Woman With Beard Finally Embraces Her Beauty
Breaking all these norms, there is a 30-year-old woman named Dakota Cooke who has started to embrace the beard on her face which is caused due to a medical condition.
Growing up in our society, men & women are always asked to be a certain way - dress a certain way, or behave a certain way. In short, men are expected to be strong while the women are expected to adhere to all the beauty standards that there are. Men are allowed to have as much hair as they want on their bodies. However, body hair on a woman is considered ugly. Some people completely disregard the fact that women are suffering from hormonal imbalances.
Breaking all these norms, there is a 30-year-old woman named Dakota Cooke. She started witnessing abnormal facial hair growth when she was a teenager. According to media reports, Dakota was 13 at the time she got to know about her condition.As a consequence, she suffered from anxiety for the following 10 years.
As per a news source, she said, “I grew up in a period where women with facial hair were so stigmatised that the women at the salon were telling me how girls aren't supposed to grow facial hair.” Earlier, she used to shave her face twice a day. She also tried to put on make-up to hide her beard. Even after undergoing several medical tests, doctors could not figure out what exactly was the condition. However, the doctors did mention that her adrenal glands are producing elevated levels of testosterone, which results in increased beard growth.
However, with time, she learnt to embrace it. In 2015, a friend of Dakota asked her to perform at a show as a bearded lady. Dakota loved the idea and finally tossed her shaving razor aside. Today, she shows off her beard proudly and inspires many other women. Taking to Instagram, she shared an old image from the time when she got a chance to model at the New York Fashion Week. In her Instagram post, she mentioned that she grew up hating her body and thinking that she could never be a model, and then she was chosen to model an amazing dress that made her feel so amazing. She said she still has things she doesn't always love about herself, but her body will never be one of those things. What do you think about this beautiful bearded lady and her story? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.
