This Model Showed Off Her Armpit Hair, Eczema for an Important … – SELF

Yes, Emily Bador is a model. But she wants you to know that she's not "perfect"and she's very much OK with that. The British modelwho's posed for brands like Ivy Park uses her Instagram page as a hub for body-positive photos , writing about her own journey to loving her body. On Instagram, Bador explains that at the start of her modeling career, her body confidence hit an all-time low. In 2015, she went on an overly restrictive diet and started to have daily panic attacks about getting dressedand the fact that she kept booking modeling gigs only made it worse. "[I] started getting the most work I've ever had and traveling all over world, which instilled in me 'the thinner I am, the more work I'm gonna get,'" Bador writes .

Today, she's feeling confident and focused on self-care. And she's dedicated to showing other people why that's important. One of Bador's most recent Instagrams really hits that message home. The photo, posted last week, shows Bador lounging in cute black lingerie. On full display: Her "stomach rolls, scars, eczema , [and] armpit hair," according to the model. And she wants women to know that none of these things make her any less beautiful.

"You are not less worthy because you don't have a flat stomach," she writes in the caption. "You are not less valid because you don't shave your armpits. You are not less beautiful because of your scars, stretch marks , eczema, acne. I'm just so sick and tired of the objectification of women's bodies and how it's seemingly ok to dictate a woman's worth based on what she looks like."

It's a powerful reminder that any so-called imperfections can't and shouldn't dictate your worth. Bador, we are here for it.

Check out Bador's recent Instagram below.

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