Obviously, in the media, women's body sizes have continually decreased over the years. Various influences on how women view their bodies come from sources such as fashion, advertising and magazines. Beauty sells and the women depicted in these media are equivalent to role models for most girls. Women strive to look like the model on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine or wear the midriff-baring Forever 21 crop top. American women see these figures as successful and popular because of their "ideal bodies". Sarah Patterson, a student at USI, said she believes, "Women are influenced by fashion because we are taught that if we don't look like the model then we are less likely to marry, succeed, etc." Researchers have invented a term known as “average thin-ideal,” and this vocabulary emphasizes the idea that thinness is a positive body structure to achieve even if it is potentially harmful to people's health. Salenna Russello conducted research on ideal and thin media and informs readers: "Most women portrayed in the media are 15% below the average female weight, and there is evidence that these women have become increasingly lean over the years" (Impact