Emily Ratajkowski has a "complicated relationship" with sexiness
Google "Emily Ratajkowski" and you'll most likely be inundated with headlines flashing the latest "teeny-tiny" bikini she wore or a "slinky, sultry" minidress she stepped out in. For the supermodel, who has "always been known as a sexy girl," being "sexy" can be a fun and even empowering feeling. Still, she admits that she has a "complicated relationship" with the label.
Speaking on Ashley Graham's podcast, Pretty Big Deal, Ratajkowski candidly spoke about navigating the thin line between personally claiming her own sexiness and being objectified through a patriarchal lens.
"I think that I have a really complicated relationship to being sexy," said Ratajkowski. "I think that I have definitely found incredible power in it—just for myself. Like being empowered for myself. I'm not talking about power in how much money I made or my career—I mean in feeling good and powerful in my body. I've definitely been able to do that."
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Despite this, Ratajkowski still wants to be known for more than just her body. "I also think there's another side of me that's like every woman," she said, "where it's like I'm so much more than just that."
In an essay she penned for Harper's Bazaar US in August, the model expressed a similar sentiment, writing about the different ways each person can determine their own personal femininity and sexiness.
"If I decide to shave my armpits or grow them out, that's up to me," she wrote. "On any given day, I tend to like to shave, but sometimes letting my body hair grow out is what makes me feel sexy. And there is no right answer, no choice that makes me more or less of a feminist."
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