all-teen-pop diva's latest album barely inched up to one million.

Let's all make a toast to our older, post baby selves! Hollywood does!

Amy

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Registered: 05-25-2004
In reply to: amylr2005
Mon, 04-04-2005 - 8:54am
Amy, this was a very uplifting read for a Monday morning!! Thank you!! :-)
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Registered: 02-28-2005
In reply to: amylr2005
Mon, 04-04-2005 - 5:28pm

THEN...
Then 18-year old Erika Christensen was featured in celebrity Gap ads.

NOW...
40-year old Sarah Jessica Parker is the face of Gap.


I just saw Oprah...17 year old Joss Stone is the new face (and voice) of Gap.