The newest hashtag trend on social media is blowing up right now thanks to the book it is based off of, called 20 Beautiful Women. The book includes 20 stories that are meant to inspire, heal your soul and help you find your passion and purpose.
After the hashtag initially blew up in the past couple of weeks, more and more people have been spreading the word about the challenge through social media. The #20beautifulwomen challenge involves a person taking a selfie of themselves and then tagging twenty beautiful women in the caption, hoping that they will do the same.
Many have stated that it is pointless and the knock-off Ice Bucket Challenge, but without donating money. At the same time, others are calling it an inspiring challenge to show the true beauty within women.
Whatever you think of the challenge, the book that it originates from is aimed at telling the stories of women that finally learned to look beyond their imperfections in order to inspire others.
A selection from the books introduction states, “We’ve learned to look good on the outside while creating the ability to flawlessly hide parts of ourselves. This causes us to die on the inside, and yet, barely existing, we still call this “living”.”
There is controversy with this challenge. People believe that the negative side to this is that if a girl does not get nominated, does that mean they are not beautiful or less beautiful than others?
According to people participating in the trend, this is not the case. This hashtag is a way that people are using social media to boost their own, as well as their friend’s self esteem.
Many women on Twitter and Instagram have stated that they are empowered by this trend and that they have learned that beauty comes from within. The book aims to hit the heartstrings as people read the stories of the 20 women.
“Instead of “beating yourself up” learning to embrace every perceived imperfection, every flaw that your personal journey has been presented to you and brought you through thus far, without further judgment, comparison, or overly critical analysis,” says the introduction of the book.
The book is by best-selling author Saba Tekle and has recently become an Amazon.com best seller.
