Miss Indiana's "normal" body.

_lyndseybrooke_
_lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
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Link: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-miss-indiana-mekayla-diehl-weight-20140610-story.html

In a nutshell, Mekayla Diehl didn't win, but she's getting a lot of attention because she's not exactly your typical super-thin Miss USA contestant.

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Well, I think that's great that they had a girl up there that isn't a "bag of bones" and I think she looks great, but the thing that got me was the article's claim that Mekayla has a BMI of 18, making her far from "normal" or "average." As the article says, she's 5'8", meaning that she'd have to be about 119 lbs to have a BMI of 18. They say she wears a size 4, which I believe because my body doesn't look all that different from hers and I wear a size 4 (sometimes), but she's definitely not 119 lbs.

Thoughts?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
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  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    Her ankles are uncovered!! SCANDALOUS!
  • KrazyDaizy
    KrazyDaizy Posts: 815 Member
    She is gorgeous, as were the other contestants who were different sizes.

    I was born and raised in Indiana and this is a good representation of my state. She is bangin', IMO.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    She's much smaller than that picture makes her look. I was in Baton Rouge a few weeks ago and was at the casino these girls were staying at and all of them were very small, including Miss Indiana (they also really walk around with their sashes on all the time.)
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    THAT'S "normal"? I'd hate to see what "too thin" looks like.

    She looks awesome!
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    I think she's awesome, but I hate how people are body shaming all of the other contestants and using her as a crutch to do so.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
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    Why did this make me sad?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member


    Why did this make me sad?

    some people are just unprepared for "2/10" memes...
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    Why did this make me sad?

    Because cat people are overly sensitive. :wink:

    I AM NOT

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  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    I think she's gorgeous.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    ...for that special kind of body-shaming that MFP does so well.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    She's lovely. I'd guess 130ish. I am the same height and 155lbs. My thighs are fatter and I have much bigger hips and shoulders.

    But I think it's rude to imply the other ladies are "not-normal" and down right insulting and misguided to call them "a bag of bones".
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
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    ...for that special kind of body-shaming that MFP does so well.

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  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    Just my opinion, but she is smoking-hot.

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  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Yup, as suspected, they all look "normal" to me.

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  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
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    ...for that special kind of body-shaming that MFP does so well.

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    Off topic - but when that cat goes ninja on them, there will be no survivors.
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    That's the kind of normal body I'm aspiring to. She looks fit and beautiful.
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
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    ...for that special kind of body-shaming that MFP does so well.

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    Off topic - but when that cat goes ninja on them, there will be no survivors.

    If I know Jof, his reaction will be similar, which is why I take comfort in knowing that I was all-state on my high school's hide and seek team.
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    That's the kind of body you used to see all the time before the wafer thin girls became the norm thanks to magazines. That's how a woman should be (if not maybe a bit curvier).
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    She's beautiful. So are the other contestants.

    "Bag of bones?" :noway: :noway: :noway:
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    That's the kind of body you used to see all the time before the wafer thin girls became the norm thanks to magazines. That's how a woman should be (if not maybe a bit curvier).

    Why don't we let women choose how we "should be" on an individual basis based on each woman's individual goals? Crazy, right?
  • a_stronger_me13
    a_stronger_me13 Posts: 812 Member
    That's the kind of body you used to see all the time before the wafer thin girls became the norm thanks to magazines. That's how a woman should be (if not maybe a bit curvier).

    Why don't we let women choose how we "should be" on an individual basis based on each woman's individual goals? Crazy, right?

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    They all look "normal" to me, whatever that means these days.
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
    Yup....hair, face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, breasts (and other torso parts), abdomen, hips, lady bits, legs, and all the stuff off camera. Perfectly normal. I got a wife with all that too. I should make a thread for her.

    (And I know you're all wondering. No, she didn't win either..but she should've!)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Last year people complained that the winner was too thin :huh: , this year too "normal" apparently :huh: .

    And this is how I feel about the bag of bones comments: :noway:
  • saranne1015
    saranne1015 Posts: 180 Member
    the only thing that's abnormal here is the competition itself =/ can we stop the skinny-shaming and just all agree that this is just another ridiculous example of the exploitation of the female form?

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  • heatheremde
    heatheremde Posts: 43 Member
    Yup, as suspected, they all look "normal" to me.

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    Agreed, they were all gorgeous and healthy looking!!
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    ...for that special kind of body-shaming that MFP does so well.

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    Off topic - but when that cat goes ninja on them, there will be no survivors.

    If I know Jof, his reaction will be similar, which is why I take comfort in knowing that I was all-state on my high school's hide and seek team.

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  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    She appears to have a fairly high body fat percentage for 119 lbs if she is 5'8", but she is a beautiful woman and appears to me to be at a perfectly healthy weight.

    I also disagree with usage of "bag of bones" to describe the other contestants. They all look nice to me.

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