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Tennis Star Taylor Townsend Is Your New Body Positivity Hero

Plus Tina Fey on Botox, the truth about "base tans" and more of the top stories of the day

• Two years ago, Taylor Townsend was the top-ranked junior tennis player in the world, but the U.S. Tennis Association refused to support her U.S. Open appearance until she lost weight. Just this week, Townsend, who is the 203rd ranked tennis player in the world as an adult, debuted in the 2014 French Open with a Grand Slam win. As for the body criticism? "It helped me believe in myself more," Townsend said. "It also opened my eyes to say, 'You know, you're not going to look like everyone else.'" [Huffington Post]

• Trying to protect yourself from sunburn and skin cancer by getting a base tan at a tanning salon won't necessarily do you any good. A new study from the University of Minnesota found that people who pursued base tans and claimed to have never had sunburns were actually four times more likely to have melanoma. [Reuters]

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• If this whole acting thing doesn't work out, Lucy Hale may have a backup career in makeup and beauty. She practices on her friends and family all the time. "I did my sister and all her bridesmaids' makeup for her wedding," she said. "I also do my best friend Annie's makeup frequently. It's fun to get to play around on different canvases. I always say that if I didn't do what I do, I would go into the beauty world." If she could do our eyebrows like hers, we'd definitely sign up. [People Stylewatch]

• Tina Fey has sworn off plastic surgery and Botox. "I don't do Botox or any of that stuff, and I hope I never do. I'm just going to keep using firming creams and try to bring back hats with chin straps." Chin straps! Yes! That's it! [In Style]

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• The plus-size swimwear line Swimsuits For All just released an awesome plus-size digital swimwear calendar, starring models Jada Sezer, Shareefa J and Robyn Lawley, and blogger Gabi Fresh. A limited run of actual print calendars will be released, too. Gotta get our hands on those. [Refinery 29]


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