Helen Mirren showed the world that sex appeal doesn't end at a certain age. When photos popped up of her in a bikini, the internet went into a frenzy -- who knew 63 could look so good?

Speaking of bodies that look great in a bikini, Anna Kournikova seems to added some of her signature curves back to her figure. When she took part in a triathlon earlier this year, many spoke up about how tiny and thin she looked, but in recent photos, her body is more like what we've come to expect, and she looks gorgeous.

Anna isn't the only celeb who's trained for a triathlon -- Jennifer Lopez is training for a triathlon, to take place this October. The workouts are helping her lose the weight she put on when carrying her twins, and she's already looking slender.

I tend to avoid news stories which include so called 'shocking' photos of stars in their bathing suits because, really, few DO look good in their bathing suit and for the love of pete, can't we leave the poor girls alone already? They've got enough pressure from Hollywood without having us analyze their cellulite. But then I happened across these photos of British actress Helen Mirren in a bikini at her home in Italy and all I can say is wow -- her 63-year-old body might look better than my pasty 27-year-old one.

Mirren is someone who stands up for healthy body image at any size, so I think she is a very admirable role model. She's not a size 2, but she is stylish and graceful and has the wits to a bathing suit that compliments her figure. So good for her -- I think she is an inspiration.

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Respected actress and former model Dame Helen Mirren has let her feelings be known on the issue to too-skinny girls in the fashion industry. Who's to blame? Women. Fueled by the fact that her slender niece was told she would have to lose weight if she expected to be taken on by a modelling agency, she says:

"It is women who run the magazines and women who editorialise and women who make the decisions. I think it is completely iniquitous to have incredibly skinny girls on the runway. A lot of the girls are horrifically thin and of course they have a problem. Mostly the fashion industry chooses to turn a blind eye ... The whole thing is based on fantasy. The catwalk clothes may look fabulous on the thin girl but they look ridiculous on a normal slim girl."

What do you think? Are men completely blameless when it comes to the size of women in the spotlight today? Are we women our own worst enemies?

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