Paris Jackson Smashes Body Hair Taboos By Sharing Photo Of Her Unshaven Legs

Paris Jackson has long fought back against societal beauty standards. Now, the 19-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson has shown women they do not have to succumb to pressure to shave their legs or armpits.

On Sunday, the model and activist shared a photo of herself on Instagram where if you look closely, you can make out her leg hair growing in full glory.

The star captioned the image: “If you’re not competing with your brother over who can grow longer leg hair wyed [what you even doing].”

This weekend she also attended the MTV VMAs with noticeable armpit hair.

Earlier this year Jackson tackled body hair taboos on social media by sharing a photo of her armpit hair online.

After receiving an unprecedented backlash, she later shared a video to Instagram stories hitting back at the haters.

“I didn’t realise that people were going to get so upset over my armpit hair,” she reportedly said.

“I didn’t realise that was such an issue. It is so funny...People are really mad. I wish I could post some of these responses. You can just tell how angry and infuriated these people are.

“I love hair, and sweat, and BO. I f****** love it, 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.”

She later shared a sarcastic tweet about the (totally unnecessary) debacle, which said: “Wow she grows hair like every human being on the planet, what is she doing with her life.”

9 Body Image Heroes Smashing Armpit Hair Taboos

Paris Jackson(01 of09)

After being criticised for growing her armpit hair, Paris Jackson had no option but to defend herself against trolls.

The 18-year-old took to her Instagram stories to laugh the issue off, surprised that people still get so irate about a bit of body hair: “It’s natural. Get over it.”

We hear ya, Paris.

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Lalonie Davis(02 of09)

Lalonie Davis was cruelly trolled online for posting a picture of her armpit hair.

But rather than let the haters have the final say, the 17-year-old hit back with positivity: “Body hair is normal... What I do with my body is MY choice. You don’t have to like it, but please know that misogynistic opinions that shame girls for having body hair while ignoring boys who do will never get me to change who I am.”

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Madonna(03 of09)

The unapologetic queen of pop has been proud of her armpit hair for as long as we can remember.

And what’s more, she’s passed the carefree attitude on to her daughter Lourdes, who was recently made headlines after being papped on a beach with long armpit hair.

To echo Paris: Get over it guys. (credit:Madonna)

Lola Kirke(04 of09)

Earlier this year, Lola Kirke graced the Golden Globes red carpet in a pink strapless ball gown which revealed her bountiful armpit hair.

The 26-year-old actress, who little sister to ‘Girls’ star Jemima (also in this list), is a breath of fresh air - regularly sticking two fingers up at body image haters by proudly posting her pit hair online.

Queen.

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Adele Labo(05 of09)

Having been bullied about her body hair for years, high school student Adele Labo started a social media hashtag inviting others to proudly show that beauty comes in many forms.

The hashtag - #LesPrincessesOntDesPoils (princesses have body hair) - quickly went viral with many women sharing images of their own armpit hair.

Adele told HuffPost UK: “By connecting women and collating images of female body hair, I can show girls that having body hair is completely normal and hopefully they won’t feel alone.”

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Miley Cyrus(06 of09)

Of course, this list would be incomplete without Miley.

Whether she’s proudly flashing them at red carpet events or dyeing them fun colours, the singer-cum-actress-cum-philanthropist continues to teach us all a powerful lesson in body confidence and self-love. (credit:Miley Cyrus)

Scout Willis(07 of09)

Over the past few years, Scout Willis has made it pretty clear she has no time for rigid female beauty standards.

Whether she's parading through New York topless in support of #FreeTheNipple or posting pics of her hairy armpits on social media, the singer-song writer is fighting the good fight.

In a blog for XO Jane about her support of #FreeTheNipple, she wrote: "What I am arguing for is a woman’s right to choose how she represents her body — and to make that choice based on personal desire and not a fear of how people will react to her or how society will judge her."

Read more here (credit:Scout Willis / Instagram)

Gabby Hoffman(08 of09)

Hilarious indy film queen Gabby Hoffman is another celebrity with no time for female beauty standards.

Speaking to the Evening Standard she made her views on body hair pretty clear: "But when people want me to talk about whether I think the bush is back, and whether that's great for feminism, I'm like 'You know what's great for feminism? Respecting everybody's own choice.'" (credit:Albert L. Ortega via Getty Images)

Laura De(09 of09)

Philosophy student Laura De was mercilessly trolled after she starred in a photo series about body hair, by photographer Florence Lecloux.

“When a woman wants to say no to waxing, it will be punished in any case until she goes inside the standard again [sic],” she wrote on Facebook.

But she also chose to focus on those who supported her choices and shared the photos in a positive light. “Girls, boys and non-binary that fight for a fairer world with courage and inflexibility, you are my heroes,” she concluded.

De has since shared a photograph of a waxed armpit. She wrote: “Sometimes I shave, sometimes not, the important thing is that it’s my choice.”

Well said. (credit:Florence Lecloux)