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Published: 17:03 BST, 26 November 2013 | Updated: 20:32 BST, 26 November 2013
With the goal of 'normalizing nudity,' a new photography project featuring naked Mormon women hopes to shed light on the religion's strict codes of modesty.
Salt Lake City photographer Katrina Barker Anderson, who is a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, launched Mormon Women Bare in July 2013 and has so far had more than 30 Mormon women volunteer to be photographed.
'I know that images can be very powerful tools for change,' the 30-year-old told MailOnline. ' For the women who chose to be photographed, this act of artistic expression helps them reclaim their bodies while protesting a system that has told them they must remain covered and careful.'
With the aim of 'normalizing nudity,' a new photography project featuring naked Mormon women hopes to shed light on the religion's strict codes of modesty
Mrs Anderson, who hopes people will view the images 'with open minds and hearts,' says the idea of Mormon Women Bare began in 2012 after several news stories surrounding modesty in Mormon culture came to light.
'A story appeared in the Church's children's magazine about a young girl shaming her friend for not dressing “modestly” enough -- the story involved a young girl wearing a skirt without tights,' she explained.
'Then a BYU-Idaho student was not allowed to take a test because her jeans were too “form fitting”. And one of the Church's magazines altered a Carl Bloch painting of angels by removing their wings and adding cap sleeves to their dresses. After hearing these stories and others, I became increasingly frustrated.'
Mrs Anderson, whose own husband is 'very supportive' of the project ('He is my biggest fan,' she admitted) said she wanted tp answer some of her own burning questions though the project: 'Why has the modesty culture of the LDS church gotten so extreme in the past few years and what can we do about it?' she asked.
Salt Lake City photographer Katrina Barker Anderson launched Mormon Women Bare in July 2013 and has so far had more than 30 Mormon women volunteer to be photographed (pictured: Monica)
Mrs Anderson, who hopes people will view the images 'with open minds and hearts,' says the idea of Mormon Women Bare began in 2012 after several news stories surrounding modesty in Mormon culture came to light
'For the women who chose to be photographed, this act of artistic expression helps them reclaim their bodies while protesting a system that has told them they must remain covered and careful,' said Mrs Anderson
Despite the possibility of being reprimanded by their community, Mrs Anderson said it was 'surprisingly easy to find volunteers.'
' I think everyone who has volunteered has taken that possibility seriously, but has ultimately decided this project is worth that risk,' she explained, adding that 'as of now, no one has been reprimanded by church leaders.
'I certainly hope it stays that way. I think this project is absolutely defensible artistically and is not a reason for church discipline.'
But Mrs Anderson also hopes that the photography series will touch American women outside of the religion.
Despite the possibility of being reprimanded by their community, Mrs Anderson said it was 'surprisingly easy to find volunteers' for her project
Amanda, pictured, volunteered for the project because she 'knew I had to reclaim the only thing left that I felt like I had control over: my body and the ever imperfect, complicated relationship I've always had with it'
Grace, pictured, said she volunteered because 'too often Mormon women wait for and rely on their husbands or the births of their children to validate the beauty, divinity and power of their womanhood'
' By seeing what women really look like proves incredibly powerful,' she said. 'We are so bombarded with reasons to feel shame about our bodies.
'Most of the images we see of women’s bodies are very thin, very “ideal”. In reality, very few of us fit that so-called ideal. It is unrealistic to expect all of us to be perfectly thin and sculpted, with perky breasts and no cellulite.
'For women to see that other women are not perfect and yet are absolutely stunning is immensely affirming. . . Women of different shapes, sizes, and ages demonstrate that bodies need not bring shame but can be owned, celebrated, and honored.
Mrs Anderson strives to show diversity of age, body type, ethnicity and race in her project, however she admits that has come across several hurdles.
'I hope that women see this and have more compassion for themselves and their bodies. I hope that men see this and realize that women should not be objectified, even if seen nude,' said Mrs Anderson
Katie, pictured, had her first baby out of wedlock; she offered to be photographed because: 'To have my fertility used against me, made into a sin, is one of the greatest wrongs I have had to weather'
Kathy, pictured, said she wanted to show off her 'abdomen so stretched by seven pregnancies,' her 'lopsided breasts' and 'upside-down butt that was flat and round in all the wrong spots'
'Because I live in Utah, finding women of color has been difficult. Also, finding women over age 50 has been hard, although I do have a few older volunteers that I will be photographing soon.'
Mrs Anderson says she has received an outpouring of personal and positive reactions to her project, which she feels confident will continue.
'I hope that women see this and have more compassion for themselves and their bodies. I hope that men see this and realize that women should not be objectified, even if seen nude.
'I see the project as a celebration of women and the human form. I hope others see that as well. '
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Sofia Vergara is feeling body confident!
The 45-year-old Modern Family actress recently posed nude for Women's Health 's Naked Issue, looking undeniably gorgeous on the September cover. In the accompanying interview, Vergara gets candid about how her body has changed through the years, the work she puts in to maintain her famous physique and why her husband, Joe Manganiello, appreciates her for being herself.
Vergara says posing naked for Women's Health was especially important to her because of the message it's sending.
"Here's a woman, 45, being able to show her body," she points out. "It's not like before, when it was just young girls who would make the cover of a magazine."
Though Mangianello, of course, had some thoughts.
"Joe's like, 'F**k, you're going to be naked in everything now? Why?'" she says with a laugh, referencing a steamy shower scene in her upcoming spy thriller, Bent .
Vergara has no problem getting candid about aging in Hollywood.
"I'm 45. Even if you want to, at this time in your life, you can't be perfect," she explains. "It's not that you hate it, or that you're upset about it, but it is our reality. We're changing. I see it happening to me. I want to look my age, but I want to look great. I think if you are obsessed with this 'I want to look younger' thing, you're going to go crazy."
"People say, 'Oh, you look like you're in your 20s.' Well, it's not true," she adds. "Our skin is different. I had never thought of the word pore, then I'm like, 'Sh**! What do I do with these?'"
Another topic Vergara isn't shy about is her bra size.
"I can barely cover my boobs with two arms -- I'm a 32-triple-D!" she says when noting why most nude magazine poses won't work for her. "My boobs are real, and I had a baby. If I grab them, I can't even cover the nipple!"
The actress is accepting of her body, including that she'll never have six-pack abs. But she does strive to eat healthy, and works out with a trainer three or four times a week using the Megaformer, an advanced Pilates machine.
"Joe built a very nice gym in the house, so I don't have any excuses," she admits. "It's not about having muscle or cut abs. I don't have abs because I'm not 'I need to be like a fit model with a perfect body.' That would take too much effort!"
"It's like torture for me," she later admits about exercising. "I'm in a bad mood two hours before, I'm in a bad mood while I'm doing it, I'm in a bad mood at the end because I have to schedule the next class."
But if there's one thing she does love, it's looking her best for any occasion. Vergara admits she almost always wears lipstick, even if she's at home by herself.
"One of the first things Joe told me when we started dating was, 'I like how you're always very well put together,'" she reveals. "He said, 'I've had girlfriends that are all day long prancing around the house in sweats, no makeup…' I'm not saying that's bad; it's great. For good or worse, it's the way I grew up: Accept yourself but also be better than yourself."
ET spoke to Vergara last month at the Emoji Movie premiere, where she talked about playing the flamenco dancer emoji.
"Who who else is gonna do that than me?" she quipped.

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When it came time for Cathy Bartlett-Horwood to drop her dressing gown to the floor and stand naked in her village hall in front of her friends, she was nervous. The 60-year-old has had a complicated relationship with her weight for many years. She was so nervous, in fact, that she was physically sick beforehand.
Nevertheless, she persisted. Bartlett-Horwood became part of a group of brave women who’ve come to be known as the "Wonders of Whimple." The "wonders" are thus-named because they posed naked in the village’s most scenic spots for a calendar celebrating the beauty of the village's female population.
This calendar is more than a photographic paean to the female form. It’s a fundraiser for this village's year-long mission to change the way its residents feel about their bodies.
The village’s name is one you might not have come across before, for the village itself is deep in the heart of rural Devon—a county in the south west corner of England. Readers imagining a scene not unlike the idyllic filming location of the 2003 film Calendar Girls wouldn't be entirely off the mark.
Whimple is comprised of winding lanes dotted with thatch-roofed whitewashed cottages with the occasional farm thrown in for good measure.
But, beyond the chocolate box prettiness of the village, its 1,173 inhabitants have been working hard to acknowledge and embrace the beauty of their own bodies. It's by no means been an overnight flick-of-a-switch process for many of the people involved.
Gill Wilson— an eating disorders therapist—is the woman behind the movement. It all started in January 2016, when Gill organised screenings of a documentary in the village called Embrace (opens in a new tab) .
The film—created by Australian activist Taryn Brumfitt after a successful Kickstarter campaign—explores the issue of "body loathing" and aims to inspire people to change the way they think and feel about their bodies.
"After having my three children, I ended up hating my body," says Brumfitt in the documentary. "So I trained hard, and I'm standing there in my perfect body and I’m not happy." Brumfitt says she didn't want her daughter to grow up feeling the same way so she traveled the world to find out why so many people hate their bodies.
Wilson’s decision to screen the documentary in the area is one backed up by research. According to Dove’s Global Beauty and Confidence Report, which surveyed 10,500 women from around the world, British women have one of the lowest self-esteem scores, and just 20 percent said they liked the way they looked.
Alarmingly, a 2016 report by the Children’s Society found that girls are “less happy than they used to be” about their physical appearance. The research found that more than one-third of UK girls are unhappy with the way they look, a 30 percent rise over five years.
Wilson says that after she put on two screenings in the village, people came forward with ideas to further the notion of embracing one’s body image. One of which was a calendar.
“I was getting loads of emails, and the biggest messages was that the film needs to be shown in schools, but you need a licence for it to be shown in schools,” says Wilson. But, the idea of the calendar presented a solution to the licence issue—the proceeds raised by the Wonders of Whimple could pay for licences.
Word of the calendar spread through the village, and slowly but surely people came forward and signed up to take part in it. “Once people knew their friends were doing it, they’d say 'oh, if you're doing it, I'll do it,'” says Wilson.
This was exactly how Bartlett-Horwood came to be involved in the calendar. “I knew some of my friends were taking part, and I thought, hey why should I just tell them how proud I am of them when I can actually do it too!” Her photo now sits pride of place on the calendar’s February page, and she’s also on the front cover.
“I have spent years battling with my weight and worrying how I look in front of my family and friends,” she says. “But, why when I am healthy and happy I have wonderful people around me who love me for who I am and it is inside that really matters.”
Bartlett-Horwood wants other people to feel the way she feels and “not to be worried about what other people think.”
“Allow your real self to shine and feel comfortable with who you are,” says Bartlett-Horwood. “We are all fabulous.”
Her bravery—and that of the women who took part in the calendar—has not gone unnoticed in the village. “People I don’t know have recognised me from the calendar and hugged me,” says Bartlett-Horwood.
Suzanne Rothwell, 72, decided to take part in the calendar for reasons close to her heart. A grandmother of six, Rothwell says she’s seen her grandkids starting to worry about body image from a very young age.
“My 5-year-old granddaughter one day said she couldn't do something because people would see her tummy. How sad is that?” Rothwell says. She feels that children are “constantly bombarded” with images of “perfect people.”
So Rothwell posed nude in an orchard along with other women from the village.
“It was great fun taking part, everyone was being quite modest taking their clothes off and putting on their dressing gowns,” says Rothwell. “Amazingly, when we finished the shoot and went to get changed, most ladies just undressed without worrying about their nakedness.”
The women of Whimple posed in nothing but their birthday suits betwixt apple trees in an orchard, beside scones and jam at the local cricket club and, of course, on high stools at the Thirsty Farmer.
“We were keen for the calendar to get a real cross-section, and to get a diversity of body shapes,” Wilson added. “We ended up having a young girl of 18 and a lady of 84 years of age.”
Wilson says that most of the women felt “empowered” after the photo shoot.
“Everybody's journey was different, and people were fairly tentative to start with,” says Wilson. “I can’t speak for other people, but I was in the calendar and I felt really empowered, really liberated.”
She said that some of the experience couldn’t be “put into words” as it was “su
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