Seventeen magazine vows not to alter images, to ‘celebrate every kind of beauty’

When teenage girls check out Seventeen magazine, they’ll be getting the complete picture — no ifs, ands or Photoshopped butts about it.

That’s the pledge the magazine’s staff made in its latest edition, after a push led by a Maine 14-year-old to combat the practice of tweaking pictures and picking models whose appearance give teens an unrealistic perspective on what is beautiful.

“We vow to … never change girls’ body or face shapes. (Never have, never will),” the magazine states as part of its “Body Peace Treaty” from its August edition, a copy of which CNN obtained Thursday.

The treaty and accompanying note by editor-in-chief Ann Shoket promise that Seventeen will “celebrate every kind of beauty” and feature “real girls and models who are healthy,” while vouching that the magazine always has done just that.

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    This is the first I’m hearing of this so I don’t know what the truth of it is, but if it’s accurate, right on!
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    FINALLY! All fucking magazines should do this!
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    But will they feature models who are US sizes 20+? Will they invite models like Tess Munster into their magazine? I...
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    This actually brought tears to my eyes. I’ve been reading Seventeen since I was 13. The Seventeen Body Peace Treaty is...
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    I do love this about Seventeen. It’s not a perfect process, but they do try to include and encourage all body types....
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