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Just before her intimate photos were hacked--and splashed across the Web--Jennifer Lawrence posed topless for Patrick Demarchelier for the cover of Vanity Fair's November issue. As part of the accompanying cover story, she decided to break her silence about one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood this year. The Guardian called her salvo "the end of the 'shamed starlet.'" So strong was the outpouring of social-media support for Lawrence's stance that The New York Times reported on the fact "fans took to Twitter to applaud her." Demarchelier's striking photos of the Hunger Games actress also helped spark a thoughtful debate about a woman's right to reveal her body. Lawrence (and the V.F. cover) made her message loud and clear: "It's my body, and it should be my choice."

I like the bold statement the cover makes with the balance, background, and colors. Jennifer was proving a point about expressing her body and the cover subtly shows this in a classy way. Her point is communicated through her straight-on stare and the revealing factors of the image. The necklace shows that she is not completely unclothed and adds to the bold statement of the image. I like how her lipstick and the cover title match, creating a pattern and a sense of balance throughout the cover. By only displaying her chest and face, the cover conveys the importance of her and her personality rather than her body. The framing of the image proves that her brain is more important than her figure and how she chooses to display her body.