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  • Not meaning to butt in, however if you are needing Kilograms/Stones/pounds measurements for any one ever again, then here are the answers
    1 Kg = 2.20462lbs - 2.2 is near enough
    1lb = 0.453592kg
    6.3kg = 1 stone.
    Hope it helps to confuse someone or anyone or even everyone!

    PS: You look perfectly okay to me Velvet
  • No you look just fine. I cannot understand the need to look so "white bread" I love all the different ethnic mix looks. Of course, you are being very piggy and have got quite a bit of a mix yourself! No wonder there are so many Christie Brinkley types - that's all that was left!!!!
  • No definetely not hideous!!!!! nice to meet you VCP, glad you came along to join us
  • Thank you both! I like posting here. I agree with you Peacock (now anyway, lol!) When I was a silly teenager I thought to be pretty you had to look like one of those too blonde wasp girls. I mean I was a teenager in the 80's when Christy Brinkley was hot, and Princess Diana (Who I thought was lovely by the way)was considered a goddess, so my french and native american features just weren't what I wanted. I was lucky to have dated a boy whose Mother was from Scotland, and whose father was Italian. His mother was the most wonderful lady and she always told me I was beautiful because I did look so exotic. I am now proud of my features, or at least I like them a bit better, and thanks to Angelina Jolie, who is also French and Native American, and Christina Ricci , I think that look is becoming a more of a standard of beauty.
    I mean really, there's room for every kind of look, right? I think Oprah is one of the most beautiful women in the world, and so is Jennifer Lopez, and Michelle Yeoh. And I'll bet you are all lovely as well, if you'd just post a piccy I'd be able to see for myself, hint-hint. LOL!
  • I am hopeless at this technology so it may take a while for me to post a pic.

    When I was younger and wanting to look like film stars it was always the more "exotic looking ones". Elizabeth Taylor (when younger and slimmer) and Sophia Loren. I think she is gorgeous. Of course when punk came along I would have loved to look like Siouxsie Sioux. However, as long as I dye my roots I am happy!