Paulina Porizkova is pushing back on society’s unrealistic beauty standards.
The supermodel shared a close-up photo of her face and highlighted unfiltered sections to “show what it looks like to be an un-tweaked woman of 56” years.
In the caption, Porizkova addressed receiving backlash for previously noting she hasn’t had Botox.
“When I post no Botox no fillers hashtags, I get a fair amount of criticism from women assuming I’m somehow being superior. And I always have a knee jerk reaction to this - wanting to defend myself,” she began.
“No, no, I want to say, I’m merely going for representation,” Porizkova added. “This is what it looks like to be an un-tweaked woman of 56, (ok, so on a good day and in great light). I, personally, want to see other women who haven’t tweaked, so I have a sense of what being my age looks like.”
The fashion maven then addressed the popularity of photoshopping images and using filters to remove any perceived flaws.
“In our new world of artificial perfection, sometimes it’s impossible to tell what is what, and I’m trying to clarify it for you the way I’d like it clarified for myself,” she continued, before seemingly supporting those that chose to undergo beauty enhancements. “I have zero objections to women seizing their power in any way they see fit. Yes, this is how I see tweaking. Seizing your power and putting it into play. Good for you.”
While she did confess to undergoing “non-invasive laser stuff,” she hopes “one day I’ll wake up not caring so much, or perhaps, accepting that I cannot change societal norms by myself and go and seize my power.”
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Last month, Porizkova shared a snap on the set of a swimsuit photo shoot and reflected on feeling insecure during the height of her modeling days.
"When I was the most seen, I was the most insecure,” Porizkova wrote. “My body and face were my capital, and held to ridiculous standards of perfection. When you’re constantly compared to other versions of perfection, your own will certainly be questioned.”
She continued: “Instead of loving the body I was in, I was always vaguely ashamed that my legs weren’t as perfect as this one’s, my hips not as prettily round as this other one’s, my boobs not as big as that one’s. When the measure is perfection, no one can live up to it.”
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