Kim Kardashian, who has been the subject of dozens of photoshopped pictorials, is the latest celebrity to bare all in an un-retouched nude photo to show what she’s really like. And it ain’t bad.
Kardashian, 29, took her clothes off for the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.
As a side note, it’s interesting how many mainstream magazines are resorting to nudity, however tasteful, to sell magazines in the tough economy, which has been particularly hard on the media industry.
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Kardashian is comfortable in front of cameras without her clothes. She launched her career in 2007 by leaking a raunchy X-rated sex tape with former boyfriend Ray J. Millions of people around the world watched it on the Internet.
Most recently Kim bared all for the Dec. 2007 issue of Playboy, which always heavily retouches photographs to create unreal images of women. She says she regrets posing now.
The trend has caused a furor. Magazines from People to Vanity Fair have digital enhanced celebrities, erasing lines from their faces and pounds form their bodies.
Celebs such as Demi Moore and Britney Spears have released unretouched images of themselves to show fans that they do, indeed, resemble their glamorous magazine images.
For her part, the busty 5’3″ Kardashian–who’s known for looking as good in person as in her photos–doesn’t understand the hype surrounding her biggest asset: her ample backside.
“I don’t get why everyone is always going on about my butt,” Kim tells Bazaar. “I’m Armenian. It’s normal. My butt is probably not as big as you might think, because I have small legs and a small waist, which makes it appear bigger.”
Growing up, the voluptuous sex icon says she hated her big breasts.
“I was wearing a C cup by the time I was 11,” Kardashian recounts. “I would go to bed and pray, ‘Please, Lord, don’t let my boobs grow any bigger.’ I hated what was happening.”
While Kim admits she has flaws, she’s learning to accept them.
“I might have a little bit of cellulite,” she says. “I might not be toned everywhere. I might struggle in this area or that. But accepting that just empowers me.”
