On Brooks: Isa dress ($229,
rachelpally.com). Eugenia Kim
Malia scarf ($147, eugeniakim.com).
Andrea Fohrman Crescent Moon
earrings ($4,400, andreafohrman
.com). Andrea Wazen Antigone plat-
forms ($445, andreawazen.com).
Philipps, Maines, Brooks, and Reed: Styling by Brit & Kara Elkin/Starworks Artists; makeup by Francesca Tolot/Cloutier Remix for Ofra Cosmetics. Philipps, Maines, and Reed: Hair by Aviva Perea/Starworks Artists for Oribe Hair Care. Brooks: Hair by Ray Dodson. Philipps, Maines, Brooks, and Reed: Manicure by Christina Aviles Aude/Star Touch Agency for CHANEL Le Vernis
HER REVELATION: “I began to realize
the impact of my voice when the first
season of Orange Is the New Black
dropped. I started to see girls use my
red-carpet looks as inspiration for their
prom dresses. I began to see my inter-
view quotes on social media. I realized
that I could be what I wished for as
a young girl, for someone else. I wanted
someone in the industry, who I felt was
a reflection of me, to scream from the
mountaintops, ‘I love my body! I can
accomplish whatever I want in the exact
body God created me to be in!’ ”
ACTIVATING A POWERFUL RIPPLE
EFFECT: “ When you let your light
shine, it not only gives others the per-
mission to do the same but opens up
a world of unknown opportunities and
joys for you as well.”
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS:
“This opportunity to be on [the digital
cover of ] Shape is a pretty big deal to
me. I feel like the world has built
these invisible bullets to bully us in
telling us who we’re supposed to be
and what we’re supposed to look like.
And I’ve always had this desire to
prove people wrong—to say that this
body that I’m in is enough. Now that I’m
about to be a mother, it means even
more—to make sure that this human
being I’m going to bring into the
world knows that they are enough.”THE
CONFIDENCE
CAMPAIGNER
DANIELLE BROOKS
Actor, singer, and
body-positivity promoter