Zendaya, 19-year-old Disney star who has been famous for promoting self-love has recently spoken up about a photoshopped image of herself in Modeliste magazine.
On Tuesday, October 20, Zendaya shared this heavily edited photo of herself with two images side by side on Instagram.
The best part of her posting the picture was her caption that reads:
Had a new shoot come out today and was shocked when I found my 19-year-old hips and torso quite manipulated. These are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have. Anyone who knows who I am knows I stand for honest and pure self love. So I took it upon myself to release the real pic (right side) and I love it. Thank you @modelistemagazine for pulling down the images and fixing this retouch issue.
This story has received an overwhelming amount of media cover and on October 22, Modeliste magazine's Editor- in-Chief, Amy McCabe, released a statement on behalf of the magazine.
This has not been the first time that Zendaya has spoken out about her image. Back in February 2015, E! News Host, Giuliana Rancic made the comment that Zendaya must have smelled of "patchouli" and "weed" since she chose to wear dreadlocks to the Oscars red carpet.
Taking to Instagram, Zendaya released a statement with the message, "I am not my hair."
Personally, I would like to thank Zendaya for standing up to numerous media outlets. Even though it is a known fact that pictures are touched up for magazines, the situation is really put into perspective when a celebrity openly talks about it.
