Miss England candidate competes without makeup: "I hope it makes a difference for women and girls"

More and more women are losing their fear of showing themselves without makeup, opting for naturalness as a symbol of beauty. We have seen it on social networks and many of ourcelebrities They are good proof of this. However, beauty pageants are a completely different story... Or they were until now, as a young candidate for Miss England has become the first woman to compete for the crown by parading without a drop of makeup.

The name of this young woman isMelissa Raoufand she is a 20 year old student. In her mission to achieve the crown of beauty queen of England, she has given the world a lesson in self-love by parading with her face completely raised.

As a defender of natural beauty and self-confidence, the young Englishwoman decided to compete without makeup without expecting her story to go around the world.

According to her, it was not until recently that she felt comfortable in her own skin without wearing makeup and she recognizes the experience as liberating.

Grateful for the support she has received since she appeared with her face washed in the beauty pageant, Melisa hopes that with her initiative she can make a difference among so many women and girls, especially after the impact her decision has had.

"I only recently accepted that inner confidence will always shine much brighter than any amount of makeup, and doing so has been liberating," said the politics student, who hopes to continue promoting this initiative called the #barefacetrendmovement. Its purpose is to empower women of all ages to feel confident without having to wear makeup to adapt to social pressures.

"Although I still believe that it is okay to wear makeup, we should not let makeup define our appearance. Wearing makeup should not be the default option, but rather an option and women should be able to accept their differences," says the young woman.

It will be in October when it will be known who will finally be the beauty queen of her country, but whether or not she is the winner, the story of Melisa Raouf and her decision opens a debate about what should be valued in these contests: the real beauty of the contestants.