Jessica Simpson Goes Natural for Marie Claire Cover

Jessica Simpson graces the May cover of Marie Claire au Naturel, with zero makeup or retouching. James White/Marie Claire Jessica Simpson goes back to basics for Marie Claire's May issue, gracing the cover with zero makeup or Photoshop retouching. Why would anyone expose themselves to that king of scrutiny, you might ask? For Simpson, it's all in the name of real beauty.


Following the lauch of her VH1 TV show, "The Price of Beauty," Simpson, who has been frequently pummeled in the press for her weight issues, is now launching a new initiative with operation smile called A Beautiful Me to empower women everywhere to appreciate their own beauty.


Though it sounds like the singer has developed quite the thick since the "mom jeans" debacle in January 2009 -- " I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people thing of me is not my business" - the 29-year-old us not completely immune to the pressure in hollywood to maintain a size of zero figure.