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Celebrity BMIs Suggest the Numbers Can Be Misleading

FitSugar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:00:35 PST

When you're striving to achieve a healthy weight, it's natural to look for guidance about what exactly that means for your body. While the jeans test is telling in terms of your body's changes, your pants can't tell you how many pounds you might need to lose or gain to get to your best weight.

For years, we turned to the body mass index (BMI) formula for a clue about where we fall on the health curve, but the calculation doesn't differentiate between the weight of muscle from fat and therefore isn't as trusted as it used to be.

Health.com recruited its top two nutrition experts to calculate the BMIs of seven celebrities by analyzing their photos. The experts were told each celebrity's height measurements but used weight estimates, so their calculations aren't 100 percent accurate. Still, the results offer some surprising insight about the accuracy of BMIs. To see their approximate BMI calculations for celebs and athletes like Beyonce and Tony Romo,

Celebrity	Height	Estimated Weight (lbs)	Estimated BMI	BMI Verdict
Angelina Jolie	5'8''	118	17.9	Underweight
Arnold Schwarzenegger	6'2''	240	30.8	Obese
Beyonce	5'6''	130	21	Normal
Tom Cruise	5'7''	166	26	Overweight
Tony Romo	6'2''	224	28.8	Significantly overweight
Serena Williams	5'9''	150	22.1	Normal
Jennifer Love Hewitt	5'2''	120	21.9	Normal

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Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Nicole Kidman Kick Off the Country Fun at the BMI Awards

Lauren Turner — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:55:14 PST

Country music's finest came out for the BMI Awards in Nashville last night. The event celebrates songwriters and publishers in the genre and is held during CMA Week. Nicole Kidman showed support for her husband Keith Urban in an asymmetrical Stella McCartney gown. Keith, who recently postponed a benefit concert due to a growth on his vocal chords, took home two honors at the show. Taylor Swift accepted an award in her sparkling Emilio Pucci mini while LeAnn Rimes gave one of the evening's performances. Carrie Underwood grabbed three plaques, though they may just be the beginning of the awards for the singer. She's up for female vocalist of the year at today's Country Music Awards, which she's cohosting with Brad Paisley. Carrie shared her beauty secrets as she prepped for the big show, saying that she treats any big event like she's in training. BellaSugar will be there, so make sure to check back on Twitter tonight for live updates on all the action!

Video: Taylor Swift Holds Back Tears

PopSugarTV — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:52:39 PST

Taylor Swift shares her grief for a friend who recently passed away while accepting an award at the BMI Country Awards in Nashville. Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook for all the latest celebrity gossip!