Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.

Models are back to what they were in the '70s: clothes hangers.

My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian.

Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and "must have-once-been-beautiful" begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced.

I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.

I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong.

I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.