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Dear Mr. Editor: I am writing this letter in reference to an ad that I saw in the March 2002 issue of Marie Claire. The ad represents the clothing designer Marina Ronaldi. The woman in the ad is dressed in a well-tailored black pantsuit with a black and white contrasting background. The background draws attention to her very beautiful face. She is a plus size model and the caption reads, "Style is not a size; it's …

…In closing, I thank you again for running the ad and I hope that you will continue this in future editions. Do not let society's standards ruin younger women's opinions of themselves. Its time to stand up and say, " It is okay to be a size nine or ten or whatever, as long as you love yourself for whom you are and not your jeans size, someone out there will love you just the same.