Diehl is 5 feet 8
inches tall and wears a size 4. The
average American woman is 5 feet 3 inches and wears a size 12, according to a
2009 survey by Women's Wear Daily.
Diehl estimates her body mass index at 18 percent. The average American woman's BMI is 33
percent, according to a 2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control.
Is her body more
“normal” than many of her fellow Miss USA contestants? Yes. Although, what worries me is that women –
especially young girls and teenagers – watching the pageant and reading the
hundreds of Twitter comments may develop a warped sense of body image because
Miss Diehl is anything but “normal.”
I hope the
take-away from the Miss USA pageant is that people – male or female – need to
feel beautiful in their own skin and develop the self-confidence to truly be
themselves.
I do applaud Miss
Indiana for owning her body type and reiterating that she works hard to
maintain to her amazing physique. She
credits eating well and exercising. That
is the real message to women of all ages.
Take good care of your health and don’t worry if you’re a size 14 or a
size 4. Social media, magazines and your peers cannot make you feel adequate;
only you can make yourself feel beautiful and happy.
For her part,
Diehl tweeted about how she had worked hard to get her body in shape for
the competition, and that she was proud about how her commitment to health and
fitness paid off in the end.
What do you think? Is the new “normal” a size 4? I’d love to hear from you.
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