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1.PICK A BOY TOY Ted or Mark Wahlberg? Seth MacFarlane’s LOLa-minute Ted 2 is out June 26. 2 #MYCALV INS Calvin Klein’s new denim series, fronted by Kendall Jenner, is both a movement and a style statement (hat, Calvin Klein Jeans, $75, calvinklein.com). 3. DIP YOUR TIPS in summer’s chill answer to winter’s trendy blues (Lancôme Vernis in Love in Vert Tulleries, $15.50, lancome-usa.com). 4. VOTE for your fave scent to win big at The Fragrance Foundation Awards at Fragrance.org. 5. DOUBLE DOWN on your designers in Rebecca Taylor’s collab with rad swimwear label Giejo (top, $120, bottom, $100, rebeccataylor.com. 6 KEEP UP with the Bellacourts, the Downton-meets-Kardashians–style family in Comedy Central’s Another Period (June 23, 10:30 p.m. ET). 7. DONATE to bring Free CeCe, the important documentary featuring Laverne…

Nicknames: ZUZU, ZOZO My spirit animal is: A PUG PUGS, NOT DRUGS Advice I’d give my 21-year-old self: BAGELS ATRENT A HEALTH FOOD. Favorite musical: “MEET ME IN ST.LOTUS” The first song I learned to play on the ukelele was: “I CAN 4 GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE” My tip for perfect bangs: NO PRODUCT IN BANGS!! My favorite TV show growing up was: “ROSEANNE” I’d love to do a duet with: TINA TURNER And we’d sing: “PROUD MARY” If I could keep only one thing from my closet, I’d pick: PAJAMAS TOP, A.L.C. SKIRT, Philipp Plein. ALL JEWELRY, Hearts on Fire…

COSMO HUGS IT OUT WITH THE LEADING MAN OF ENTOURAGE, IN THEATERS JUNE 5. SHY GUY “I think I’m the only guy in the Entourage group without brothers, so I’m the runt. Growing up, I was very shy and sensitive… a mama’s boy.” VINCE WHO? “I live a better life than Vince! I get to go home and be calm. I’m not as shy now, but I’m glad I live in New York so I can escape the crowd.” NONNEGOTIABLES “A confident, calm voice. You get a lot of insight into a person from hearing their voice. And hygiene. I like a girl who flosses.” TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT “If I ever get married, I’m saying my own vows. You’ve got to think about what you’re saying and committing…

DRESSES Christina Chong January Jones Taylor Swift Leighton Meester Lily Aldridge SKIRTS Kelly Osbourne Sienna Miller Cobie Smulders Jourdan Dunn Rihanna TOPS Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Emma Stone Miranda Kerr Keri Russell Samantha Black SKANKY Kelly Kelly Louisa Holmlund Natalie Denning…

Q WHERE CAN I FIND BIKINI TOPS THAT WILL SUPPORT MY D-CUPS BUT DON’T LOOK DESIGNED FOR A GRANDMA? —Christina Jedra, 21 A Of course, always go for something that has an underwire, as it will give you more support. They have great ones at Betsey Johnson and Juicy Couture. Avoid flapjack boobs by pulling them up. And as much as we hate tan lines, thicker straps will help support you. I also like wearing a fave bra with a crop top when I’m just hanging out by the pool. Q How do I make cool printed summer pants work…at work? —Shannon Hennessey, 21 A I’m a huge fan of printed pants. For work, you can never go wrong with a short-sleeve button-up (in a plain color so that you’re…

MOD ABOUT MARC A white foral perfume can be so…prissy. But add some crisp greens and sultry musks, bottle it all in a black-and-white striped fask, and stamp on the words Marc Jacobs–and then? It’s just cool. PLANT ONE ON Already pretty badass (hello, leather-studded case), Givenchy Le Rouge lipstick is making its top-selling hue— Fuchsia Irresistible—extra irresistible. This month, the iconic case will be covered in a signature foral pattern to honor the makeup brand’s 10-year anniversary. Best part: You can reuse the cap on any Le Rouge lipstick. OCEAN SPRAYS Heart everything about summer except what it does to your hair? Then pick a spritz! Each of these—choose yellow for high-wattage shine, blue for beachy waves, and red for post-sun hydration—is packed with UV protection to prevent damage…

FACING OFF AGAINST— and, you know, being— the best athletes in the world has taught the bad ass ladies of the United States’ women’s national soccer team a thing or two about competition. “Our team has a level of competitiveness that’s out of this world,” says Ali Krieger, 30, a defender who’s been part of the group for seven years. “Even in training and warmups, we’re dead serious. I don’t think we would be at this level if we weren’t.” The game’s most important competition, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, kicks off in Canada on June 6. But even if you don’t play a sport in front of the entire planet, you can mimic these ladies’ mentality in order to kill it where you work—and work out. “The body, the…

PRACTICE SAFE SUN SHE THOUGHT... “Doctors are always right.” LAURA WILLIAMS, 33, GEORGETOWN, TX In high school, Williams spent summers lifeguarding, racking up hours in the Texas sun. “I was lazy. If sunscreen wasn’t readily available, I’d just go without,” she says, despite a family history of skin cancer. When, at 23, a pimplelike spot appeared on her forehead, disappeared, then came back, she kinda knew. What was surprising was how doctors reacted. Over the next couple of years, she saw several: One gave her an ointment, then when the lesion returned, burned it off but said, “You’re 26. This can’t be anything.” Another did the same a year later, even admitting the spot was “almost definitely cancer” but suggested a cream, not surgery. It grew back yet again. Williams…

Woman’s Best Friend THE DOWNWARD-FACING dog position is all good during yoga, but when it comes to doggie-style sex with her boyfriend, Laura, 26, admits, “I pretty much just do it so I can be done with sex and go to bed. It’s hard for me to get off when there’s no clitoral stimulation.” Also, the deep penetration and upward angle of his penis during doggie can provide a direct hit to the cervix, which can hurt…like a bitch. But if you’re groomed—that is, turned on and lubed up—the carnal canine position can spark a unique, on-fleek orgasm. “Doggie-style can be an amazing feeling,” says Emily Nagoski, PhD, a women’s sexuality lecturer at Smith College and author of Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your…

THINLY VEILED AS THE MAID OF HONOR IN MY BEST friend Kim’s wedding, I got sauvblanc wasted and made out with a groomsman (who turned out to be a 28-year-old virgin) in a coat closet. You probably think you know why. I was jealous of the bride, right? Her ring, her dress, her adoring guests. After all, that’s what Hollywood romcoms tell us about the maid of honor. We’re just crazy, jealous assholes. I was a crazy, jealous asshole, but I wasn’t really jealous of Kim (not her real name)—I was jealous of the groom. This nondescript dude she met in college, whom I barely knew well enough to describe with an adjective in my wedding toast, was taking away the girl I’d been best friends with since we were…

EXTREMELY HOT AND INCREDIBLY BORED WHY DO GUYS... HATE THE BEACH? Give a girl a baggie full of grapes and a Sophie Kinsella novel and she can sunbathe until September. But dudes hate the beach because it’s basically like having sex in a jacuzzi —fun in theory, but in practice, it’s too fucking hot to enjoy. First, you get up early to pack a turkey sandwich that will become soggy. When you get there, the good lot is always full, so you have to walk 11 miles in flipflops, the devil’s casual footwear. (Chances are, if you are wearing flip-flops, you’re going somewhere your body would rather not, like a dorm room shower or a sunblanched sand dune.) Which brings me to the sand. Oh, the sand. It’s everywhere. Literally…

800–600 BC In ancient Greece, women wore TRIMMED TRIANGLES OR NO HAIR AT ALL. Their hair-removal method of choice: singeing it off with an oil lamp…and you thought a wax was painful! 1400–1500s The iconic Leda and the Swan painting, by Francesco Melzi, reflects the time’s HAIRLESS TREND—a result of Europeans being exposed to hairless Middle Eastern women post-Crusades. (Recipes for sugar waxing were passed around like candy.) 1800s Lovers would gift each other PUBIC HAIR TRIMMINGS IN A LOCKET or pin as a token of affection. 1930s THE FIRST TWO-PIECE SWIMSUITS were popularized due to World War II fabric rationing. This caused women to pay more attention to trimming and removing strays. 1970s Au naturel was in, so PUBES WERE FLAUNTED AND FULLY GROWN. Late ’80s The hotties of…

{ SARA’S SIX RULES } TUNE OUT THE NOISE WHEN YOU’RE SCARED, BE THANKFUL PRACTICE BELIEF ALWAYS FIND THE UPSIDE WHEN YOU’RE STUCK, TAKE A BREAK VISUALIZE WHAT YOU WANT MOTIVATION IS LIKE a muscle. If you don’t work out, you don’t get stronger, and the same goes for the self-strength that gets us through times of doubt. I used inspirational CDs and read positive books about people persevering. I HAD A FLASH where I saw myself on Oprah sitting onstage and talking. For some people, the success they visualize might be a trip—they’re on the shore in Spain at sunset—or it might be an object, like a car, or sitting at a table of leaders. I believe when you visualize what you want, subconsciously you start making decisions that…

DRESS FOR THE JOB YOU WANT TWO YEARS AGO, Kate Villa thought she’d be working for the government. Although she had taken courses in writing and directing as an undergrad at Northwestern University and applied for a long-shot internship at The Colbert Report, she went ahead and lined up an internship at the EPA. “I didn’t ever think a career in comedy would be possible,” she says. Then Colbert called. After her time at the show ended, Villa started freelancing for ShaveFace, a men’s grooming start-up, and working at famed improv spot the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She also went on tons of informational meetings. “You don’t know whether interviews in the comedy business are going to be casual or corporate,” she says. To balance out her playful and hardworking…

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1“I like cats more than I do people, because cats don’t talk back.” —DANIELLE D., 23, STYLIST AND BLOGGER, RALEIGH, NC 2 CELEB CONFESSION “Once when I was in middle school, I got off the school bus, put my book bag on, and unfortunately, my skirt went up with the bag. So I was walking with my panties and my butt totally out. I remember all the guys hollering at me, being like, ‘Look at her blue butt!’ When you feel the air…and you’re like, ‘That’s me they’re talking about?’ I’ll never forget that feeling. So I always do a little check now.” —ANNA CAMP, PITCH PERFECT 2 3 “I was singing in the shower the other day, and my roommates came in to ask if I was okay. I…

WHEN MY WIFE, Samantha, and I decided to be filmed for a reality television series—Newlyweds: The First Year on Bravo—we worried about the reaction of the lesbian community. Will they accept us? we wondered. I had only dated men when Sam and I fell in love in our college sorority. Despite having ex-girlfriends, Sam did not identify as gay. We went to frat parties, not gay bars, and with our long hair and makeup, we looked like our straight sorority sisters, who teased: “You’re not real lesbians.” Maybe we didn’t fit a stereotype. With no gay mentors, at 19, I was on a lesbian learning curve. Through the years, as our on-and-off relationship advanced enduringly on, Sam and I made some lesbian friends. Together, the six of us drank cocktails…

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Phuket Keep calm and carry om in intricate embroidery, bright scarf prints, and sacred elephant accents befitting the Thai paradise. Saint-Tropez Bring the Trop life to your back patio. Straw and stripes are key players in capturing the essence of this star-packed hamlet on the French Riviera. Mykonos Channel the vibrant Greek island in crisp whites and bright oceanic blues. Don’t forget the evil-eye charm, made for warding off sketchy glances. Hawaii Signal you’ve left the mainland (at least mentally) with palm fronds and hibiscus prints, scarlet macaw motifs, and pineapple charms.…

The Secret to Hydration…Without Heavy Creams Moisturizers are a mix of oil and water. Heavy ones have a higher oil-to-water ratio, while the reverse used to mean subpar skin hydration. That’s no longer true. The latest textures— refreshing splashes (at left, Kiehl’s and Lancôme), silky gels (such as Chanel’s and Neutrogena’s, here) and souffé-like whips (check out Dior’s)—can be traced to Asia, where lightweight formulas (as common as bar soap!) marry mega hydration with high water content. In short, they’re a dream for skin that skeeves anything heavy—a common issue in summer. Talk About Antiaging Insurance Faithfully moisturizing your skin is half the aging battle. Doing so creates a strong, well-hydrated barrier—the layer of skin that locks in your natural hydration levels. “A disrupted barrier can’t seal in protective cells,…

1. YOU’RE RUNNING LATE This seems like a super-frustrating sitch that you have no control over— which, TBH, it kind of is—but it’s not so bad! “Your own thoughts, like this traffic is endless or my boss will flip, often cause stress,” says Greta Hirsch, PhD, clinical director of the Ross Center for Anxiety. “Your brain is confusing possibility with probability.” TRY THIS Drown out negative messages by listening to a playlist you find engrossing. Better still: Sing along. “When we use our vocal cords, it sends a signal to our brain that we’re okay,” says Kelli Walker, RN, a panic and anxiety coach. 2. YOU CAN’T SLEEP First, don’t look at the clock. Watching minutes tick by creates the opposite physical response (a rush of adrenaline and cortisol, rapid…

SIP Iced Coffee Contrary to popular belief, caffeine is not a diuretic, says nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims, PhD. In fact, a University of Birmingham study found coffee nearly as hydrating as water. Just balance your a.m. Starbucks with some regular H2O. SKIP Sports Drinks For workouts under 60 minutes, you can meet your needs (and cut calories) with regular tap, according to Kate Geagan, RDN. Down two cups of water 20 minutes pre-exercise, then have a couple of squirts every 20 minutes throughout. SWIG Water Outside all day? There’s no rule for how much agua to drink—“eight glasses a day” is a myth. Booze and meds (antihistamines, antidepressants) are dehydrating, and thirst can be blunted if you’re hot or distracted. Geagan says a good guideline is enough to need…

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA Cases yearly: 3 million Look for: Reddish patches or growths, open sores, red bumps, or scar-like areas. Treatment: Mohs surgery or cut or frozen off. SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA Cases yearly: 700,000 Look for: Wart-like growths, open sores, or scaly red patches, which can bleed or get crusty. Treatment: Curable if caught early. Often treated with Mohs surgery. MELANOMA Cases yearly: 74,000 Look for: Spots, often asymmetrical and brown or black; can also be pink, tan, or white. Treatment: Diagnoses range in severity from Stage 0 (local, noninvasive) to IV (more advanced, spread). Spots are removed. More advanced stages may require surgery, chemotherapy, or other treatments.…

RING OF FIRE JESSICA KNOLL COPS TO THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET NO FEMINIST WANTS TO ADMIT. two proseccos deep into the 87th wedding I’d attended one summer, it got to this point: If one more person asked, “So will you be next?” I was going to overturn a charcuterie bar. I was capital-O obsessed with getting engaged. My boyfriend and I were coming up on our four-year mark. I was 27; he 32. We loved each other. We lived together. Marriage was the next logical step. At least, this was how I added it up for Greg, more times than I would like to admit (“Jess, it’s coming,” became his exasperated party line). But I had another motivation for pressuring him to propose. In my mind, an engagement ring was…

Q / MY MAN’S A BAD DRESSER. HE’ S STILL WEARING FRAT T-SHIRTS FROM COLLEGE, AND WE GRADUATED F IVE YEARS AGO. HE REFUSES TO GO SHOPPING WITH ME. HELP? A In my time as a man, I’ve learned two things: (1) Guys take most criticism as nagging, but they’re suckers for sexual compliments, and (2) most dudes wear clothes that are a size too big. That’s why their shirts often look like wrinkled couch pillows. In your case, it would sound like nagging if you said, “You dress like a 10thyear senior. Can’t you see there’s nothing left of that T-shirt but Doritos dust?” But he’d respond well to a compliment like “You’d look so hot if you wore clothes that fit your body.” Start there, then work up…

NOT THAT KIND OF... ZOOEY Quirky. Wacky. Whimsical. Adorkable. Of all the charming left-of-center adjectives often used to describe Zooey Deschanel’s onscreen personality, none quite suit the woman before me at L.A.’s Chateau Marmont. Focused, yes. Considered, for sure. Determined, no doubt about it. And serious— surprisingly. Very serious. She carries herself simply, in a navy ASOS swing dress, peach coat, and black flats. Despite the unassuming look, she’s quickly spotted. There’s no hiding those two giant infinity-pool blue eyes and telltale shiny dark bangs. A few fans approach and ask for selfies. Zooey obliges. There’s a big divide between Zooey’s character, New Girl’s Jess Day, and her real-life personality, a fact that makes her smile. “No one believes I’m not really like my characters,” she says over a sip…

WHEN YOU’RE BUYING OR SELLING ONLINE WHAT’S OUT THERE Besides plastic, there’s good old PayPal or newbie Login and Pay with Amazon, which has a smaller merchant base. Dwolla has the lowest fees. WHAT TO KNOW PayPal has teamed up with companies like Vince and Expedia to ofer discounts. Check PayPal.com to see the stores they partner with. WHEN YOU NEED TO PAY BACK A FRIEND WHAT’S OUT THERE Venmo saves you the pain of throwing multiple cards at the waiter or getting stuck with the cab fare. A newer option comes via Facebook (the $ icon in the Messenger app). Venmo links to your bank account, debit card, or credit card; Facebook links only to Visa or Mastercard debit cards. WHAT TO KNOW The safest way to Venmo is…

@FreelonAsante @MayaFreelonAsante maya freelon asante EARLY IN HER CAREER, Maya Freelon Asante stumbled upon inspiration when a water leak in her grandmother’s basement soaked a pile of tissue paper. Struck by the bleeding colors and the abstract patterns, the DC-based artist would make it her calling card. The 32-year-old references her African-American roots by overlaying rich colors on vintage photos she finds in her family trove (her great-grandfather was a photographer) or in archives. “I’m in search of a history that we’ve been disconnected from because of enslavement,” she says. “When I print on top of a photo, it’s like adding color to a moment that I wasn’t a part of but I feel connected to. It’s speaking to the past.” Another Maya, Dr. Angelou, lauded the artist for “observing…

“Dude, I know you feel your pants falling down. I ’m going to need you to invest in a belt ASAP.” —IESHA C. , 24 “Really? You’re in class, not on vacation. Put your nasty feet away! ” —CELESTE K . , 22 “I love distressed denim, but this is just offensive.” —HELEN Z. , 22 “While with my kids at the store, we had this sight at the checkout! ! ” —ALICIA P. , 29 ANNOYED BEYOND BELIEF? E-MAIL INBOX@COSMOPOLITAN .COM (SUBJECT: B ITCH IT OUT) TO SHARE YOUR PET PEEVE (AND PHOTO) . IF WE PRINT YOUR SHOT, WE’LL GIVE YOU $50! SHOPPING INFORMATION COVER DOLCE & GABBANA, dolce gabbana.it. HEARTS ON FIRE, heartsonfire.com. LANCÔME, lancome-usa.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 13: DOLCE & GABBANA, dolcegabbana.it. HEARTS ON FIRE,…

1. You have a company party coming up, and he asks if he can be your plus one. Your first thought is: a. Yaaas! Can’t wait to show off my slightly morevanilla Christian Grey. b. Hmmm. Is he just doing this to promote his latest app idea? c. He better not tell the CEO that gross joke about frog vaginas he saw on Reddit. 2. He’s 15 minutes late for a double date. He arrives, panting, and explains: a. “So sorry. Investors’ meeting ran late.” b. “So sorry. I got sidetracked by—look! a squirrel!” c. “So sorry. I found the Grand Theft Auto V cheat codes for invincibility. Obviously, I couldn’t leave!” 3. When you ask your friends if they think he has his act together enough to date you,…

FIELD TRIP My new fave model, Gracie Carvalho, on our swim shoot in Miami with bookings director Steven Brown. CHECK OUT OUR BEACHSIDE ASTROLOGER, P. 188. SALLY HANSEN MADE COLORS FOR EVERY SIGN—I’M RED-HOT ARIES, NATURALLY. ELIZABETH WARREN DROPPED BY TO DISCUSS HER UNLIKELY JOURNEY TO THE U.S. SENATE AND HER EXCELLENT READ, A FIGHTING CHANCE. HEAD OVER HEELS All life’s answers become clear after a morning of aerial vinyasa at OM Factory. Or is it just the blood rushing to my head? JACK IN THE HOUSE Cracking up with Jack Black. There’s a scene in The D Train—in theaters now—that you simply won’t believe.… FITNESS WIN-SPO Cosmo editor Danielle McNally with U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe. (Love her hair, right?) WHO’S BEHIND THIS CLUTCH? DESIGNER ANYA HINDMARCH, WHOSE BAGS HAVE A VERY…

● “He told me he knew of a good pizza joint in town. Next thing I knew, we were parking in front of Chuck E. Cheese’s!” JESSICA T., 25 ●We were sharing nachos when he told me, ‘Be careful—all that queso is going to go to your hips! ’” KELLYN C., 27 ● “He told me he was a satanic devil worshipper and that he cut himself to let the demons bleed from his body.” MAGGIE G., 22 ● “I went on a date with this guy who told me that he had his ex-girlfriend’s name tattooed above his man parts and, if we ended up together, he’d get my name tattooed over it!” KORTNEY A., 22 ● “He got us kicked out of a concert for starting a fight,…

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IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT, and I’m in a scuzzy dive bar…and the arms of a sexy stranger. His hands are strong, and he smells like lemongrass and musk. As we dance, him grinding behind me, he plants an affectionate kiss on my neck. And that’s when I have to call off our fun flirtation. Because he’s too drunk and the music is too loud for me to explain why I can’t kiss him back. I have an anaphylactic allergy to peanuts and hazelnuts. Even the tiniest amounts of either in someone else’s saliva—from food eaten anytime in the previous 24 hours—could make me swell up, break out in hives, vomit… and that’s just the beginning. I’m haunted by stories in the allergic community of literal killer-makeout sessions. Although that sounds extreme,…

1 THE SIZE—AND SPECIFICS—OF YOUR BOOBS I guarantee you’re more worried about big nipples or a small cup size than I am. Think of it this way: You find a starving man on the street, and all you have is a carrot. You think he’s going to hold out for steak? 2 YOUR “CREATIVE” ROLE-PLAY SUGGESTIONS You want me to be a Canadian Mountie while you play the corrupt border-patrol agent? Done. Feed me the script, and I’ll read the lines. Sure, I might think you’re a little cuckoo, but you have sexual fantasies into which I am invited. That’s hot. 3 EX-GIRLFRIENDS Occasionally, it comes out that you’re comparing yourself to my ex—worrying that you don’t own handcuffs or I’m frustrated that your knees only seem to bend in…

THE PIN CROWD i visited the wedding section of J.Crew’s website one time, under the cover of night, drunk on romance and wine. I’d seen a movie in which Rashida Jones got married, looking radiant yet casual, and I thought, Nice look, Rashida— why not see what was out there? It was just a little browse, a cheeky secret between me and my MacBook. No one would know. The next day, I opened Facebook to an onslaught of ads for whimsical dresses, even more whimsical headpieces, and the selfexplanatory yet deeply inscrutable Wedding Harpist.com. “It’s time,” the ads seemed to say. “What kind of harp music do you like?” At first, I scoffed— here it comes, the wedding industrial complex, ready to claim another victim. Not today. I wasn’t even…

E-MAIL YOUR SEX QUESTIONS TO SEXQANDA@ COSMOPOLITAN.COM. Q/ I’m an old virgin (I’m 24!). Should I tell the guy I’m hooking up with? A/ We wouldn’t suggest blurting “OMG, you’re about to swipe my V-card!” right as things start cooking. Not only would that be awkward, but it would reduce you to a 24-year-old virgin, when in fact, you’re so much more than that. You might be the best kisser he’s ever known or the ultimate BJ boss. “Our sexuality is far bigger than just whether or not we’ve been penetrated,” says sex therapist Chris Donaghue, PhD, author of Sex Outside the Lines. If you’re thinking about going all the way with someone, let your virginity come up more naturally—“Hey, can we start out slow? I’m not the most experienced…

1THE MILITARY SURGICAL RESIDENT Pansy Uberoi 28,San Antonio, Tx Uberoi wakes up at 4 a.m. to spend 13 hours in a U.S. Army medical center, treating wounded soldiers home from overseas as well as veterans and their families. In the operating room, she answers to a rotating flow of doctors. “One day the ‘boss’ is someone intimidating… another day, someone who teaches nicely—you never know,” says Uberoi. “It can seriously tax my nerves and confidence.” As part of the Air Force, Uberoi also has to stay on top of military protocol and maintain a strict fitness regimen. HOW SHE STAYS COOL “You want reminders that you control how you deal with your surroundings, they don’t control you,” says Uberoi. To cut down on the uncertainty, she lives as close to…

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