Mind the Gap!

Much like her shiny hair and warm eyes, the space between Geneva Aguirre's front teeth has always been a part of her look. When she was little, Aguirre used to stick a tooth pick in the gap - just because it would fit and no one else could do it. It made her unique, but it wasn't until Aguirre noticed iconic gap-toothed model Lauren Hutton in the pages of her favourite fashion magazines that she realised her smile was not only unique, but maybe even beautiful.
"I guess I've always thought of it as a cool thing," says Aguirre.
These days, so does the beauty industry.
A few seasons back on America's Next Top Model, host Tyra Banks sent a 22-year-old contestant to the dentist to widen her gap. The beauty blogosphere has been buzzing ever since.
Mick Jagger's blonde daughter Georgia May is the face for Rimmel cosmetics, and she sports a gap with the world known phrase which sports the gap is "Get The London Look"!
The growing appreciation for dental imperfection is probably best demonstrated by the ever improving fortunes of Australian supermodel Jess Hart.

The face of Seafolly's latest campaign was in heavy demand at London Fashion Week but the wide space in her smile wasn't always so sought-after as it is now. Chadwicks modelling agency spokesman Nathan Rossenrode said, "When Jess first began, her gap would be retouched ... now it's a point of difference."
Men have the gaps, too, but culturally, there has always been a mystique about diastematic women.

But, experts believe our new interest in the diastema represents a backlash against unattainable beauty standards and an obsession with perfection. It's also been called to  attention from recent ads by Chanel, Marc Jacobs, and Miu Miu. All feature models with gaps between their teeth.