How Hillary Proved That No Woman Need Tolerate Imperfection ; with Botox, a Smart New Look and Trenchant Policies, Hillary Clinton has Ruthlessly Remade Herself and It Just Might Make Her the Next President

Evening Standard - London › June 16, 2007

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HILLARY Clinton's recent radical facial transformation began one weekend recentlyin New Hampshire shortly before she had to share a platform with her Democrat competitors for the American presidency. Small wonder she was in a panic. There she was, aged 59, a political warhorse sharing a stage under the harsh glare of unforgiving television camera lights with, among greyer others, two men who have superficial but powerful advantages over her.

Barack Obama looks younger which, at 45, he certainly is. Surely it's not surprising that youth and energy are the watchwords of his campaign. John Edwards, slick thick hair, tall, well-dressed, is always telegenic. He looks what he says he is: "a nice guy".

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How Hillary Proved That No Woman Need Tolerate Imperfection ; with Botox, a Smart New Look and Trenchant Policies, Hillary Clinton has Ruthlessly Remade Herself and It Just Might Make Her the Next President

So what was Hillary to do? Something definitive, she felt, was needed to keep up. She appeared looking at least 15 years younger. How is not yet clear, though Botox has been mentioned, along with cosmetic surgery and the deft handiwork of make-up artist Kriss Soterion, who worked for former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. Soterion says only that she applied powder with a new technique.

Since sh...

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