Mischa Barton is found on the cover and within the pages of the August 2008 issue of Nylon magazine and she looks pretty sassy, if you ask me! Mischa has transitioned herself from the boob-tube to the big screen and now she’s making the rounds and doing some self-promotion shoots more than ever.

And that’s a good thing as far as I can tell because their is no such thing as bad publicity — even when everyone was calling Mischa Barton fat. Although she was never really fat, you had to feel just a little bit sorry for her, so now it’s good to see that’s she doing good and obviously feeling good! 

 When unflattering photos hit the web, Mischa Barton found herself the subject of body bashing. And as it seems, Mischa’s not one to sit back and let the “fat” comments fly, as Life & Style reports she responded by putting on a string bikini and giving the paparazzi a closer look.

“Mischa is very secure in who she is and what she looks like,” a friend told the magazine. “Of course there are going to be unflattering pictures out there when you’re photographed all the time, but she’s confident enough not to let it bother her.”

Another friend admits Mischa is sporting a fuller figure, but that’s good news. “She may have gained a few pounds, but she actually thinks she looks better this way and feels great about her body. She is absolutely not fat.

“She knows that in this town, if you aren’t anorexic, someone is bound to call you overweight. She doesn’t put any stock in it and thinks it’s sad that some girls in Hollywood are starving themselves to get as skinny as possible.”