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    Shailene Woodley Poses Topless on the Cover of Vs.Magazine: Will it Help or Hurt Her Career?

    By Lauren Romano | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Fri, Feb 10, 2012 1:15 PM PST
    Shailene Woodley seen here looking prim and proper.

    Shailene Woodley has been an actress for quite some time, but it wasn't until starring alongside George Clooney in "The Descendants" that she really got propelled into the public spotlight. Now, the sweet-faced beauty has posed topless for a Vs. magazine cover. The cover and editorial were shot by actress/photographer Drew Barrymore. Some are saying the 20-year-old is too young to be posing topless. Was the cover a good or bad career move?

    The cover

    For Vs. magazine, Shailene looks very much like a woman and not so much like the teen she plays on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." On the cover, she's topless with her back facing the camera while she looks over her shoulder. Her usually straight hair is in a wild mess of curls and she has quite a bit of makeup on. The photo is edgy and it's fabulous. It's unlike how we've seen her before and as beautiful as she usually is, the photo showcases a different side of that beauty.

    George Clooney's opinion

    Any time the Hollywood royal has had anything to say about his co-star, it's been positive. Let's face it, when one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry appreciates you for your talent as well as for who you are as a person, it can definitely help your career.

    Off-screen antics

    It's easy to get wrapped up in the negative side of Hollywood when you're a young starlet, but the young actress has so far managed to dodge all the bad influences and demons that have plagued so many up-and-comers. She hasn't been arrested, wasn't photographed with her crotch hanging out, and didn't make a sex tape. If posing topless on the cover of a magazine is the worst thing she does in an industry where it's almost expected that young stars are going to fall, then kudos to her.

    Talent

    The actress is talented and has worked her way up the ladder on her own merit. She's earned every ounce of praise she's received. Although there are some who will likely look down on her because of the cover, it's hard to ignore how much talent and professionalism she has.

    What do you think of the cover? Will it hurt or help her career?

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    23 comments

    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      The word "topless" is such a bunch of baloney. The photograph shows her back and shoulders. A person would see more of her in a bathing suit on the beach.
      • really
        really 3 months ago
        Wait a minute. If you only see her back and shoulders, is she not topless? I think topless is the key to this discussion, not what you can see.
    • Albert
      Albert  •  3 months ago
      What does talent and being professional have to do with posing topless?
    • CLC0930
      CLC0930  •  3 months ago
      Didn't some other major magazine do the same photo shoot with Miley Cyrus a few years back?! And didn't it cause similar controversy?
    • Chanel
      Chanel  •  Annapolis, Maryland  •  3 months ago
      I love her in Secret Life of the American Teenager, but at some point she won't be playing the part of a teenager anymore.... She's 20 years old and the photo didn't show any body parts so I don't see anything wrong with it. I think she will continue to have a great career....
    • Dorothy Oz
      Dorothy Oz  •  3 months ago
      TIME WILL TELL......
    • O.G. - Oscar the Grouch
      O.G. - Oscar the Grouch  •  3 months ago
      too young to pose naked? so everyone in the porn scene is older than that?
    • Susan
      Susan  •  3 months ago
      Why is this written like a book report?
      • GiGi
        GiGi 3 months ago
        Because it was written by a yahoo contributor..NOT a writer.
    • Dawn
      Dawn  •  Charleston, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
      First off she is not showing anything but her bare back !!!!! It is a very tasteful picture. She looks beautiful and Dusty Ling I have seen many stars doing this kind of picture and it not hurt their career. Her career is very legitimate, she is one of the stars of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, she has been on the show several years.
    • really
      really  •  3 months ago
      Who is Shailene Woodley? I have never even heard about this show. Hurt her career? Maybe not in Hollywood. It is kind of sad, though, that this is how a young person thinks she will get ahead.
    • John
      John  •  3 months ago
      If you didn't know beforehand it was Shailene on the cover, you wouldn't know it was her.They've made her up to look nothing like she normally does.
    • wendya
      wendya  •  3 months ago
      who?
    • Doc the Hoople
      Doc the Hoople  •  3 months ago
      I guess it would help. I've never heard of her.
    • Jacqui
      Jacqui  •  3 months ago
      Topless is only a big deal in America. It's grow up time.
    • me
      me  •  3 months ago
      I think "topless" is a bit misleading if you are just talking about an artfully turned bare back. Ugh.... media.
    • Jason.
      Jason.  •  3 months ago
      It doesn't count unless you saw a nipple.
    • tigerlilly
      tigerlilly  •  Saco, Maine  •  3 months ago
      This site needs to stop printing stories if they cannot show the needed pics to go with it....because we shouldn't have to do a search to find them....stop being lazy OMG...
    • CaliGirl1810
      CaliGirl1810  •  3 months ago
      I think it's inappropriate simply because of the TV show she chooses to work on. It's a young teen show and her fans are young teens.
      • candy
        candy 3 months ago
        She's also a teenage mom on the show so...as far as being a role model for young teens, I'm not sure that's what she portrays on the show. This is similar to the uproar over the Glee star's cover for GQ. All the actors are over 18, yet people freaked because Glee is seen as a 'young teen' show....
      • veronica e
        veronica e 3 months ago
        Since "The Secret Life of a Teenager" debuted have there been a spike in teen pregnancies, NO!! So to me posing nude (with her back to the camera) is not going to affect her career in a bad way.
      • Chanel
        Chanel 3 months ago
        I agree with Veronica.... her character on the show gives teens an idea of what is like to deal with being a mother as a teen..... it's not easy at all...
    • Mrscherelle29
      Mrscherelle29  •  Jacksonville, Florida  •  3 months ago
      It's her body. It's her decision. She is an adult.
    • someotherguy
      someotherguy  •  3 months ago
      She doesn't need to be arrested, but a nice crotch shot would move her up a notch.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      20 is of age and she can do it however she fukkkknnnn wants to.
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