Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is another celebrity who is posing nude and unretouched to promote and celebrate a healthier female form. The 29-year-old beauty stripped down for Harpers Bazaar and spoke candidly about her body and where her mind is at this stage of her life

Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe just can’t get away from the hurtful comments posed by the media and internet message boards. She was the brunt of Howard Stern’s fat jokes and others who question her capability of getting another big role because of her size it. There is also speculation that Vogue editors turned down the idea of having Gagourey featured in their magazine because of her weight

The former The Hills star, Lauren Conrad has that girl-next-door good looks that has many women jealous and many men drooling. In previous interviews she has admitted she has to work extra hard to keep her shape and she will take extra measures by doing weight loss systems such as ModelBody and trying new forms of exercise such as Body Box . Now at the age of 24 the actress no longer has the naturally slim teenage body and she even discovered she has cellulite

One would think that Shakira has all the self-esteem in the world.

Over the past few months the former star of One Day at a Time , Mackenzie Phillips, has come out of her shell. After years of drug abuse she got herself cleaned up while on the show Celebrity Rehab , and then wrote a book about her scandalous childhood, High On Arrival .  She has been on various shows such as Oprah and The View to discuss her new book and is experiencing a possible revival in her career and popularity.