AS I SAT in my bed recuperating from my early morning aerobics class, I watched a segment on “Good Morning America.�

This segment was about a contest that Dove had as a part of its Campaign for Real Beauty.

As a part of this campaign, advertisements show more women of different shapes, colors and sizes, as opposed to the typical stick-thin, light-skinned women as other advertisements display.

Lindsay Miller, from California, won this contest and her commercial was aired during this past Sunday.

The commercial was presented during the Oscars by Sara Ramirez (from “Grey’s Anatomy�) and both Ramirez and Miller were featured on this segment of Good Morning America.

Miller expressed how great it felt to do this commercial, which was similar to an Herbal Essence commercial.

While lathering up in the shower, she sang passionately into her magenta hair brush like an 80s rock star and even slid across her shower floor a bit.

As I watched the show, I began to think to myself how far our society has come regarding body image, especially for women.

So many things influence the way that women feel about themselves.

When you don̢۪t see someone that looks like you on TV, it may be tough to even think that you̢۪re beautiful.

When magazines have models gracing their front covers with their ribs practically protruding, it may make women wonder if that̢۪s the way they̢۪re supposed to look.

I remember when it was rare to see different types of women as models.

Every woman on the tube or the billboard has been tall, thin, and has had every other quality that we can think of when we imagine a model.

Dove probably isn̢۪t the first, but has done a great job of showing fuller women, women of color, shorter women, etc., in its commercials.

CoverGirl has Queen Latifah as one of its spokespersons and I love it!

She̢۪s beautiful, intelligent and talented, and she doesn̢۪t fit the cookie-cutter norm.

Ramirez plays Dr. Callie O’Malley on “Grey’s Anatomy� and she breaks the mold of the stereotypical actress.

“Good Morning America� aired a portion of an episode where she shook her groove thing in her T-shirt and pink unmentionables.

Most people may think that it̢۪s not attractive to see a woman with extra meat on her bones showing that much skin, but it̢۪s about time that someone is trying to change those ideas.

Dove̢۪s way of doing it is by showing that beauty is not defined by a specific look, size or shape.

It̢۪s defined by simply knowing that you̢۪re beautiful and accepting yourself regardless of whether or not you look like a Vogue model.

I̢۪m not saying that we shouldn̢۪t see people that are thinner in advertisements, but I think we̢۪re way overdue for something different.