The quote
“He said, 'I cannot represent you unless you get plastic surgery to make your eyes look bigger.' ... After I had that done, the ball did roll for me.”
Context
She said that as a 25-year-old reporter in Dayton, Ohio, a news director told her she would never anchor there, and an agent later gave the advice quoted. She had the double-eyelid surgery and showed side-by-side before-and-after photos on the show.
Sources
- The Talk, CBS, 2013-09-11 (hollywoodreporter.com)
- TODAY, 2013-09-12 (today.com)
Both pages read 2026-09-30.
The procedure
Double eyelid surgery
In Julie Chen Moonves' words: “Double eyelid surgery (Asian blepharoplasty)”
Double eyelid surgery creates an upper-lid crease where none exists, by a buried-suture technique, a partial incision or a full incision (PMID 19336072). Surgery to form the crease is reported as the most common upper-eyelid procedure among Asian patients, with some people having it 2 to 3 times in a lifetime (PMID 26306083).
Procedure page: Double eyelid surgery
Procedure pages and surgeons
Others on record
People who named the same procedure, most in common first, then the newest statement.
| Person | Year |
|---|---|
| Kyuhyun “Before debuting my management company suggested that I get double eye lid surgery to soften my image, but…” | 2016 |
| Hyolyn “That's because I had a double eyelid surgery.” | 2013 |
| Youn Yuh-jung “My eyes were drooping, so I had them stitched a little.” | 2013 |
| Min Hyo-rin “I didn't get a nose job. I got my eyelids done, but my nose is all natural.” | 2012 |
| Shindong “I wanted to gain popularity like my fellow members, that is the reason I decided to get double eyelid surgery.” | 2012 |
| Goo Hara “I had double eyelids already but I got them pinched one more time by my company CEO's suggestion.” | 2010 |
Questions
Did Julie Chen Moonves have double eyelid surgery?
By Julie Chen Moonves' own account, yes. The statement is in The Talk, CBS, 2013-09-11, and today.com reported it.
What did Julie Chen Moonves have done?
In Julie Chen Moonves' words: “Double eyelid surgery (Asian blepharoplasty)”. Sorted into the procedure library as double eyelid surgery.
Who was Julie Chen Moonves' surgeon?
The statement on record does not name a surgeon. A surgeon is listed only when the patient named them.
How was the record checked?
The quote was copied verbatim from the source page, a second outlet was found reporting the same statement, and both pages were checked 2026-09-30. Rumor and comparisons of photographs are not recorded. The rules are in the method.