i believe this picture of nicole richy on the cover of seventeen magazine has been alter. I believe this because its not uncommon for a celebrity to have gotten a blemish, pimp or zit photoshoped so that they look flawless on the cover of a magazine. if you zoom in on a untouched picture you can see the pores of the persons face but in this picture if you zoom in you see no pores and me all know that everyone has pores on the face.
The target audience of this picture was for teen girls. this is obvious because its on the cover of SEVENTEEN magazine.
The intension of this picture was to draw teenage girls to the magazine. Nicole Richy is very what i would call "fetch" someone like her would be perfect for the cover of a teen mag