Is Being Beautiful Important? Know What Priyanka Chopra Has To Say

Years after winning the Miss World beauty pageant, Priyanka Chopra has been named the Beauty of the Year by People Magazine. In the upcoming Beautiful Issue of the magazine, Priyanka has said that she realised that looks are not everything. “In the world we live in, the standard of beauty is not really real, and that’s something that we have done to ourselves”, she has said. On the subject of looks, she further had to add: “I think I realized what all it takes to actually look the way we do on magazine covers and the work we do. That’s when I realized looks aren’t everything, it’s the confidence with which you walk into a room, it’s the ability to do your job to the best of your capabilities.”

This coming from a beauty queen is something interesting. We may think that beauty pageants are only about the faces and bodies of beautiful women but in the end, what matters in totality is their poise, their confidence and their talent which is something that’s all in the mind.

Today, Priyanka Chopra is not just the pretty face on a magazine but has managed to become a known face as an actor, singer, entrepreneur, film producer and philanthropist whose opinions matter. She stands tall because of her qualities, the way she elegantly holds herself together, the way she is able to handle being in the limelight and the loving relationships she has with people.

Are You Beautiful Enough?

The standards of beauty differ even from one country to another so what may be considered beautiful in a country (having fair skin, taller neck, coloured hair) may be seen as downright ugly in another. So how can beauty be called something absolute? It is just something that’s created by observers. Still most women are unsure of their appearances and hold themselves back in relationships and even on the professional front only because they think they are not pretty enough.

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We apply one filter after another in selfies and post them on social media to get likes and feel good about ourselves. Well, self-love is important but this way we are putting ourselves on a pedestal only to be judged by others and it does not make us happy in the long term. And it’s not just her but many others who may even have been body shamed for looks but they continue to hold their heads high and live life on their own terms.

Sure, beautiful people are noticed more and may get more chances in certain areas of life but they are sometimes also perceived as dumb and are expected to go the extra mile to prove themselves.

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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

Have you looked in the mirror today? No, not the one hanging in your room. Have you introspected on your strengths and thought about expanding your capabilities? If not, then begin this journey towards real beauty because physical beauty can be given a makeover many times over by others but the real beauty that attracts many is the one that can be developed on your own.

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