Numerous clothing ads appeared in the August 2009 issue of Seventeen magazine showcasing fall's biggest trend, especially "back to school" shopping. The reader's eyes are first drawn to Seventeen's title of "1081 Ways to Look Amazing"; and later in the magazine, readers are drawn to models who look like seventeen-year-olds. Most clothing ads portray the “everyday” teenager who is consistently happy and, most importantly, thin. However, Torrid's clothing advertisement differs from the rest of the advertisements. Torrid is an item of clothing created specifically for "plus size" bodies, but looking at the ad the reader cannot understand that the model is plus size; each of the models appears slim. The back-to-school issue illustrates that having a slim body is important for girls. On the other hand, in the most recent, prom issue of Seventeen magazine (May 2010), the focus has shifted from having a perfect body to having a perfect body. have perfect skin. Top headliners include “943 Ways to Look Beautiful for Free!” and “Perfect skin! Without any makeup. Many of the ads and magazine articles focus on close-ups of the face for makeup or acne medicine. Neutrogena, Clearasil and Clinque are the highlighted products for clear skin and Maybelline and Covergirl are makeup lines to hide facial imperfections. These advertisements stigmatize the image of having "perfect skin" which is shown to be free of any facial imperfections. Having perfect skin coincides with having a perfect body and girls need to achieve both to appear normal. In the podcast, Taking Surspiring Risks for The Ideal Body, there is a global perspective of the ideal body image that young women and girls in Jamaica use in extreme ways to adapt t...... center of paper... ... message controlling the girl's image. There were three different podcasts that revolved around teenage girls fitting into society's ideal body image. The time periods for each podcast's release vary: Taking Surspiring Risks for The Ideal Body was released on March 22, 2010; Is America Obsessed With Beauty was released on August 22, 2008; and Roundtable: Black Women and Body Image was published on June 9, 2005. In the span of five years, body image ideologies among girls have become a global issue, as seen in Jamaica, and have not diminished in today's values . Unlike Seventeen magazine, the podcasts are aimed more at an adult audience thanks to the analysis of young teenagers. However, if younger generations listened to podcasts, they would have a better and new perspective on the “ideal” body and how they see themselves..