Leathery Looks
At the correspondents dinner, the President joked that Minority Leader John Boehner’s tan was a color “not found in the natural world.” VIEW OUR GALLERY of similarly shaded politicians and celebrities.
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A long-running joke on the Hill, the minority leader’s perpetual tan was made common knowledge when, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama ribbed Boehner as “a person of color… although not a color that appears in the natural world.”
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The tower-building millionaire (or is it still billionaire?) had the power to de-throne much-maligned Miss California Carrie Prejean over her topless photos. Trump resisted, but his restraint obviously wasn’t limited to the tanning salons. He sports his unnatural shade (and signature hairstyle) year-round.
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He of the pearly whites and hair plugs recently stepped out with a new shade for spring. Just how leathery will the vice president go?
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To accompany his revitalized career, the once-gorgeous actor threw on a new face, complete with taut, tanned skin that would scare any Wrestler out of the ring.
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The Florida governor just announced his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat. Already a favorite for the position, the Republican is as well-known for his moderate stance as he is for repping the Sunshine State with his burnt-orange hue.
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Sure, he spent most of the '90s frolicking on the Baywatch beach, but Hasselhoff has no excuse for continuing with the spray-on madness. Or those unbuttoned shirts.
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Did the French president’s bronze glow help him nab wife Carla Bruni?
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From Mouseketeer to Britney rival to Dirrty girl, the pop princess has done it all. One thing she could have bypassed? That rotten phase of walking the red carpet looking like a tangerine.
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The wife of the famous (and famously flirtatious) Italian prime minister recently announced she wants a divorce. Still, his popularity ratings remain high enough for Berlusconi to call himself the world's most popular leader.
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Nearly everyone in the Hogan family is a fake-tan offender, but because father always knows best, Hulk seems like the worst example of them all.
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Everyone's favorite Alaskan installed a tanning bed in her governor's mansion in 2007—with her own money, of course.
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Silk shirts! Gold chains! No one else epitomizes the Crayola color “burnt sienna” quite like the Vegas mainstay.
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California's well-coiffed U.S. Rep. is under scrutiny for alleged comments she made while wiretapped by the National Security Agency. She supposedly lobbied for reduced charges for two former AIPAC officials accused of espionage in exchange for help becoming the chairwoman of the House Intelligence Committee. Oh, and she has a really, really bad tan.
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The Indiana senator's youthful glow helps him keep up with those decades-younger congressmen serving on the Hill. The 77-year-old is the Senate's senior Republican.
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The American Pie actress is more famous for her plastic surgery and burnt-to-a-crisp look than her starring roles.
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The former presidential candidate often arrived at events appearing the victim of a truly horrid spray-on disaster. A native New Englander, Kerry's color once drew a comment from normally tight-lipped Lynne Cheney, who compared the dark-orange shirts of volunteers with "John Kerry's suntan."
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Frequent tabloid fodder Lohan recently broke up with her record-spinning girlfriend Samantha Ronson and was already seen on the beach in her two-piece. Who will be the next lucky gal (or guy) to persuade LiLo to—for the love of Herbie—apply some sunscreen?
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Five years ago, the Terminator signed a bill outlawing California minors (or at least those under 14 years of age) from visiting tanning salons. Leading by example is not his forte: The California governor remains as glistening and bronzed as his Conan the Barbarian days.
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The Italian fashion designer is frequently mocked on Saturday Night Live for her bleached blond locks, beestung lips, and frightening not-of-this-Earth shade.
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The former North Carolina senator and onetime golden boy looked, well, a little too golden during his prospective presidential run.
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The 76-year-old designer is so fabulous he can get away with anything—or, nearly anything. It remains a mystery if his amber hue comes from the Mediterranean sun or a bottle from the local drugstore.
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