I'm not trying to bash anyone, I just find it interesting how far the media/pop culture has slewed our perception of what's normal, and I'll disagree that the fat acceptance culture doesn't play a part. In my eyes those are spectacular legs and that's a prototype of what is a nearly perfect female figure, both of them in fact. I'd try to link some pictures of both of them in bikinis to illustrate my point but I'm not going to try and deal with this 1980's era software on FR, it's too difficult for me.
Obviously people's perception of normal is up to the individual and it changes over time also. Go to any museum, like the Louvre for example, and look at the old master's paintings. Most of the women would be considered obese by anyone's standards but that's what was considered beautiful from the 1400's to 1700's. Likewise someone mentioned Sandra Bullock, she's a cute woman with a twinkle in her eye and an infectious personality, but she's never been considered a bikini model. If you take away all the makeup and designer clothes she's a bit dumpy. She's 58 now so that's to be expected, but even in her early years her body was always hidden a bit by hollywood designers. I've never heard of the other girl mentioned so can't comment on her.
As I said before, I'm a fat guy so I've got no room to cast stones. I know what I like to look at though and those two girls have nearly perfect bodies, including their legs. Everybody gets to pick their preference though, that's what makes the world go round.
Well, kinda like what you said....To each his own....
To each his bone.