Kinga the Countryside

Body in Mind photographer M.C. Barth has taken some lovely photographs of a young blonde women named Kinga. Normally we are not very interested in 18 year old girls, but these pictures are so pretty we simply couldn't resist. Besides, there are probably a lot of male Body in Mind readers around the age of 18 who will especially enjoy seeing a woman their own age who is so confident and benevolent with her beauty. And if there aren't, thanks to Kinga, there soon will be!

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Mіss Amеrіcа

Will the topless photos of Mіss Nоrth Carolina boost the ratings of the Mіss Amеrіcа Pageant being held tonight, September 21, in Atlаntіc Cіty, Nеw Jеrsеy and broadcast at 8 on ABC?

Of course! Who wouldn't want to admire a beautiful young woman displaying her body? I defy anyone to find anything wrong with that!

Too bad they kicked her out of the contest for 'moral improprieties' after her boyfriend told pageant officials he had topless photos of her, knowing full well it would get her canned. Apparently there's no penalty for the boyfriend's moral impropriety of stabbing an ex-lover in the back, especially in this age when it seems more and more ex-lovers of both sexes are physically attacking their exes. Irrelevent news it seems to the Mіss Amеrіcа Pageant.

But there are also some welcome changes to this year's contest that should prove interesting and might help make it more watchable. The swimsuit competition will now have 15 competitors instead of only 10, and will be moved up to the first hour of the show.

There will also be a 16 question Jeopardy type question period on current world events and cultural issues for the finalists.

Brains and beauty. That should be the Mіss Amеrіcа credo. Then maybe the crass media coverage of the event, always aimed at mocking it and putting it down, wouldn't be able to so easily say things like: [the expanded swimsuit segment] flies in the face of the Mіss Amеrіcа Organization's we're-a-scholarship-program-not-a-beauty-pageant mantra.

Hey guys get with the new millenium. Women can be smart AND sexy.

And most people agree with me, according to the show's Nielsen ratings -- 13.6 million people watched last year. Aired just 11 days after 9/11 more people tuned in than had in 6 years. When forced by dire circumstances to decide if something was a value or not, Americans decided Mіss Amеrіcа was a true and dear American value after all.

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The winner of OUR beauty contest this month

Page 3 has posted yet another new gallery of our favourite nude model in the world, Nіkkаlа Stоtt. This time with a 60's feel - not the sad drab hippy 60's - the cool jazzy epitome of female beauty in western civilization 60's. You, know, with mojo man.

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Jеnnіfеr Lоvе-Hewitt in Rоllіng Stоnе

Jen's fans will like these shots. We like her. She's happy. How many people can you say that about? Click here.

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Which is worse, stoning women to death for having sex out of marriage or beauty contests?

Easy question, right? Apparently not for everyone.

We all know there are beauty haters out there who hate beauty contests. I've been telling you for years that such people hate beauty contests because they hate women, they hate femininity, they hate beauty, and they hate female sexuality.

Many have accused me of exaggerating. So time and time again I have patiently proven my point. Today I will prove it again.

From time to time we link to the Supermodels are lonelier than you think site. Recently a discussion has arisen there on the topic of Mіss Frаncе's heroic refusal to participate in the Mіss Wоrld contest which is being held in Nigeria this year. She is protesting the brutality Nigerian women are subjected to there by Islаmіc Shаrіа Law, under which women are mercilessly stoned to death in public for the 'crime' of having sex out of marriage.

Now those of us who really care about women greet Mіss Frаncе's stand with admiration and praise. Because we are not blinded by hatred for beauty pageant contestants, it is easy for us to see who they really are, and we see that they are often the most morally motivated women there are. We doubt neither their sincerity nor the power they have to bring to bear on the problem as women.

But you'd expect even the most rabid beauty haters to be grateful for the bravery of Mіss Frаncе. Not so. In fact, if you read this exchange on SALTYT, you will see plain as day - as openly evil as is imaginable - that when faced with a chance to fight either brutality or beauty, it is beauty that beauty-haters choose to fight.

I quote [italics mine]:

"...also noteworthy is the different treatment accorded to women in many developing countries. Typically, the woman bears the criminal sentence in cases of adultery while the man gets a slap on the wrist. This sort of misogyny is despicable. However, it is trivialized when taken as the "cause" of a beauty pageant contestant. Are we or our children to take our moral lessons from beauty queens? [Why not? Even the most innocent child is capable of performing a moral act. Why not a beauty queen?] Most of the winners go on to become actresses, singers or talk-show hostesses. [According to statistics, most feminists go on to become housewives.] Whеn Mіss France wins a seat in the Frеnch Nаtіоnаl Assembly, cures cancer or establishes an orphanage, maybe I'll listen to her opinions on world events. Until then, I'll enjoy her beauty on television with the sound off...this is more about the ridiculousness of beauty pageants rather than the righteousness/wrongness of the death penalty."

There you have it. When faced with the choice between the evil of butchering women or the 'ridiculousness' of beauty pageants, it is beauty pageants this beauty-hater protests. I ask you, is this the action of someone who cares about women?

Shockingly, it goes even deeper. Such beauty haters claim they only hate beauty contests because they don't involve the whole woman, that they don't appreciate what's inside a woman. It's morality that makes a woman special they insist. Yet it is precisely her morality for which they hate Mіss Frаncе. Notice how they have never had a problem advocating opting out of beauty contests before, that is, not until a moral contestant comes along. Then they suggest we watch with the sound off.

It seems what beauty-haters hate most is not our love of a shallow type of female beauty, but our love for a moral beauty. It is moral beauty Mіss Frаncе has. She is pretty and good.

Obviously, to me at least, it is being judged for our character that frightens beauty-haters even more than beauty contests, and more than a world that butchers sexual women.

Considering how ugly beauty-haters are on the inside, considering their absolute lack of character, it's no wonder they don't want character to count.

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Emma-Louise to be next Page 3 girl?

Our friends at Simply-Gorgeous have perhaps discovered the next Page 3 girl, Emma-Louise. She has a tryout very soon. Does she deserve it? We think so. Click here to decide for yourself.

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The whole woman

Most erotic photographers are men. Perhaps because most admirers of female beauty are men. Yet, whenever a woman turns her camera towards a beautiful woman, she tends to do it better, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's because female photographers are not as considerate of the models' feelings - they have a vision and they make sure the model gives them what they want. Or perhaps it's because models are more comfortable posing and trying new things for a woman. But my best guess is that it's because female photographers are not really distracted by the sexuality of their models, and so can concentrate on their vision of what a whole woman is more carefully. It's weird, but whenever I see a particularly sexy fashion show on TV, or a sexy photo that has something extra, it's almost always a woman who is responsible. Tаkе Bυnny Yeager for instance. Her photos of Bеttіе Pаgе became the epitome of what we call cheesecake photos today, not just because of Bеttіе Pаgе's undeniably charming enthusiasm for being naked, but because Bunny consistently set this charm against the backdrop of her unique vision of a positive, happy, sunlit, exuberant universe. Or long-time Penthouse magazine contributor, Sυzе Rаndаll, who is still creating some of the most beautiful soft porn shoots ever created - if the Rоmаn Gоds ever had sex, Randall would be there shooting it. Or Annіе Liebowitz, whose refreshingly ingenious and endearing shots of already overexposed celebrities and models consistently make it to the covers of top magazines.

Wаndа Pоlаk is doing for fashion/glamour/erotic photography, what Bυnny Yеаgеr did for the pin-up, Liebowitz does for fashion, and Randall does for porn. She is doing what a lot of other people are doing, only better. And it's not just because she is a woman. It's because she sees women the way Body in Mind does, which is, as whole beings, with bodies AND minds, sexuality AND a purpose. She is better because she puts sex appeal in her fashion and lifestyle work, beauty and pro values into her erotic shots. The result is images of whole women who are supremely confident, sexy, and self-possessed, depicted with continuous creativity, high production values, and welcome respect.

We are fortunate to have a series of Wanda's magnificent photos gracing our page this month (hit refresh to see more). Click here to visit Wanda's great site where you will find all of these photos and many more.

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Bеаυty In the Field

Most erotic photographers aim their cameras at nude models and hope something good happens. Occasionally they may throw a feather boa or a high heeled shoe into the shot. True erotic artists, on the other hand, aim to control everything that enters one of their images of a nude woman so that the result is not just nakedness, but beauty, not just mammaries, but real memories. Cаrstеn Tschаch is one such artist, and it is our pleasure to welcome him to our pages as one of this month's new Body in Mind photographers. We know you'll find his photos as hauntingly persistent as the beauty of women itself.

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Beauty by the Sea

Some photographers build images by constructing elaborate settings for their models. Others do it by removing everything from the picture that distracts or clashes with the natural beauty of their models. German photographer, M.C. Barth, is one of the latter, and what makes his work so remarkable is that after looking at his images, you'd swear there was nothing else in his images other than the remarkable beauty of his women. We are proud to have him join us this month as one of our newest Body in Mind photographers. Treat yourself to a helping of Barth's pure beauty, now in our galleries.

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