Christina Hendricks New York Magazine

The February 2010 cover of New York magazine features Hollywood actress Christina Hendricks, who is popular for her role as "Joan Holloway" on the AMC series Mad Men.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804503 Hendricks appears on the cover wearing a white lace top and matching underwear. Hendricks is naturally a blonde, but has been dying her hair as a redhead since the age of 10.http://uk.askmen.com/specials/2010_top_99/christina-hendricks-58.html

Hendricks has recently been gathering significant attention from the media industry due to her bodily curves and features. Hendricks said the attention to her figure "kind of hurt my feelings at first," since she "was working my butt off on Mad Men."http://www.popeater.com/2010/02/16/christina-hendricks-sick-of-talking-about-her-body/

Some media critics compare her look to Marilyn Monroe, another actress famous for her "curvy" appearance.http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/christina-hendricks-mad-men-star-unwitting-poster-girl-brand-beauty/story?id=9852957 New York says that Christina Hendricks is noticeable for having curves "in a profession where women haven’t for quite some time."http://nymag.com/fashion/10/spring/63808/

The modeling industry is waking up to the fuller-figured woman; a recent feature in V magazine stressed that clothes can look good on women of all sizes.http://www.stylelist.com/2009/12/22/plus-size-model-crystal-renn-rocks-v-magazines-size-issue/ Hendricks herself started out in the modeling industry where she modeled in catalogs and worked regularly out of New York City and London.