Whitewashing or not?
Some celebrities seem to appear in media portrayed much paler than when compared to some less edited photos…
Sanna Lathan: mediated media image & quick capture
Kelly Rowland: quick capture & mediated media image
Gabourey Sidibe: quick capture & mediated media image
Halle Berry: mediated media images and quick capture
Freida Pinto: quick capture & mediated media image
Aishwarya Rai: mediated media image & quick capture
And some appear darker:
Alek Wek
Jordan Dunn
Rihanna
Lara Stone
Kate Moss
And there are some celebrities who are portrayed in both extremes
Iman
Beyoncé
There is a theory that while these images may seem too pale to be natural for many of these celebrities , they reflect either the desire of the celebrity or- her real life transformation – as discussed here regarding Beyoncé ‘s transformation
More excellent examples here of book covers and other media: Covers Matter
Other images included for comparison…
Agyness Deyn
Gwynth Paltrow
Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Lopez
Nicole Kidman
Ruminations in Communications 