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Thalia Heffernan posts inspiring message to young women

The model advises young women to embrace their bodies

Thalia Heffernan has posted an inspiring message to young women.

The Dubliner is one of the country’s most successful models and has fronted campaigns multiple times for Brown Thomas – but she is still keeping it real.

The 21-year-old shared her powerful message after images of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show were posted online.

“In light of the floods of images of the stunningly beautiful Victoria Secret models all over my timeline I can’t help but think of any young impressionable girls who think that they’re not beautiful because they see a different reflection in the mirror,” she wrote.

“Like an athlete, these girls train hard and dehydrate before this show every year, it’s an unobtainable image to strive towards. Not even those stunning girls look like that 365 days a year, prep is key and a crucial part of the run up to shows like that,” she continued in an Instagram post.

“Please, if you’re feeling down and out, I know what it’s like and this image that I found online really struck me. No matter what, you are still beautiful. Your shape or size or features do not define you! No one can ever be you.

“You only come around once in a lifetime, so don’t ever be ashamed to be who you are. Everybody is beautiful. Every mind is wonderful. Every one is a miracle.”

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