You've probably heard by now that Jennifer Aniston was named the World's Most Beautiful Woman 2016 by People magazine.
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Yes, it's great, she's great, her hair is great, she was great as Rachel in Friends, she's a great actress, and anyone with two eyes in their head can see she looks great, so we all agree that it's an accolade she well and truly deserves.
But people seem to be linking her win with her years on earth, 47, almost like a pity prize, a pat on the head if you will. Like: "Isn't she just great for maintaining her looks at 47?"
American talk show Today unveiled the cover on Thursday, making sure to highlight her age in their headline – as if it was a need-to-know basis. They weren't the only ones, Daily Mail, LA Times, The Japan Times all followed suit.
Reese Witherspoon, 40, and Sofia Vergara, 43, came in second and third place respectively and while People was commended for embracing age and helping to beat the stigma that women have an expiry date – something that Hollywood has yet to follow suit on – it goes and kind of ruins it with its cover line.
"Jen's secrets of staying young!" Damn it People, why did you have to go there?
The same thing happened last year when Sandra Bullock took home the coveted spot at 50. But not only did she top the World's Most Beautiful Woman list, she was also given the title of World's Oldest Most Beautiful Woman. Sigh.
Also, why did it take 26 years for the publication to crown a woman at 50, when the corresponding list of People's Sexiest Man Alive has been acknowledging men well and truly in that age bracket since 1989 when Sean Connery, aka James Bond, won at 59.
In November, David Beckham, 40, topped the aforementioned list, but there was no fuss made about his age. Lucky Golden Balls.