Without further ado, here’s a list of celebs who embrace their natural beauty.
Demi Lovato
The pressure for all women to be thin is overwhelming in contemporary American society.
But since she sought treatment and worked on her recovery, the singer says she’s happier than ever.
ShetoldAllurethat she’s “never felt as confident in my skin as I do today.
Once I started feeling better about myself, I felt better about showing more skin.”
Speaking of skin, Lovato is happiest when she’s in the buff.
She toldPeoplemagazine, “I feel the most beautiful when I’m naked.
Just completely stripped down, completely organic, me.
But Laverne Cox, who is openly transgender, knew she was never going to be read as cisgender.
I have to own who I am.”
She continued, “I realized that trans people, a lot of us, just lookdifferent.
We don’t all just look like non-trans people.
And that’s OK.
It’s not only OK, it’s beautiful.”
She also started the#transisbeautiful campaign, which celebrates the beauty of transgender people everywhere.
I’ve always been OK with that.
I’m not a supermodel.
That’s not what I do."
So she’s totally chill about it.
“I’m confident in who I am,” she said.
Hayek is still landing roles because of her beauty and talent.
And in her 50th year, she has had some wisdom about aging in Hollywood.
And the future is bright insofar as Hayek is concerned.
And she’s not looking back.
Because I like me better now.
And I’m actually curious to find out who I’m going to be next."
As for her beauty must-haves, she’s not one for excess.
All she needs is, “A good pair of earrings and a lip gloss.
Not only is Gurira an actress, but she’s also aprolific playwright.
In fact, her work has been nominated for multiple Tony Awards.
She toldHarper’s Bazaarthat her work creates “opportunities through my story-telling for people of African descent.
Way to embrace and promote black beauty!
Fast forward twenty years to 2017, and she’s still landing choice roles and thriving in her career.
She toldThe Telegraphthat she would never consider going under the knife to alter her appearance.
“I will never give in.”
Additionally, if she did undergo surgery, it would hamper her career.
And the heroine that she is, she’s passing on body positive wisdom to her daughter.
We’re so lucky we’re curvy.
We’re so lucky that we’ve got good bums.'
And she’ll say, ‘Mummy, I know, thank God.’
It’s paying off.”
And she looks good doing it, with her lithe frame, smoldering eyes, and fresh faced complexion.
She toldCmagazine, “I think there was a point when I resisted being categorized.
I got past that and started to really dig deeper and learn more about my roots.
I identify as everything, and am proud and connected to the rich history that I come from.”
That pride is evident in the way she wears her hair: naturally.
When she sports braids, for example, she’s aware of the impact.
You see [blonde] girls with the same hair in every movie.”
“I started to claim confidence in my cellulite and my back fat and my cellulite on my arms.
That’s how you get on the cover ofSports Illustrated.”
She continued, that people say “I’m too big.
I’m too small.
I’m too pretty.
I’m too ugly.
So why not just start embracing what is the difference in you and saying that is beautiful?”
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys is a force of nature.
What if they POSTED it???
These were the insecure, superficial, but honest thoughts I was thinking.
And the shoot was magic.
Keys won’t be kowtowing to anyone ever again.
She wrote, “‘Cause I don’t want to cover up anymore.
And we’re ready for this revolution.
And she wants other women to feel the same.
“I don’t think women should label themselves based on the way they look,” she continued.
“What about defining yourself by a different kind of measurement?
There are so many other things to focus on besides your waistline.”
That’s beauty, inside and out.
