Poor Isabella Gaines. The Port City, NC teenage beauty queen was recently the victim of some cyber bullying, as many are calling it. An anonymous account, NCOT (North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Pageant) No Makeup recently posted the following photo of Isabella.
this is the same person in both pics, amazing what makeup can do @bellagainess pic.twitter.com/kHqefjTkwH
— NCOT no makeup (@kwurtyup) July 1, 2015
I see the heart eye emoji as saying “I love your makeup!” but understandably, Gaines was hurt by the implication that she is less pretty without makeup. Even though everyone is less pretty without makeup, but I digress. The teen then posted the following to Instagram.
And she began a movement. Pageant girls from all over started posting their own #NoMakeupSelfies to social media to prevent cyber bullying.
@bellagainess you are beautiful both ways and I feel beautiful both ways too. Keep rocking the #nomakeupselfie pic.twitter.com/hl2R4uH91N
— Kenzie Hansley (@KenzieHansley) July 1, 2015
Joining the #nomakeupselfie movement in support of @KenzieHansley & @bellagainess ! #StopCyberBullying #Beauty pic.twitter.com/D0pCrxBJTS
— Miss Santa Clara (@MissSantaClara) July 3, 2015
The Misses of NC love our teens! Time to take a stand against cyber bullying! #beYOU #iwokeuplikethis @bellagainess pic.twitter.com/i2tlKxUBTa
— Christina Benedict (@cnbenedict) July 2, 2015
Supporting the @mncoteen contestants! #StopCyberBullying #DELovesNC #Sisterhood #BeYOUtiful #StandWithNC #MDOTeen2008 pic.twitter.com/0qPttqDMtY
— Amanda Debus (@RealADebus) July 2, 2015
I am LOVING this movement. #nomakeupselfie #iwokeuplikethis #Flawless WE LOVE YOU @bellagainess pic.twitter.com/kpxV7BKdJb
— Lyndsey Stephens (@BabyLynssss) July 1, 2015
Miss America, herself, joined in on the movement.
Well, they’re all still gorgeous. That sucks..
[via BuzzFeed]
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