{"id":63429,"date":"2020-01-06T02:02:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T02:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63429"},"modified":"2020-01-06T02:02:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T02:02:52","slug":"emily-ratajkowski-shares-pic-14-year-old-self-shed-use-prove-body-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63429","title":{"rendered":"Emily Ratajkowski shares pic of her 14-year-old self that she&#8217;d use to prove her body was &#8216;natural&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s one of the world\u2019s most famous models, regularly revealing her figure on Instagram while showing off pieces from her swimwear collection.<\/p>\n<p>However, Emily Ratajkowski has said it took her time to realise there was more to her than \u201csexiness\u201d as she posted a photo of herself aged 14 online.<\/p>\n<p>The star, now 28, revealed the image &#8211; of her wearing a bikini while posing on a beach &#8211; was one she would show people to prove that her body was \u201cnatural\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But she admitted the snap now makes her \u201csad\u201d as at that point she didn\u2019t feel the world was encouraging her to be \u201cmore than just my body\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B66OUlrBQ6w\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B66OUlrBQ6w\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-01-04T19:38:12+00:00\">Jan 4, 2020 at 11:38am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Captioning the picture posted to her 25 million followers, Emily wrote: \u201cI used to like showing people this photo of me at 14 to prove that my body is natural.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I\u2019m a little sad it exists at all. I was just a kid in this picture and I wish the world had encouraged my 14-year-old self to be more than just my body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of that said, I do still feel like I\u2019ve been empowered through my body and my sexuality via modeling and platforms like Instagram.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cLuckily I have discovered the parts of me that are so much more important than \u2018sexiness\u2019, but if you\u2019re a 14-year-old girl reading this, don\u2019t worry about any of that for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRead lots of books and know that what you see on Instagram is just a very small fraction of complete and beautifully complex human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since being shared, the post has received 1.6 million \u2018likes\u2019 and 12,100-plus comments.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: \u201cQueen of inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: \u201cBeautiful message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third shared: \u201cWell said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a fourth added: \u201cSuch an important message for young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Emily stepped in to defend friend Caitlin King from internet trolls after she shared a beach snap online.<\/p>\n<p>In March last year, the model posted a black and white picture of them sunbathing in Florida wearing pieces from her Inamorata line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu4Oh7knsrp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu4Oh7knsrp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-11T18:44:49+00:00\">Mar 11, 2019 at 11:44am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While many social media users praised the image which showed off two different body types, others cruelly criticised her curvier pal\u2019s figure &#8211; causing Emily issue a rebuttal.<\/p>\n\n<p>She wrote: \u201cI love my friends body and both her and I think she looks great here! And I&#8217;m proud she&#8217;s rocking my suits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these haters are crazy. Just because you&#8217;re used to seeing one body type on the internet doesn&#8217;t mean that that&#8217;s the only kind that should be considered &#8216;beautiful&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s one of the world\u2019s most famous models, regularly revealing her figure on Instagram while showing off pieces from her swimwear collection. However, Emily Ratajkowski has said it took her time to realise there was more to her than \u201csexiness\u201d as she posted a photo of herself aged 14 online. 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