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The Bikini Bridge to Nowhere
Thinspiration
The latest trend in thinspiration turned out to be nothing but an Internet-made hoax. So why do we let ourselves get sucked in by the hype?
Erin Cunningham
Published
Jan. 9 2014
5:45AM EST
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