Really ladies, there’s no kneed to worry

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First it was Angelina's lips. Then it was Michelle Obama's arms. Then Mila Kunis' eyes and Kim Kardashian's backside.

Now, apparently, the two things every woman wants are Kate Middleton's knees.

The Telegraph, an English newspaper, reports that the knees of the Duchess of Cambridge are quickly becoming the new most-coveted body part. "Kate is going to do for knees what Michelle Obama did for triceps," a source in the article said.

Just what women need. Another unrealistic physical trait to try to meet. Like Kate Moss' waistline wasn't small enough. Or Heidi Klum's thighs not long enough.

I do have to admit that, if you look at them, the duchess has a decent looking pair of royal patellas. They're not knobby. She's not knock-kneed. There are no bumps or sags. And, since the woman weighs less than a dried oak leaf, there's no chance of them being chubby.

But really? Knees? We're supposed to worry about knees now?

I, for one, am not buying in. love me. love my knees.

But some are. Actress Demi Moore has set a monumentally uninspired example by having a plastic-surgery procedure known as a "knee lift." she apparently forked out nearly 10 grand for the procedure to make her knees look young, perky and fabulous.

As if they could. Let's face it: unless they're bent, knees are ugly.

But they, along with most body parts, can apparently be improved for a price.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 62 percent of Americans approve of cosmetic procedures, an all-time high. Last year, women had more than 10 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, and men, nearly 1 million.

But knees are not the most-coveted celebrity body parts to which patients aspire, CBS News reports. Those are Natalie Portman's thin-tipped nose, Halle Berry's perfectly sculpted chin and streamlined jaw, the cheeks of actress January Jones.

The most in-demand body is that of supermodel Gisele Bundchen, reportedly achievable with several liposuction procedures, a full body lift, skin removal and eating the diet of a small prairie dog.

For the record, if you are concerned about how your knees looks, experts say that strengthening the muscles around them will make them look smoother.

Frankly, when it comes to stressing about how our knees look, the only muscle we need to strengthen is the one around our brains.

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