Jessica Simpson Takes on “The Body”

July 19, 2008     Celebrity, Jess & Ashlee Simpson

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Image from splashnewsonline.com.

I remember watching Newlywed’s, and on one particular episode the topic of conversation was turned to that of Elle Macpherson. If I recall correctly, Jessica Simpson was just about to pose for “elle” magazine and somehow the talk got switched to “Elle Macpherson.” (Which seems very mixed up but then this was Jessica at her crazy blonde best.)

Papa Joe, Jess, and Nick Lachey were all sitting around a coffee table, and Jess was saying that her father (stage dad extraordinaire) once commented on how perfect Elle Macpherson’s butt was. He did this, of course, while he was still a pastor in church. It was a funny moment at the time, and I wonder if we looked back then if we could tell that one day Jess would rival Elle Macpherson, not in the model department but over the making of underwear.

One source says Jessica’s latest line of panties and bras will be called “Jessica Simpson Intimates.”

Why is this a big deal? This particular source says that Elle “The Body” Macpherson “has built the Elle Macpherson Intimates range into one of the most successful and enduring celebrity fashion lines” and that Jessica jumping on in there and calling her line Intimates as well “is expected to come as an unwanted shock for The Body.”

At first this sounded like absolutely hogwash to me, but then the story went on to say that Elle had fought Heidi Klum over trying to use the name “The Body” for a Victoria’s Secret photo.

Oh those crazy supermodels!

No word on what Jess plans to do next.

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