According to Elle U.K., Kim Kardashian exudes confidence.
Late last month, Ray J's former sex tape partner covered this publication's Confidence Issue, eating a cupcake while doing so and raising the ire of readers around the world, many of whom wondered:
Should Kim Kardashian really be the role model who for a “smart woman’s guide to self-belief,” as the cover advertised?
Yes, according to Editor-in-Chief Lorraine Candy.
"For me, confidence is about finding your voice and making it heard," Candy writes this month in a letter to fans. "This is not about shouting louder, or indeed judging those women who feel the need to do so; it's about finding out how to persuade yourself you can achieve whatever you want to."
Okay, sure. Fine. Whatever.
But how does this apply to someone who so often poses naked and who makes money by flaunting her cleavage?
"Kim's success should be applauded, not sneered at or, indeed, denigrated," Candy saya. "She is the perfect face for an issue devoted to self-belief. She has built a staggeringly influential business empire and inspired many young women to be more confident about their bodies."
We guess. Demi Lovato did recently praise Kardashian for serving as a body image role model.
"I'm an Armenian girl, I have shape, and it turned out people liked that," Kim told Elle U.K. this fall. "That makes me feel good about myself and about other women for being so supportive.
"I am a confident woman, but I didn't just arrive confident - it has built over the years and that is a big part of who I am now."
Now, Kim, about that ridiculous weight loss corset...
