It is hard not to play a losing beauty game with the gorgeous celebrities and models that we follow on Instagram, but let’s not forget that most of the pictures on these feeds are cropped and filtered to remove any imperfections. It was certainly refreshing to see Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen post an unfiltered snap of her legs showing “bruises from bumping into kitchen drawer handles” and a shout-out to the stretch marks on her thighs.
It isn’t the first time that Mrs. John Legend has shared a picture of her lines; she was applauded for a similar post in 2013 and followers flooded the picture with praises, thanking Teigen for her honesty.
As the photo went viral, so did the social media campaign #LoveYourLines, which invites women to post photographs of their “lined” skin. The Instagram account already has 116K followers and counting.
—Gracie Stewart
