Much research has been done on the media's portrayal of celebrities and how it affects men's and women's views on body image. Although there has been little change in recent years when it comes to what is considered beautiful today, women and men still go to extreme lengths to achieve the "perfect" body image. The media influences men and women through its portrayal of celebrities' appearance as well as how they make them appear. Through the use of airbrushing and other techniques, magazines and other media alter a celebrity's appearance and create a more perfect look, which then matches what society sees. Men and women strive to look like images that are impossible to achieve. In this article, the role of the media on the body image of men and women will be studied. It is assumed that media portrayals of celebrities affect the body image of men and women as well as the efforts they put into achieving the perfect body image. The following eight literature reviews attempt to demonstrate and support this hypothesis. In a research article written by E. Mooney, H. Farley, and C. Strugnell (2009), specific questions were addressed to guide this study. First, do celebrities have an influence on young girls? Second, does the media also influence adolescent girls' views on their body image and what is beautiful? This investigation focused on adolescent girls using a group session to discuss their feelings. Celebrities are assumed to play a dominant role in the majority of participants' lives (Mooney et al., 2009, p. 489). The reasoning behind using a group session as a procedure was that talking to their peers rather than the researcher may have different consequences...... middle of article ...... invited to participate to a questionnaire dealing with a celebrity whose admired person. Eight months later, participants were asked to indicate whether or not they had undergone plastic surgery. The results support the hypothesis that intense celebrity worship may lead to cosmetic surgery in a young adult. This hypothesis differs from research conducted by Young et al. (2012) stating that worshiping a celebrity can have positive and not just negative effects. Research by Maltby and Day (2011) reports the opposite, stating that "higher levels of celebrity worship will be associated with elective cosmetic surgery, with the individual establishing an identity using the celebrity as a physical model" (p. 488). Given the diversity of views, it is difficult to say with certainty whether celebrity images have more positive or more negative effects on body image..