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Beauty Redefined, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting positive body image online and in live speaking events, is run by identical twins Lexie Kite, Ph.D. and Lindsay Kite, Ph.D. Since establishing Beauty Redefined in 2009, Lexie and Lindsay have become leading experts in the work of body image resilience through research-backed online education available on their website, social media, and through speaking events to tens of thousands across the US. Lexie and Lindsay have been featured in a wide range of media. For more information on Lexie and Lindsay Kite and their research, please see the FAQ page, About Us, or contact us directly for an immediate response to interview requests. Our press kit with headshot, logo and more can be found here.
Beauty Redefined’s Latest Podcast Interviews
Biceps After Babies Podcast: Body Image with Dr. Lexie Kite
Intuitive Bites Podcast: The SuperBowl Halftime Show and Body Image Resilience with Dr. Lindsay Kite
Awesome with Alison: Building Body Image Resilience Through Thick and Thin with Dr. Lexie Kite
Train Happy Podcast with Tally Rye: Building Body Image Resilience with Lindsay and Lexie Kite
Harder to Kill Radio podcast with host Stephanie Gaudreau: Dealing with Negative Body Image with Beauty Redefined Episode 183
FoodPsych Podcast with Christy Harrison: Body Image Resilience with Beauty Redefined’s Lexie and Lindsay Kite Episode 144
Nutrition Matters Podcast with Paige Smathers: Beauty Redefined and Body Image Resilience Episode 106
Comfort Food Podcast: Beyond Body Positivity with Lexie Kite
KSL Mom’s Show in three segments: Why women need to see themselves as more than bodies, How women unknowingly objectify themselves, and How to fix poor body image.
Reclaiming You Podcast with Sarah Vance: Beauty Redefined and Body Image Resilience
Feminist Frequency Podcast: Interview with Lindsay Kite by Meghan Murphy: “Empowerment and Body Positivity in the Selfie Age”
The Matt Townsend Show on BYU Radio – “Body Positivity or Body Obsession” interview with Lindsay Kite in Dec. 2017
Beauty Redefined On Screen
TEDx Talk: Body Positivity or Body Obsession? Learning to See More & Be More” by Lindsay Kite, Ph.D.
Studio 5 KSL TV Drs. Lexie and Lindsay Kite on Redefining the Modesty Conversation in May 2018
Studio 5 KSL TV Dr. Lexie Kite on Fitspiration, Body Positivity, and Objectification in April 2018
KSL TV News Dr. Lexie Kite on Social Media Influencers and Objectification in March 2018
KUTV News More than a Body with Drs. Lexie and Lindsay Kite in June 2017
NBC 10 Philadelphia “Twins Defining What Beauty Is“ in March 2015
CNBC’s “Closing Bell” about our viral #CuttheCarls campaign against Carl’s Jr. in Sept. 2014
Beauty Redefined in Newspapers, Magazines and Noteworthy Websites
Slate.com: How to Make Kids Comfortable in Their Own Bodies in January 2019
Self Magazine: “7 Food-Related Phrases You Should Ban From Your Vocabulary This Month (and Forever“ featuring tips from Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite, Dec. 2017
The Boston Globe: “Labor secretary pick ripped over use of racy ads” (Includes interview with Lindsay Kite on Carl’s Jr. CEO and his defense of the objectification of women)
Health.com: “What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About Body Positivity,” featuring Lindsay Kite and her TEDx talk, Nov. 2017
Feminist Frequency: “Empowerment and Body Positivity in the Selfie Age” (Interview with Lindsay Kite by Meghan Murphy)
NBC News.com (Based on an Associated Press story re-published in dozens of major national newspapers and news outlets) Sept. 2014
HelloGiggles.com – “ #MoreThanMeat: The Campaign to Stop those Sexist Burger Ads,” Sept. 2014
We are the first twins graduating with PhDs at the same time that our university can recall.
Standard Examiner – “Is modest really the hottest?” Aug. 2014
HaveHeart Magqazine – “Lexie & Lindsay Kite: Beauty Redefined” May 2014
Continuum Magazine: Re-envisioning Women’s Worth and Wellness in September 2013
Maria Shriver’s website, MariaShriver.com, asked us to write this piece on how to develop positive body image in Oct. 2014
University of Utah News: Twin Sisters Earn Doctoral Degrees While Redefining Beauty in May 2013
Salt Lake Tribune Front Page Story: Utah Twins Launch Sticky Note Protest in February 2013
Huffington Post: “Fitspiration: Why it isn’t so Inspirational” in May 2012
Jezebel.com: Tanning is a Young, White, Female Problem. And it’s Deadly in April 2013
Washington Times: Kite Sister Fight to Redefine Beauty in April 2013
Jezebel.com: “Is There Power in Modesty?” in October 2012
The-Beheld.com: “Lexie Kite: PhD Student and Co-Founder of Beauty Redefined” in September 2012
The-Beheld.com: “Lindsay Kite: PhD Student and Co-Founder of Beauty Redefined” in September 2012
DesignMom.com: “Discussing Weight and Body Image” in February 2013
Salt Lake Tribune Close-Up Profile: University of Utah Twins Tackle Beauty Stereotypes in September 2012
Deseret News (SLC Newspaper) 2-part series on objectification on Sept. 18:
Read Part 1: “The End of Innocence: The Cost of Sexualizing Kids”
Part 2: “Sexualizing Kids: No Child Left Behind – and Fighting Back”
The Provo Daily Herald: “A Bold Definition: Ph.D. Students and Twin Sisters Launch Campaign to Promote Positive Body Image” in August 2011
LDS Living Magazine: “Beauty Redefined: Rejecting the Media’s Impossible Standards” in January 2011
Amy Jussel of Shaping Youth for ShapingYouth.org: “Redefining Beauty, Reclaiming Yourself: Backtalking Billboards!” in July 2011
iVillage.com: “Roadside Beauty Redefined” in August 2011
FeelMoreBetter.com: “We Heart These Ladies: The Kite Sisters” in August 2011
BlissTree.com: “The Kite Sisters Want You to To Take Back Beauty” in July 2011
MelindaTankardReist.com: “Objectification is not Empowerment: We Don’t Need Victoria’s Secret in Australia”
iHollaBack: “Lindsay and Lexie Kite of Beauty Redefined”
OperationBeautiful.com: “Beauty Redefined: How to Change Your Perception”