"Ooooh, a bunch of little baby monsters are about to have their hearts broken.
By now, any good Lady Gaga fan knows that the pop icon is on the cover of Vogue's fall fashion issue, dressed as a large piece of hard candy in a nipped, purple Marc Jacobs fishtail gown. However, what those little monsters may not know is that Gaga in real life apparently, looks closer to RuPaul after a bout with an industrial-strength laundromat dryer.
How do we know? The magic of behind-the-scenes footage that comes courtesy of Vogue itself."

http://uk.eonline.com/news/342238/la...uch-retouching

Fashion Police constantly drag her anyway, on the show and especially online.

Celebuzz:-

"What kind of message does this send to Gaga’s fans?


“Perhaps people feel that all’s fair in love and fashion, but the Lady Gaga Vogue cover photo speaks much more that a thousand words,” body image expert Dr. Robyn Silverman told Celebuzz. “Young kids may look at that photo and think, ‘If even this outspoken, unique, quirky icon can’t be authentically herself, what does it say about her message and what does it say about me?’”

http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-08-31/l...-image-expert/

Like she's the first person to get "retouched" for a cover ...