Supermodel Iman: Good Genes or Good Docs?

16. Skin bleaching? Skin lightner? Wow, now that's a stretch. For the record, Blacks darken just like Whites after exposure to the sun. I know plenty of Black people who literally change shades from the summer months to the winter months. So, the first picture could have been taken after Iman had been exposed to the sun. After all, she did live in Africa prior to coming to the US. I have an aunt who moved to Africa and lived there for 5 yrs. When she came home for a visit she was several shades darker. Her hair had also become a bright red color in several spots. She said the temperatures where she lived reached 107 degrees daily. The change in color was soley due to her exposure to the sun. I also had a friend who is lighter than me who moved to Florida. When she came home for a visit, she was actually darker than I am. She too had changed color by a couple of shades due to sun exposure. Although Blacks don't normally get tans on purpose like Whites do, they do tan after prolonged exposure to the sun. And as for using skin "whiteners", all FDA approved products only contain only 2% hydroquione which lightens dark patches. They do not however, "whiten" skin. I should know since I use them to lighten dark patches caused by acne and age. I doubt someone as beautiful as Iman, and of African heritage, wants to be WHITE. That's an insult not only to her but all people of color!

Posted at 1:24PM on Oct 26th 2008 by Adrienne

17. 11. It appears she got the Michael Jackson skin bleaching treatment....give her another 10 years and she'll be white.

Posted at 7:16AM on Oct 26th 2008 by tba

I turn darker in the summer and lighter in the winter. Come on now, you can't be that dumb. Some of you are paler than MJ if you didn't keep up with all that tanning.

Posted at 7:41AM on Oct 26th 2008 by rachel

18. 12. How is it 84% believe Marisa Tomei has good genes but only 37% believe Iman does? Wow, could it be most of the people voting are WHITE? Blacks don't age at the same rate as Whites due to their darker skin tone. And, the fact Blacks don't spend as much time in the sun. Whites are the ones who use Botox and have plastic surgery to correct every little wrinkle. I've never read about a Black actress or entertainer who has had plastic surgery or botox, but have read about plenty of White ones who have. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've met a White woman who I thought was in her 40s only to find out she was in her 20s or 30s! I've actually seen White women whose skin had the look of dried leather from too much sun. Yuck! Blacks don't fear aging the way Whites do. Blacks embrace wrinkles and gray hair and resfuse to spend thousands of dollars trying to look younger than they are. The older Black women I know wear their gray hair proudly while the White women dye their hair blonde even when they're in their 70s! And, pile on tons of makeup trying to look half their age. Iman may have had procedures done but I for one, am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and say her good looks are due to genes. Not, plastic surgery. Like they say, "black don't crack." LOL

Posted at 7:23AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Victoria

Yeah....look at Tina Turner. Gorgeous at her age! And Angela Bassett. The first poster is right, look at Melanie Griffith....just horrible looking

Posted at 7:42AM on Oct 26th 2008 by rachel

19. 1975- wouldn't touch with a stick

2008-maybee

either way I think she has had work done, as 90% of hollywood has, and most of the normal population has or will.

Posted at 7:42AM on Oct 26th 2008 by TJ

20. If you stay out in the sun, tanning by the time you hit mid 40's it starts to show....and not for the better. Some people, regardless of race, age gracefully and others not so much. It's more so about how one takes care of their skin when they were younger.

Posted at 7:50AM on Oct 26th 2008 by rachel

21. She has aged very well. She is beautiful

Posted at 7:53AM on Oct 26th 2008 by shebakescheesecakes.com

22. Beautiful ladies like Iman who are blessed with generous amounts of melanin in their skin have "nature's sunscreen" which helps to keep their skin youthful looking. Seriously, Dr. Oz (Oprah's favorite physician) stated that being black gives you a built-in SPF 50. As a previous commentor stated "black don't crack".

Posted at 8:17AM on Oct 26th 2008 by zippyvic

23. Are you freakin kidding? In 75 she looked like a bit part player from Shaka Zulu. So I guess you "Genes" believers are telling me she EVOLVED into a hottie over 33 years? Bogus!

Posted at 8:35AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Roger C.

24. 17. Are you freakin kidding? In 75 she looked like a bit part player from Shaka Zulu. So I guess you "Genes" believers are telling me she EVOLVED into a hottie over 33 years? Bogus!

Posted at 8:35AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Roger C.

Actually, I did a bit of research. You know, using google. And that pic they used was not the best one to make comparisons (I wonder why that is?). It is the eye makeup that is very offending. But in other pictures, she looks the same then as she does now.

Posted at 8:52AM on Oct 26th 2008 by carrie

25. She does not look as if she went under the knife, but she may have used a skin lightning or bleaching product.

Posted at 8:58AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Jack

26. #12 you are so right! I am White and horrified but what I see most other white women doing to their skin. Blacks have a much better self-image in general. especially when it comes to skin and weight. Actually, I find it sad when I see beautiful women like Iman or Beyonce lightening their skin to appear more "white". I think their darker skin is part of what makes them so beautiful.

Posted at 9:08AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Sonia

27. She may have had some eye and chin work but baby that skin is all genes. (Black don't crack) She looks very natural and not like a franken freak like some of the hollywood stars. I bet she looks just fine without makeup. Haters get over it.

Posted at 9:18AM on Oct 26th 2008 by James

28. It is a well-known fact that Iman was involved in a terrible taxicab crash years ago in NYC...she wasn't wearing her seatbelt and flew face-first into the partition window. The plastic surgeons had to basically rebuild her face...

Posted at 9:20AM on Oct 26th 2008 by jlee

29. #12 - ever heard of Michael Jackson? Not that I wish to burst your balloon, but most black women aren't even wearing their real hair - they're wearing wigs, just like Iman is doing in her most recent photo posted here. And do you really believe that Tina Turner doesn't do anything to enhance her appearance and just naturally looks that way? What about her false teeth, wig and vein therapy vaccinations for her legs? Don't kid yourself, cupcake - whether black, white, brown or yellow, if they're in show bizness, they're doing whatever it takes to preserve and improve their appearance.

Posted at 9:25AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Rocco

30. That looks like a completely different person, that face is totally different, different eyebrows, cheeks, NOSE, lips, CHIN, everything is different. i guess people dont judge her so harshly here cuz shes not that famous anymore, theres a saying that sayz u know ur famous when people u dont even know hate u.

Posted at 9:41AM on Oct 26th 2008 by izzy