Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-7Ranging from gracing the covers of the world’s most notable magazines to posing front and center for brands like H&M, Adwoa Aboah is definitely a name on many people’s radars. As one of the current front models behind Calvin Klein’s spring/summer capiaign alongside FKA Twigs and Kendall Jenner, the model has shared that she’s interested in more than just the physical aspect of beauty. Not only is the independent model someone who is naturally beautiful, but she’s redefining the role of activism in the beauty community with her latest project, Gurls Talk.Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-6The British-born model, who is only 23 years old, has issues waves of self-empowerment feminism as she has stripped (figuratively and literally) to show her true colors and inspire other women to walk in whatever shoes they choose.  In a courageous video interview, Adwoa takes her clothes off while speaking about her experiences to show how style isn’t the clothes that you wear, but about the comfortability one feels in their skin. Check out her heroic clip below:

Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-5By posting messages of self-empowerment, female solidarity and gender equality, Gurls Talk is all about opening up the lines of honesty and transparency for young women needing someone to talk to. Although it started with a singular hashtag (#letsgetgurlstalking), Gurls Talk is expanding to workshops in local schools where young women will physically be able to reap the benefits of having a community of support.Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-4

Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-3Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-2With the goal of having young women open up and speak openly about their experiences, Aboah uses her personal life and struggles with sobriety, drug addiction and mental health as gateway discussers. She inspires others, through sharing her story, to know they are not alone in their quest for personal freedoms. Beauty-Crush-Wednesdays-Adwoa-Aboah-1Adwoa-Aboah-Beauty-

Adwoa is beautiful both inside and out! Inspiring young women to change the conversation and dynamic is not only commendable, but inspiring for us to walk in our own light!

So that’s why she’s our Beauty Crush Wednesday, is she yours?

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