We’ve been wanting to do a “body issue” since Day 1 — and today, we bring you exactly that, E.S. readers.

Check out the great mix of stories in the new issue, including:

• What to make of an ultra-skinny Miss Universe Australia contestant’s argument that she has a “Macedonian body type.”
• Madison sounding off on obesity activist MeMe Roth’s pronouncement that plus-size fashion lines encourage young girls to be fat. Oh yeah.
• Grechen Cohen from GreenGrechen.com and her picks for the best ethical designers that provide for plus size consumers (and not just as an afterthought). 
• The controversy surrounding Olympic athlete fashion and Canada’s decision to incorporate authentic sealskin in the 2010 uniforms.
• Is it ethical to market diet drugs (like the recently recalled Hydroxycut) in the pages of women’s magazines?
• Was the U.K. media pronouncement of “the end of skinny” a wee bit premature?
• And of course, a swimsuit guide – for all body types, naturally.