Cosmopolitan US May2020

A creative collaboration by Cosmopolitan and Dove

MARÍA

from Mexico City, Mexico

ON

IDENTITY

AND (^) STYLE
“In the Spanish language, there is
n o wo rd f o r ‘q u e e r.’ S o w h e n
I finally got close to that word
and its meaning in English, it
really influenced my style. I love
playing around and not trying to
f i t i n t o a n y b e a u t y n o r m s, w h e t h e r
that means experimenting with
different eyeliners and lipsticks or
printed head wraps.”
THE FLUIDITY
OF BEAUTY
Three barrier-breaking women share what makes
them feel amazing in their own skin.
We get that you get it, but we’re gonna say it again anyway:
Beauty is not just one thing. It’s a zillion different looks and styles
and identities and kind of impossible to pin down. So let’s celebrate
all o f it, s t a r t in g w it h s o m e re a l t a l k f ro m t h e s e t r u l y ins p ir in g
humans. They’re part of Project #ShowUs—a genius initiative from
Dove, Girlgaze, and Getty Images that celebrates women
who break beauty stereotypes and helps get their faces into the
pages of magazines like ours (hi!).
By LAUREN BALSAMO
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