Charli Howard is a 24-year-old British model, but she already has some valuable advice for any young girl considering a career in fashion:"Never think that you have to transform to become [ a role model], because I'm living my dream with the weight that I'm supposed to be ". It is on her Instagram account, followed by 44,000 people, that the young woman writes inspiring captions and advocates acceptance of herself and her body, as it is. And she knows what she's talking about:after leaving her agency which constantly asked her to lose more and more weight, she finds another, Muse NYC, whose policy is to accept the natural silhouettes of women. And that's when his career took off! Under a before/after photo, she explains how much this decision changed her life:“I am smiling in the photo on the left, but in fact I feel the worst. I hated life .
“I didn't care that my jaws were constantly bleeding, my feet cramped all the time, my hands were always cold, my periods irregular (when I had them), my skin awful, my moody, because all I wanted was SLIMMING “, she continues. But this time is well and truly over:now, the pretty brunette posts photos of them unretouched, where they sport thicker thighs, buttocks and a more rounded belly. She also doesn't hesitate to show her imperfections, which usually preoccupy women a lot:in a photo where she grabs her buttocks with both hands, she writes "I'm posting this for all the girls worried about their stretch marks , their cellulite and their curves, because I wish I had seen unretouched images like this when I was younger ". “Beauty is not measured by a number or the size of a dress she concludes.
She gives one last piece of advice, which is quite relevant when it comes to young girls:"Girls, if a man tells you that your body is not good enough and that you should improve it, make a favor and dump that straight guy ". We couldn't agree more! We leave you with the photos of the sublime Charli, who radiates self-confidence and happiness:
