Ugh. Apparently you can take the woman out of FOX news but you can't take the FOX news out of the woman. I HATE how most of their female anchors make themselves up like pageant queens.

Ridiculous and unprofessional.

Whoa. That is not the outfit she wore when interviewing him. The dress shown in the OP's photo is from a cocktail party held that she attended and met various dignitaries in Russia.

Is this "fake news"?

Megyn Kelly is a total opportunist.

Yes, sexy cocktail dresses seem to be the go-to attire for a lot of female TV news hosts. Fox is the worst offender but I have seen some female pundits on CNN who look like they are going out on the Vegas Strip trying to hook-up.

Here is Kayleigh McEnany trying to score some action. I am no prude but I do think you should dress for the occasion.

Maddie, I read this on AOL. Now, I'm going to look for the interview dress!

Here you here you go...

THIS is the topic I did early this morning, then deleted because it was showing up on other forums! GMTA!

I can't believe she dressed that way either.

ETA: I didn't know it was for a cocktail party, but I do think her interview tighty whities aren't appropriate either.

Oly, Megyn was a top anchor at Fox news until she quit. She did a couple of debates, one being where 45 mentioned blood coming out of her eye's or wherever.

She's a smart cookie too, and she'll take over the 3rd hour of The Today Show in September, I believe.

Also, she's an Independent, not a Republican.

Are we supposed to be doing this? I mean...I am genuinely confused, not trying to be snarky. I know that I would not show that much skin on TV if I were a reporter bc I think it is distracting from what the reporter should be trying to do, which is report.

However, in this PC climate, I thought comments about how women choose to dress are considered "slut shaming" or some such. Women should be able to wear whatever and do whatever and no one should judge. I was actually told this once when being similarly judgey as the OP was. I am just confused that a majority liberal site like this would be judging the attire of women in the public eye.

Wonder what Rodney Dangerfield would have said if he had been a woman. Here we are in the 21st century still talking about cleavage and derrieres. But, as Oakley says, she does have brains.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/fashion/megyn-kelly-fox-fashion.amp.html

Here's an article from the NYT on the topic.

1929spanish - Thanks for posting that. I know next to nothing about Megyn Kelly. I don't get Fox news so my first introduction to her was trumps vile remarks about her. I wasn't going to watch her when she started her new job but if guys say she is smart I will give her a chance and tune in.

Re Kayleigh McEnany - She needs to get another stylist. She's done something to her look and she looks silly.

Well, she looks fantastic and she can get away with it but I would prefer being respected for my journalism rather than my looks, but then that doesn't sell. She is very ambitious and I think she knows how to get where she wants to go, we'll see if her strategy works.

being respected for my journalism rather than my looks, but then that doesn't sell.

But do we know that is true, or is it just that network execs believe it to be?

Look, I'm a biologist and I can tell you that people are visual, plain and simple. I encourage my students to dress modestly when in a setting where they want people to listen to their words and what they have to say and follow their lead. And when they say, "That's their problem" I say, "Why add a distraction when it is not necessary?" On the flip side, I once wore a dress with a slit up the side (to me it served the function of making walking in the long skirt easier) and one of my students called me out on it. I didn't think granny's legs would be a distraction but I was kinda pleased that he might have been correct! ;)

But do we know that is true, or is it just that network execs believe it to be?

I wish it worked that way, and I think for the more serious minded it does, but in the main stream sex sells. I don't think she's positioning herself to be anything other than mainstream, but apparently it works for her.

The fact is one can dress and look attractive and not be overly emphasizing one's hot bod. Moderation. Seems like that would be best for media, look good but middle of the road to appeal to the largest demographic.

We're visiting our daughter in LA. Turned on the news to see this woman who obviously dropped by to read the news on her way to a cocktail party.

I don't recall Oprah or Barbara Walters or Joan Lunden or Diane Sawyer dressing for an evening out while interviewing or reporting on the news. Women don't need to show cleavage to be taken seriously-it's the TV executives who want that. Put the young, busty ones out front with as low cut and tight dresses as you can get away with and you get cheap journalism.

Imagine if the men wore muscle shirts or shorts?

I seriously think it cheapens the message. If they're targeting male viewers, men are going to turn in to sports anyway. The news channels are going to attract their viewers of a certain age-millenials aren't going to tune in because of the 'hot chick'.

I just really hate there is a double standard for women vs. men. We never have to comment on whether a man is dressed appropriately for business or if it's too sexy.

I really try not to judge other women on what they wear, but it's hard sometimes. I am no slave to fashion (at least not at this age), so I can imagine what can be said about me.

Neetsepie, millennials don't watch network news!

At least the ratings were poor for the Alex Jones interview.

I remember on our local news the traffic reporter always wore these very tight outfits and seemed to have a different outfit for every day. Then she was arrested for shoplifting....

This discussion begs the question "why didn't we have extensive conversations about why the CEO of facebook dressed like a child. I get it, but hate that we still have these discussions about women.

(ps. I wouldn't like her if she wore a suit and a turtleneck)

What if Putin demanded she dressed girlie or no interview? Surely she knows better, but I also suspect she's ambitious to the max and a Putin interview was worth looking like a bimbo-ho. And she will be remembered. You never know.

BTW, I'm not impressed with her. I saw her on an interview and she must have used the pronoun "I" a million times, suggesting to me she she might suffer from "l'm a movie star" syndrome. (Shrugs)