Sierra Birchell She opens up about the hate she received in the spotlight.
Over the weekend, she turns 29 Former Miss Canada She took to Instagram to open up about contests, trolls, and body shaming with her 174,000 followers.
In the post, the beauty pageant titleholder shared photos of herself competing in the Miss Universe pageant along with examples of derogatory comments she received about her body in the caption.
“Fat. Pisces. Miss Piggy. Fat. Nasty. I’ll never forget the thousands of comments thrown at me. People all over the world trying to tell me my body wasn’t worthy of stepping on the Miss Universe stage,” books. “The contestants later posted themselves eating donuts and saying they would have gotten fat if they were as obese as Miss Canada.”
However, the model and entrepreneur hasn’t let hate stop her from being an advocate for Body positivity And self love.
“I got over hate for sharing that size is not a measure of value. Size is not a measure of leadership. Size is definitely not a measure of who you are as a person,” mom of two explained. I am forever grateful to [Miss Universe] Organized to believe that beauty outweighs size.”
Birchell went on to thank the pageant judges for putting her “over the top.” [nine] out of 86 countries”, the highest and only Canada’s in 10 years.
“Let this be your sign of believing in yourself even when others don’t,” she said is over.
On her Instagram story, the law graduate revealed that she’s “on the fence” about putting pageant content behind her, pointing to an Instagram Live where the Calgary-based creator said that “a woman of a certain size has never been crowned Miss Universe.”
“It’s absolutely true and all you have to do is Google ‘Miss Universe Crownings’ and you’ll notice that there isn’t a single woman over 4/6 size. That’s what it is. People have totally messed up what I said and come to see it as a criticism of the previous title holder” explained.
Birchell added that she was tired of the constant negativity, which was starting to wear her down, while sharing another mean comment that called her “disgusting” and “not inspiring”.
“I’m so exhausted from trolls and so-called supporters trying to bring people down. I’m so grateful for the support that’s out there. Sometimes the criticism is just too much and overwhelming,” said the activist. formulated. “…trying to let go of what I can’t control,” she is added In another story.
In the comments on a blog post, fans gushed to Bearchell’s side and called her an “inspiration.”
You paved the way, thanks for your vote. comment Follow.
“You are an inspiration to the underdogs too! And you are our queen forever!” Mutual another person.
“I started following you because I finally felt someone was real and it has been my honor ever since,” added else.
“You’re strong and beautiful and your body is just part of the big picture! You, my friend, are a true example.” books fan.
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