The body as an aesthetic object.

Firstly, the word aesthetic is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty and taste with the creation and appreciation of beauty.
The female body is viewed aesthetically pleasing to the eye, and many photographers have photographed women for magazines and for their own work.
One magazine which features plenty of beauty shots is Vogue. There have never been any beauty photographers, only fashion photographers who specialised in beauty. In Vogue they made a clear distinction between the two categories. Martin Harrison said 'In this context a beauty photograph signifies a concentration on the appearance of the woman herself, as opposed to what she might be wearing.' (Beauty Photography in Vogue - Martin Harrison. Published 1987. Page 1).

http://clobot.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/guy-bourdin.html
Guy Bourdin.

I then saw a book by William A. Ewing called Love and Desire and thought I would give it a look. The reason being is the body is seen as a form of beauty in many cases, and this may be linked to love and desire in ways. A lot of the photographs in the book are of the body and shown in ways which they might be seen as nice.

Cover to Love and Desire
http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Love_and_Desire/9780500281710

Even from just looking at the front cover of the book you get a sense of beauty in the fact the body proportions all seem to be what most female would like and consider what is beautiful.