Evan Rachel Wood Vanity Fair Cover Shoot 2003 Tweets

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In 2003, Evan Rachel Wood was one of nine young women Vanity Fair's named as the next generation of teen stars. Though the stars of the cover feature appear gorgeous, confident, and comfortable, Wood took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the harsh truth behind the shoot.

Twitter user @katiexwright tweeted the 2003 cover on October 14, seemingly happy to find such a piece of nostalgia:

NEVER FORGET pic.twitter.com/zX8OUDQrQB
— katie (@katiexwright) October 15, 2014

Mic points out that the promo video for this feature shows an even happier group of girls getting ready for the shoot. But, Wood's response to this tweet indicates otherwise:

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I was almost in tears after this shoot. They tried that dress on me, I wasnt comfortable but they told me there was no time-- @katiexwright
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 15, 2014

-- cause everyone else took up too much time with their fittings. Then I was given a choice on whether I-- @katiexwright
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 15, 2014

--wanted to wear flats or heels. I chose flats and was immediately handed heels and told they looked better. Then we were-- @katiexwright
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 15, 2014

--all lined up, stared at and approved. I was 15 and felt for the first time my identity being erased and the pressure-- @katiexwright
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 15, 2014

-- to shut up and do what you are told. I felt like meat. Since then, I have found my voice. Never again. #neverforget @katiexwright
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 15, 2014

Wood also tweeted that she "begged for pants," but to no avail. After this set of tweets, Wood added that she's had a photo shoot with the magazine since that day, and it was "quite lovely."

This is a disturbing notion — that young women were forced to display their bodies in a way that made them so uncomfortable. Some may argue it's part of show business, that this is what Wood and her class of starlets signed up for by accepting a life of celebrity. But, this indicates a larger problem for women in Hollywood that still exists. Since then, Wood's spoken up about her image:

I think when you are young and inexperienced and shy you can be bullied more. I learned to say no. @rachelm97x
— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) October 16, 2014

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