Even a beautiful cry. Even the most beautiful are so insecure about their appearance that they do not leave the house. Genetics help, but some so-called flaws can happen to anyone, and we could show them without shame. Like Leni Klum, daughter of Flavio Briatore and top model Heidi Klum.
Beautiful and talented, like her mother, Leni Klum has a future supermodel predetermined. And, looking at her, one could think everything except that she might be ashamed of her face. However, the pimples have led the 19-year-old model to severe bouts of self-doubt, which she has now shared with her Instagram followers.
Leni Klum: “I locked myself at home because of acne”
Her Instagram feed contains only glossy photos of her in magazines and on billboards, in dream clothes and with perfect makeup. In the stories, Leni Klum, the daughter of Flavio Briatore and Heidi Klum, appears in a more spontaneous, natural and therefore imperfect, but no less beautiful version.
Wiring selfie showing her without makeup, without filters and with pimples on her cheeks, Leni admits to her subscribers: “Because of acne, I locked myself at home.” About the uncertainty associated with imperfections, the young model has already spoken Vogue Germany: “My acne prevented me from feeling good. However, I want to be honest and show what my skin and body really is. I want people to understand that imperfect skin is completely normal.”
A powerful message delivered by those who do the work, a model in which body perfection seems to be an essential requirement. It takes courage to show your insecurities, and netizens appreciated this by bombarding the girl with messages of support: “Thank you for posting this photo, you have no idea how good it is to know that girls like you can have skin problems.
Stars for Skin Positivity
Leni Klum is not the first and will not be the last celebrity to struggle with acne. A very common condition for both the famous and the not-so, there are many VIPs who have embraced the concept of skin positivity in recent years, fearlessly showing imperfect skin and revealing their insecurities about it. On the heels of body positivity, which teaches that any body is fine, even if it doesn’t live up to insane cover standards.
Among Italian influencers, it was Giulia De Lellis who spoke more honestly about her struggle with acne, showing her face uncovered even during her peak periods, even on the red carpet. And on the red carpet, even the supermodel did not bother obsessively to camouflage her acne. Kendall Jenner“Don’t let that shit stop you,” Kim Kardashian’s half-sister said.
Returning to boots, new mom Aurora Ramazzotti is a vocal Skin Positivity advocate, who wrote under a photo depicting her acne-prone skin, “Perfection not only doesn’t exist, it’s not even pretty.” Matilda De Angelis, who has been dealing with problematic skin for years, agrees with her, but over time has learned to accept: “Our fears can paralyze us or they can become a great force, it is up to us to decide which path to take.”