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I would hope as postwork became more accessible to everyone the myth of the flawless beauty would at last wither away. But each time we have another "how can I achieve a realistic render in poser" thread and its another perfect woman, I have my doubts.

You mean like this render?
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=443322

Hehehehe.  Seriously though,  I started a thread like this recently, and it had more to do with how to get more realistic shading and lighting than it did the beauty of the women in the examples.