Yes, That Photo Is Too Sexy for Any Yearbook

If this is the photo she actually submitted, our answer is NO. She should save these pics for her modeling portfolio, a nice headshot will do for the yearbook.

I'd love to see them deny the photo for the $300 ad she wants to place just to get that photo in the book. The yearbook committee has every right to uphold their standards and ability to acquire national recognition for their editing efforts - EDIT this girl OUT

Every school has a dress code and that dress code is enforced for everything school related - including yearbooks.
She definitely got what she wanted AND more - sad to see girls doing this to themselves!

Btw, I can't believe that the school refused to use her picture but then accepted it as a "paid ad" - doesn't that give mixed messages? Shame on everyone involved - girl, her mother and the school (for selling out over $300 if the reports are true)

No - but I guess their ploy was successful we are all talking about it

Yes to much for the yearbook. I agree with most her 15 min. of fame.

The mother needs to be flogged! Twoce

Well, she is being freely expressed all over the internet... why does she care what's in the yearbook? The school and yearbook company both would be within their rights to deny printing this picture.

Tanya, thanks for the book rec.

This is very sad: that a young girl would consent to this and that her mother is backing her up. You should all check out Joan Jacobs Brumberg's excellent book: The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls. Fascinating photos of young girls in history (past 100) years. There is definitely a downward trend in modesty. Another book I just heard about that I want to read is Fashioned by Faith by former model Rachel Lee Carter.

People keep talking about her being 18 and therefore able to consent to having this kind of picture of herself taken & published. Part of the problem is you have a large number of children under the age of 18 in the school and they are the target audience for a yearbook. Exposing them to this kind of picture? You get a big, fat "nay" from me.

If she was on a tv show about this, she got paid. So, her plan worked. I'm assuming her game plan is the same as that "teen bride". Way to aim high in life. But what do you expect when parents follow people like the Kardashians. Guess what, that's the example of a successful woman that you are exposing your children to and teaching your daughters to follow. Good job.
In the meantime, I know that if I were to dress like that to go out as a full grown woman, my parents would knock my head off my shoulders. Based on my and my husband's reactions, our daughters will receive the same reaction from us if they dared to do something like this. 17, 18, 31 years old. No.
Also, this is not about freedom of speech. The freedom of speech act does not mean that anyone can put in anything they want into a media source, without the approval of said media source. Be that a school yearbook, a newspaper, or BlogHer's site. You have to have the approval of the media source. Or you can make your own media source and publish whatever you would like. Her US Citizen rights no not make her able to put whatever picture (or literature, for that matter) she wants to into the school yearbook. If we are going to discuss Constitutional rights, that which is her right is hers but that which is not, just is not. No pic.

I think the schools dress code should be followed. She would not be allowed to wear that outfit to school. There is a time and place for everything and the schools yearbook is not the place.

She looks confused. Its a bad pic. She reminds me of that courtney girl who married the old guy. Thinking shes sexy but to young to know that sexy comes from within.

Yeah, Suzy, she'll definitely get more miles out of this not being published than from some modeling agent browsing through some random yearbook. This goes in my big "who gives rat's ass?" category.

hell, why not go ahead and publish it and let her live with the results...that would undoubtedly make a lasting impression on her as well, maybe not immediately but she'll always be known as the girl with the trashy senior picture

The worst part of this is how the media has picked up on it. This was on the Today show this morning, which is where I first heard of it. Really? This is newsworthy? Kudos to her peers that said "no" - they are ten times more mature than this girl AND her mother.

I'm assuming that her attire in the photo would not have met the dresscode guidelines for attending school, so why would it be ok for the school yearbook? This girl and her mother are clearly attention seeking losers. And now the media is rewarding them. Sad.

They got what they wanted. Right?!?! To get her name and photos out there for everyone in society to see so that she can get picked up by some modeling agency or be the next dancer on Dancing with the Stars. This mom obviously wants the same thing for her daughter and pushing her like all the crazy moms on Toddler and Tiaras. It's not at all about the yearbook. And no, it's not appropriate for a senior photo. I'm sure they knew that...there's photo requirements that have to be followed.

Besides the fact that is inappropriate for a year book, for her sake, to save future embarrassment she needs to select another picture. I am sure a girl as pretty as she and as fond of the camera as she, has one.

What I can't believe is that her mother is backing her up on wanting this to be her senior yearbook photo. She looks like a hoochie.

Uhh no. Put some clothes on little girl.

I can't believe her mom would even let her get that pic taken, i would never want to encouage my daughter to promote herself as a sexual object.

some people have more boobs than they have good sense

Not appropriate.