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American women want to look like–in order–Oprah Winfrey, Sophia Loren and Meryl Streep, according to a national survey conducted by Allure magazine.
Of the poll results, which show a surprising bias against thin celebrities and the physical touch-ups offered on “The Swan” and “Extreme Makeover,” the magazine’s editor, Linda Wells, tells The New York Daily News: “Women don’t have to be an impossible creature. [They are saying] `No, I won’t be Gisele [Bundchen], and that’s OK.'”
In the survey, 81 percent of women ranked being good at their job as more important than being attractive to others.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune staff and wire reports.
