If the $115,000 final auction price of Marilyn Monroe's famed Size 14 dress she wore for JFK's birthday doesn't place a revered value on curvy girls, I don't know what does. Some of the most desired woman in the history of pop culture were heavy on the curves. America's cinematic treasures Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren top the list of the sexiest and curviest. And curves aren't only for men to swoon over. It's for us healthy, real gals to envy and to emulate. Even skinny mini models like Vogue Mag cover girl Jessica Hart told BettyConfidential that women with curves are the perfect image of health and sensuality. And Beyonce, one of our generation's most desired curvy girls to date has said, “I feel best when I’m not really thin and not really heavy – when I’m still curvy. I really believe that everyone is supposed to be different, and whatever is a natural weight for you is usually what looks best”.
These curvy sexpots are pretty bootylicious too:
Jessica Simpson
With news of a new man and a lifestyle empire that dominates the young adult demo, Jessica Simpson has got it all, including a body that is loud and proud. Jess is often criticized in the media for being “too this” or “too that,” but that has only inspired her to be herself, and that's sexiest of all. After the 2005 chili cookout in which she was photographed in high-waisted jeans, the media went crazy calling Simpson “fat”. It was this experience that led her to create the VH-1 show, The Price of Beauty in which she and her two best friends travel the globe in search of what different cultures consider beautiful. Jess recently told Oprah: "It's all what I have within myself. I finally relaxed, and I don't care what people have to say about my weight. I think I look great."
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson has experienced it all, from great tragedy to great success. From her first appearance on the American Idol stage to Academy Award winner for her role in Dream Girls to the tragic deaths of her closest family members to her recent role as mother, wifey and Weight Watchers spokesperson, Ms. Hudson keeps it tight. A champion for the every girl, Ms. Hudson started her career at a plus-size 22. But after seeing pictures post-baby, she says, "I was like, 'Who? ... Oh, my God, this is me.” She kicked her focus and determination for a healthy lifestyle and luscious curves into high gear. Despite a busy schedule, Miss Hudson works hard at making time to work out and work the Weight Watchers program to her current, curvaceous size 6 sexiness.
Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey is a New York girl through and through. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Harlem, Gabourey was discovered for her title role in the award winning Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, while attending Manhattan Community College. Having already hosted hometown favorite Saturday Night Live, curvy girl Gabby is already on to the next big thing, which includes starring in a new Showtime series, The Big C. While Howard Stern has commented on-air that Gabourey's weight makes people uncomfortable, another curvalicious Queen, our omnipresent Oprah, has rebutted forecasting that Gabourey has a brilliant career ahead.
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur was a cheerleader and captain of her high school soccer team. So it's too bad that she lost a physical fight to Larry David over the first appointment in a doctor's office in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. It is, however, her cheerleader's spirit that won Winokur the role of Tracy Turnbald in the Broadway debut of Hairspray. It was in Hairspray that this sexy little thing won America's heart singing and dancing her tush off. It led her to the host position on Oxygen's weight-loss competition show, Dance Your Ass Off. Now a Mom and BFF with original Tracy Turnblad, curvy, quirky, Ricki Lake, Marissa is like our real life version of Glee.
Christina Hendricks
The sexy, statuesque Christina Hendricks plays the incredibly delicious redhead secretary, Joan Holloway on Mad Men. Every photo of her is reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe and evokes a time when curves that don't stop were the celeb look du jour. While she holds dual citizenship with Britain, she is all ours, raised in Idaho, singing on the high school stage. Once a blonde, she started dyeing her hair red in seventh grade, which is a style choice that has no doubt helped lead her to be crowned “The World's Sexiest Woman” this year in Esquire Magazine.