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16 Celebrities Normalizing Body Hair (Because, Yes, Everybody Has It)
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- A woman’s body hair is often heavily scrutinized by the public.
- Celebrities are slowly changing perceptions by openly displaying their armpit, leg, and other body hair.
- Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, and Halsey are on the list of stars ditching the razor.
We’re not sure who still needs to hear this in 2023, but everybody has body hair – yes, even some of your favorite celebrities. It’s completely normal and nothing to be ashamed of, and in recent years, there have been a handful of stars who have publicly spoken about embracing their body hair in an attempt to normalize that fact.
The truth is, your grooming preferences are a deeply personal choice and in a perfect world, it wouldn’t be revolutionary for anyone to show off their armpit hair, leg hair, stomach hair, or any other body hair. But because it’s so highly scrutinized by people on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and even in the media, we can’t help but applaud the celebrities who are working to change the narrative around body hair with their millions of followers.
From Julia Michaels and Miley Cyrus to Cardi B and more, keep scrolling to check out a few celebrities who have embraced the skin they’re in – fuzz and all.
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Emily Ratajkowski
In 2019, Emily Ratajkowski posed for a Harper’s Bazaar cover where she showed fans her armpit hair. In the accompanying essay, she explained that hair removal is a personal choice for all people.
“If I decide to shave my armpits or grow them out, that’s up to me,” she said. “For me, body hair is another opportunity for women to exercise their ability to choose – a choice based on how they want to feel and their associations with having or not having body hair.”
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Julia Michaels
Fans applauded Julia Michaels on social media in 2020 after noticing her underarm hair in her new music video for “Lie Like This.” The singer tweeted a few months ago that she was going to stop shaving her armpits for good: “Honestly, I’m not shaving my armpits ever again. I don’t know why I ever did before. Social norms can eat an eggplant.”
“There’s something really liberating about doing the things that people tell you not to do . . . If it’s something as simple as growing my armpit hair out, I’m down for it.”
She later explained to POPSUGAR the reason behind her decision: “I had taken a trip with some of my friends and [my underarm hair] had started to grow out, and when I shaved it, I didn’t feel like myself; it was really strange,” Michaels said. “There’s something really liberating about doing the things that people tell you not to do, and I get a kick out of that. If it’s something as simple as growing my armpit hair out, I’m down for it. You’d be surprised at how many men comment on my social media still being like ‘That’s disgusting. You should shave it,’ and it’s like, why do you feel like you can comment on my body?”
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Amandla Stenberg
In October 2018, Stenberg showed up to the London premiere of their film, “The Hate U Give,” wearing a sleeveless black gown, not bothering one bit to shave or remove the hair under their arms – and we’re here for it.
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Lourdes Leon
Lourdes Leon has always embraced her body hair, whether that’s on the red carpet or in a photo with her mom, Madonna. On April 10, the two posed for a selfie where Leon wore a stunning green dress that showed her armpit hair.
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Madonna
Leon’s views on body hair aren’t surprising considering Madonna has also proudly shown off her armpit hair in selfies before. The pop legend shared the above selfie on Instagram in 2014 with the caption “Long hair…… Don’t Care.”
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Marsai Martin
The “Blackish” star got real about her body hair in an Instagram post that she shared back in October 2021. Alongside a photo of herself lounging in the grass wearing a burgundy button-down dress, Martin wrote, “Normalize girls having hairy legs. ???”
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Paris Jackson
In 2017, Paris Jackson took to her Instagram to share with her followers that she had been growing out her armpit hair for the previous two months. Of course, her photo was met with some unsolicited criticism, to which she responded in a video saying, “I love hair, and sweat, and BO. I fucking love it,” she added. “I think it’s great. Some people think that it’s like super disgusting, especially on girls, but every human body does it. It’s natural. Get over it.”
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Miley Cyrus
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Miley Cyrus showed off her underarm hair after she dyed it hot pink for fun. She later filmed herself waxing the hair off on her Stories.
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Bella Thorne
After a paparazzi photo of Bella Thorne at the beach with unshaved armpits began to circulate in 2017, the former Disney star was quick to defend herself from critics, tweeting, “Hahaha don’t they know I never shave?”