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Jennifer Atilémile, a 2023 SI Swimsuit rookie, was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico for this yr’s mag. The Australian-French style, who made historical past as Victoria’s Secret’s first Australian curve style in 2020, has grown her platform to only over 102,000 fans. She is repeatedly advocating for dimension range and inclusion within the trade and encourages all ladies to be assured of their distinctive good looks.
“I feel we’re on this age of social media the place everybody has filters, everybody desires to seem like sure celebrities and there’s simply no party of distinctive good looks anymore,” Atilémile stated. “It worries me that younger impressionable minds are rising up with those unhealthy concepts of what good looks is. I feel everybody’s unfastened to do their very own factor, be who they need to be and get the surgical procedures they would like. It’s harmful when it’s being hidden from the mainstream. Just personal it. I additionally suppose that we will have to be celebrating everybody’s particular person good looks. There’s 8 billion other folks now on this planet, and there truly is just one you. That is so robust and distinctive and particular.”
Atilémile, who has been featured in campaigns for Merit Beauty, Clarins, Reformation and others, was once came upon when she was once simply 15. She determined to concentrate on her schooling, and bought a double grasp’s level in world members of the family and journalism from Monash University in Melbourne.
Today, the 32-year-old works as a full-time style and in addition runs an approach to life, recommendation and reflections weblog known as “the whole lot i want i knew.”
Below are 5 of our favourite footage from her SI Swimsuit rookie characteristic.
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Jennifer Atilémile was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit through Melissa Simone.
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Jennifer Atilémile was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit through Denimcratic.
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Jennifer Atilémile was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit through Toxic Sadie Swimwear.
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Jennifer Atilémile was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit through NAVY RAY.
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Jennifer Atilémile was once photographed through Derek Kettela in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit through belle the label. Pants through Thrifts + Threads.
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