This Is How The Ideal Female Body Type Has Changed Over The Last Century

The Buff Beauty Of The 2000s

As we turn towards the new millennium, once again we said goodbye to the rail thin look and welcome a more athletic body type as the ideal. Women gracing magazine covers were now sporting rock hard abs and though they were not as curvy as the women of the 50’s, they still were much curvier than the 90’s style body type.

The Buff Beauty Of The 2000s

Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen ushered in a new supermodel look: tall, long legs, and athletic. The Brazilian model was the most highly paid model for years and has been called one of the “Most Beautiful Women in the World,” as well as one of the “Most Influential People in Fashion.”

Gisele Bundchen