Would an 'Unsexiest Woman Alive' list be published today? Maybe not - but body-shaming is definitely back
- Posted on August 19, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Would an 'Unsexiest Woman Alive' list be published today? Maybe not - but body-shaming is definitely back

The 90s and 00s were a toxic time to be a woman in the public eye, as Victoria Beckham has recently reminded us. Trouble is, spite and cruelty towards women never went out of fashion, writes Arwa Mahdawi