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Kate Middleton

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone under more scrutiny than Kate Middleton was in the months leading up to her April nuptials. So it's no wonder that people began noticing that her athletic frame was becoming even more lithe. (The bride-to-be reportedly dropped from a size 6 to a size 2.)

The Duchess of Cambridge's waistline launched a minor controversy, as experts and pundits debated whether her smaller frame was unhealthy. Some observers claimed that Kate's apparent "brideorexia" set a poor example for young girls who idolize her, while others attributed her weight loss to the stress of becoming a royal.

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