"You are pretty but... you need to lose weight/you can do something about your skin/you are too short/you should straighten your hair et cetera, et cetera": Heard these too often? Our social conditioning has made us more aware of our imperfections and conscious about how we look. Only a few of us can embrace our flaws (as labelled by the society) and make the best of them. If you need a masterclass in loving yourself, no matter how much you weigh, what your hair looks like, how tall or short you are, you need to draw inspiration from these powerhouse Instagrammers.
Aashna Bhagwani
Pune based lifestyle and travel blogger Aashna Bhagwani's Instagram is an absolute delight. Aashna is unapologetically stylish and rocks her plus-sized figure with absolute aplomb. Bikinis, backless dresses and high slits, she wears them all and looks absolutely gorgeous.
Slaying the slit!
Rocking the bikini
Such prettiness!
Monica Sahu
If you visit to Monica Sahu's Instagram account, who is a fitness enthusiast, it will leave you speechless. She is effortlessly flexible, super-confident about her body and absolutely aww-dorable.
Just look at how flexible she is!
How many girls with even a perfectly slim body are capable of doing a full-split? Not many eh?
Who said saree is only for a particular body type?
Ragini R
Ragini R, a vintage lover, a writer and a blogger, Ragini R is redefining beauty norms in more ways than one. She is absolutely flawless. Be it her short hair or her plus size body type, everything about Ragini is absolutely glamorous.
Check her out looking absolutely Wow! in this red lingerie:
And stunning in this floral bikini:
She looks a class apart in this black sheer dress.
Neha Parulkar
Shattering all norms of a zero size model, Neha Parulkar is plus size model and a social media influencer. The grace and confidence with she carries herself is commendable and something each one of us can look up to.
Just look at her, bold and beautiful!
Totally inspiring women to be fierce and full of fire, no matter what.
Slaying it on the ramp.
Tanesha Awasthi
With both curves and curls, Tanesha Awasthi is also a mom. Her Instagram account is very inspiring. Loving everything about herself, Tanesha's keeps her style cool and contemporary.
What a beautiful mom!
Giving Major #OOTD Goals
How many plus size women have the confidence wear something like that?
Well, these instagrammers are the best inspiration to look up to, for everyone who is struggling to love themselves. Make the best of what you have and love the way you look. Eventually it is your confidence that will take you places, and these fabulous women totally prove that.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 28, 2018 07:10 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).