Los patrones de belleza son un conjunto de características que una sociedad considera convencionalmente como hermoso o atractivo, sea en una persona u objeto. Estos estereotipos en los últimos tiempos han cambiado gracias a la televisión, y a muchas modelos que han logrado dar un vuelco a la visión del público en general sobre cómo deben ser las mujeres para ser perfectas.

 Marciel Hopkins, es un ejemplo de esto, pues durante mucho tiempo fue víctima de las presiones y altos estándares que debe seguir una mujer para formar parte de los concursos de belleza. Tras lograr obtener el cuerpo necesario para aspirar al concurso logro formar parte de las 12 finalistas de Miss Sudáfrica 2016, luego de hacer muchos sacrificios, dietas y ejercicios. Una vez culminada esa etapa de su vida la modelo estaba cansada de las exigencias del medio y de ser infeliz, por lo que decide dar un cambio total a su vida.

Lately I've received a number of messages around weightloss advice and questions about which diet I followed for Miss South Africa. I want to give you honest feedback: I never followed a specific diet, but I made drastic lifestyle changes and literally trained my butt off. The picture on the left was after 5 months of intense training and absolutely NO carbs, red meat or alcohol. Chocolates, cake and sweets were swear words! I trained 2 to 3 hours a day and I even worked cardio sessions in over weekends. My boobs shrunk 2 cup sizes and my period stopped. On this specific day of the picture, I got home, freezing after the shoot, and I had a baby apple for dinner. From the picture on the right, more than a year later, I want to say, it's NOT worth it to fight a daily battle with food or your body. Bodies are different, we can't all look the same. Instead of having #bikinibody unrealistic-nonsense-goals that are being spoonfed to us on a daily basis, strive towards being the healthiest and happiest version of yourself (mentally and physically). Don't fight against something that is part of who you are. Self acceptance is a relationship that you have to work on daily. Be sure to make your body your new best friend. Light and love! #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyconfidence #loveyourbody #dietculture #unrealisticgoals #bebodyaware #healthnotsize #beautybeyondsize #droptheplus #everybodyisbeautiful #swimwear #bikini #curves #iamallwoman

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