I was wondering what people thought about the pictures that Amanda Beard posed for in FHM. I was talking to a friend a couple of years ago and she was telling me that she thought that Amanda had "sold out". At that time I was only aware that she was modeling for speedo and other sports related products.
I went into 7-11 this week and there she was on the cover of FHM and in my mind that definatly crossed the "sold out" line. It doesn't change the fact that she's a great athlete but I don't think I take her seriously anymore. What would you think if Gary Hall Jr. posed in a magazine like that in those poses? Would you be able to take him seriously or look at him the same way?
"She has signed a $1 million contract to advertise Speedo’s Axcelerate line. Throw in endorsement deals with Oroweat Bread, Red Bull and Penta water, and a signature line of fragrance products, and Amanda can earn up to $100 million by 2010." - FHM
I just don't understand with all the money that she's raking in already, why there was a need to pose..... How about Vogue Amanda? That's sexy!
Whatever......
Amanda pics
Michael Jordan had his underwear ads. why can't Amanda make money like this? No, I don't think she is selling out at all. The pictures are not Penthouse type, not even Playboyish, and nothing wrong with a make-up line(wonder if they are waterproof?).
I'm in design.... I know...... These pictures are playboy - with clothes......
Cheese, cheese, cheesey.....
I wouldn't think she had sold out if she posed nude, It depends what the photo is saying...... Vogue, W, and art mags would not be cheep/ cheesy
I'm in design.... I know......
Sorry, still don't think she is selling out. She has been in modeling of swimsuits for a while, and these pictures are not any worse than the sports illustrated swimsuit pictures. Models do this work, she is a model as well as a swimmer.
You're welcome to your opinon....
But,
Ever see Kate Moss pose for FHM.....
Even a coke head has her standards......
In FHM Amanda is selling her sexuality... For Speedo she's selling their product... I see differences......
Hmmm, the Speedo pictures of Amanda in Splash are selling more than swimsuits, that is for sure. Yes I am entitled to my opinion, and if you did not want to see other opinions, don't post a poll.
I have never heard of FHM before, but there are a lot of models, actresses and such that do pose for Playboy or have in the past.
If Amanda had been a better than average swimmer, but not a superstar swimmer who is in the limelight, but still looked the way she does and decided to go into modeling because of her looks, and has done the pictures she has done, no one would bat an eye. She would be just another model making a living. In fact there might be a discussion when this model was seen in magazines and such that she is a swimmer, just like the threads of, did you know so and so was a swimmer(insert celebrity or politician).
Hmmm...
I'd never thought of it like that.... I guess swimmer's do tend to show more skin for promotional products.
On another note:
There is a difference between using a little sexuality to sell a product and selling "sex".
If you look at the SI photo's they're similar to 50's pinup poses. There is still some innocence..... FHM goes into a whole different world..... I don't happen to like when a picture spells everything out with a male or female subject......
And on another note:
I do want to see other opinions... That's why I posted a poll..... Forums are for disscussions...... and all opinions are respected.....
Last but not least:
No can't swim faster than Amanda..... Wish I could.... I if I did I wouldn't pose for FHM!
:)
Actually,
It's kind of funny. If you notice the shots of Amanda for speedo she's lost a lot of muscle..... She won't be modeling as much as she get's closer to Bejing because of time and the muscle she'll be packing on her body....
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For Speedo she is using her sexuality to sell their product.
Sell out or not, that is merely an opinion.
More importantly, can you breaststroke faster than her? I can't.
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I took a glimpse. And to think that I only ever thought male swimmers were sexy... Come to think of it, I can't say I'd mind at all if Gary Hall did a similar sort of spread.
It does seem strange to me, though, that swimmers, out of all athletes, seem to show more skin during promotional events than they do in competition.
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I'm inbetweenst Dorothy and Xena. The design style does have a cheesey aspect and the pics with the chest stuck out and mouth open are bad. Her face looks bad because I don't like that makeup and eyes (even guys look up there). On the other hand, half the pics are very good. In a way it's hard to like many of these stars too much since one usually suspects they may be full of themselves. I haven't read the article on her, maybe it says how humble and discreet she is? The pics I like of most of her is when she's swimming. I'm glad she's gotten back to business.
