American actress and model Hayley Hasselhoff opened up about how women should “feel confident” about their body weight.
The 29-year-old daughter of actors David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach has been in the industry since she was a teenager…
And since then she has made history as the “first curve model” to appear on the cover of a European Playboy magazine.
Hayley joined the inclusive runway at Paraiso Miami Beach Swim Week recently…
Where beachwear brand Cupshe celebrated “Beauty in All Forms” — debuting the brand’s “first-ever plus-size collection.”
In the second half of the show, Hayley opened up to discuss body positivity with advocate Tabria Majors.
As well as other inspirational women on the panel.
Which included the likes of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Ella Halikas and disability activist Marsha Elle…
Hayley candidly expressed her thoughts on Cupshe’s inclusive beachwear as well as shedding light on the most important topic of body confidence.
“Everybody just looks so beautiful and there’s such good energy and I think what we’ve always needed is for women to feel confident in any shape or size,” she told Yahoo Life backstage.
She also said women empowerment is key in helping girls achieve confidence…
“It’s such a good feeling moment when we’re all supporting each other and lifting each other up,” she said.
Hayley then went on to compliment Cupshe’s exclusive beachwear aimed at plus sizes and said that “the s*x appeal” of the swimwear attracted her.
“What I love about [Cupshe’s swimwear] is there’s the s*x appeal because you’ve got the mesh detailing and it’s asymmetric as well, so they’re taking note on how to be able to capitalize on a curvy woman’s body in all aspects of fit, which is so important,” she said.
As well as that the star model mentioned how she loved the “color and vibrance” of the swimwear.
“I think one of the biggest things [Majors] has talked about is wanting to add color and vibrance to a curvy girl’s swimwear rather than it just being the classic black.”
But she just couldn’t ignore the fact the brand also celebrated diversity.
“The diversity needs to be represented not just even for the person who watches but for the person who’s actually doing the job too,” she said.
And Halikas agreed with Hayley and said it was definitely “rare” for beachwear brands to cater for plus-size people.
“I feel like it’s so rare for a swim show to really broadcast and show all different plus-size bodies. For me, it was really important to just feel seen and be amongst my peers that look like me,” Halikas said.
“Grabbing the audience’s attention and showing them how confident you can be in your skin in a bigger body makes me feel so happy and included,” she said.
Halikas shared that she “hopes” her participation in the swimwear launch motivates any plus size girl who wishes to do a job like hers…
“I love to empower the next girl watching me out there to show her that she can do it too,” she concluded.
What do you think of Cupshe launching plus-size beachwear?