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A new documentary examines the life of an actress who personified a certain kind of hopeful feminism.

“Pretty Baby,” a new documentary on Hulu, explores the toll that sexual and commercial objectification takes on women.

What does it look like to thrive in the second half of one’s life? That may depend on whether you’re a man or a woman.

For better or worse, Raquel Welch was the rare star who maintained her bombshell status, well into her old age.

Can a beauty pageant become a seminar on global politics and commerce?

Catherine, Princess of Wales seems to live in a state of perpetual waiting. What does that do to a woman?

For over three decades, Judith Thurman has captured the often ineffable pull of fashion and beauty like few others.

Long before the current body-positivity movement, Ms. Alley made people think about fatness on TV, often at her own expense.

The model and author spoke about writing “No Filter: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful.”

A slew of filters on social media allow users to evaluate their features, reigniting age-old obsessions with perfection and beauty.