Mara Martin was one of 16 finalists taking part in Sports Illustrated’s Miami Swim Week fashion show on Sunday night. She looked phenomenal walking the runway in a golden, one-shouldered bikini — oh, and did I mention she was breastfeeding her 5-month-old baby throughout the whole thing?
How gorgeous are these images?
The model’s confidence on the ramp cannot be challenged.
Now take a peek at this video of her doing the most:
Commenters on the clip quickly came to the conclusion that Martin is awesome, writing things like, “Yes, mama!!!” and “so beautiful.”
One elaborated, saying, “This is a true working mom on the go,” while another wrote, “Amazing…I absolutely love this, well done for normalizing breastfeeding.” The topic of breastfeeding in public really shouldn’t even be a hot debate anymore, but unfortunately, women everywhere are still shamed for this most natural act. Recently, a Malayalam magazine Grihalakshmi was taken to court in Kerala by a narrow-minded petitioner for putting the photo of a breastfeeding actress on its cover. The court, thankfully, was having none of it: “We do not see, despite our best efforts, obscenity in the picture, nor do we find anything objectionable in the caption, for men. We looked at the picture with the same eyes we look at the paintings of artists like Raja Ravi Varma. As the beauty lies in the beholder’s eye, so does obscenity, perhaps….”
As for this runway model, SI was also praised for “showing that there is more than one type of beautiful.” If you look at the finale walk, you’ll understand what they mean:
Werk it, ladies!
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From: ELLE UK
