The Original Cosmo Girl
November 13, 2007 | Pop Culture
Oh, I LOVE Helen Gurley Brown.
Once upon a time (meaning last year) I was obsessed about writing a film based on her life. The editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan for 32 years, this sassy little thing spews nuggets of wisdom such as, “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere” and “Beauty can’t amuse you, but brainwork — reading, writing, thinking — can.” She also refused to be complacent with her secretarial job and eschewed having children in a time that women were expected to be happy with the status quo, going on to oversee what would become one of the most successful women’s magazines in the world.
And now look at what she’s been reduced to.
Helen Gurley Brown and Ashlee Simpson at the 2007 CosmoGIRL! Born to Lead Awards in NYC
The poor woman just wanted to take a little nap, so they propped her up on Ashlee Simpson to make it look like she’s sharing an intimate moment with the younger Simpson sister when there’s no WAY Helen could even pick post-op Ashlee out of a line-up of Hollywood blondes. Meanwhile, Ashlee’s thinking to herself, “Is this that Sophie Loren woman I’ve heard about? Or maybe Ashton’s wife…?”
HGB deserves so much better. At least Reese Witherspoon.
Tags: Celebrities
Zip
says:
Yes, the original Cosmo girl…but Cosmo would be better served if they stopped tip-toeing around the subject matter of sex, and began really talking in depth about human sexuality as it truly is…and not the Pleasantville version of it which they so often give to people.
Jenn
says:
Cosmo is not about reality. I have not read one in a few years but judging by the covers – it just re-hashes the same old dreck month to month. It will never be anything more than vapid.
Zip
says:
Agreed…however, I just find it strange that they have proclaimed themselves to be sexually provocative for years…and yet, their articles are so much non-offensive largely meaningless fluff.
It’s a shame when Maxim and the Penthouse Letter’s section are actually more sexually informative than a respected magazine like Cosmopolitan.
SoulHunter
says:
SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXY
Zip
says:
What The F**K??? That’s not sexy???
This is sexy: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-lgGzgX5LlI
sgita
says:
Good God, put her to sleep
Jenn F.
says:
You know, when I first saw the picture, before I’d read the text below it, I wasn’t sure who she was. Ashlee’s become as unoriginal looking as Hayden Pantierre or whatever-the-hell her name is, and everyone else. BO-ring.
Bee Hind
says:
Give her a break, she’s 85 for God’s sake!
She’s a successful business woman and a best selling author.
Besides, she looks a helluva lot better that Britney.
Jenn
says:
I admire Helen Gurley Brown’s in your face attitude and refusal to maintain the status quo but as for her magazine – Cosmo has strayed far from her vision.
princess bride
says:
ashlee simpson at a “born to lead” event? that’s like paris hilton at a “born to think” event.
jenner
says:
Or Britney Spears at a “Born to Mother” event, or….
OK that’s all I got…I like your analogies better, princess bride…I was just trying to keep up…LOL
Just Me
says:
Of course Ashley is sexy, but that old woman… she make me sick…
martini lover
says:
amy winehouse at a “born to be sober” event?
agita
says:
She peddled trash all her life, why does she deserve respect because she’s lived a long life? She makes me sick