Awareness of body image and self esteem issues has become a prevalent issue in today's culture. Doctors at the forefront of teen physiological development and research are becoming increasingly worried that teenagers are falling victim to unrealistic trends in perceived body image (Gutgesell and Payne, 2004)

Today's media and advertisers play a big role in the development of our teenagers self confidence and self esteem. Particularly in relation to how they perceive body image and the term `beautiful. "Advertisers often emphasize sexuality and the importance of physical attractiveness in an attempt to sell products; researchers are concerned that this places undue pressure on women and men to focus on their appearance" (Dr. Harrison Pope, 1997). A survey in 1996 stated that the media were making woman fear being unattractive or old and furthermore that advertisements were adversely impacting on woman's body image (Saatchi and...