You’d think a Miss America swimsuit winner would feel completely confident about her body, right?

Not always! So I decided to write the book I wish I’d had as a teen and in college-an honest, funny, practical, medically accurate, totally reassuring guide to how women’s bodies actually look, smell, feel, behave, and change.

BODY DRAMA is a New York Times Best-Seller,and it talks about all the issues that keep you up at night—lopsided boobs, stinky pits, eating disorders, facial hair, an “ugly” vulva, bad dye jobs, and more. Alongside real-deal photographs of women just like you and me (no airbrushing, no supermodels, no kidding), you’ll find medical pictures of things you need to be able to recognize, true confessions by yours truly, and the encouragement you need to appreciate the uniqueness, strength, and beauty of your body.

“Body Drama should be center stage in every young woman’s life. It will make you love every little thing about your body: your sags, your tags, your lumps, your bumps. It’s a book of liberation and it’s fun.”
-Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues

“This honest, funny, and lucidly-written book is the perfect antidote to a culture constantly teaching young women to angst about their bodies. This liberating call speaks directly to the worries and concerns that most of us have, offering a perspective and solutions that will help girls and young women figure out what REALLY matters to them. And maybe the world will be that much saner as a result.”
-Judy Norsigian, Executive Director of Our Bodies Ourselves and co-author of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”

Body Drama…should be on the shelf of every family, school, and doctor in America.
— Nancy Brown, PhD, Professor of Adolescent Sexuality at Stanford University, senior research associate at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Research Institute

“I love this book! It puts loving (and knowing) your body into words and pictures — you’ll find out yours isn’t so different after all. Body Drama has the answers you want to the questions you don’t know how to ask. Fun and frank, like talking to a good friend who knows absolutely everything and is willing to dish.”
— Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW)

“In Body Drama, Nancy Redd combines the information of Dr. Ruth, the stylishness of Naomi Campbell, the vibe of your best friend, and photos you always wanted to see but were afraid to ask. An empowering, original, funny, and frank book, Body Drama is poised to become the modern girl’s Our Bodies, Ourselves.”
— Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, & the Future and Grassroots: A Field Guide to Feminist Activism

“I would have loved to have a book, written by someone who presumably is completely confident about her own body (she won the swimsuit competition, after all), that addressed all the questions I had about my changing body…If I had a young teenage girl in my life, [Body Drama] would be at the top of my list of gifts for her.”
— Catherine Price of Broadsheet on Salon.com

“Perfecto. This is just what girlitas need today–a get-real guide with un-airbrushed photos that allows them to dialogue with their bodies on the most honest levels.”
— Deborah Gregory, author of The Cheetah Girls series and Catwalk

“Alexis and [Jennifer] both think [Body Drama] is terrific for teenage girls who are embarrassed to ask certain questions…Jennifer said that they were sitting upstairs and Alexis handed her a book with 36 names for vulva, which was the external part of a vagina. Nicknames like bird’s nest, cha cha, jelly, muff, rosebud etc. Jennifer said that below the names were 24 close ups of vulvas…Alexis said that the book was really good for answering questions about the body.”
— The “Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer” Sirius Radio Show