Tess Holliday Instagram – I can finally share with y’all that my @TEDxLausanneWomen talk is live! You’ll see that I was overcome with emotion—because this moment meant everything. I was the first speaker of the day, looking out at faces of people who traveled all the way to Switzerland just to hear me speak. All I wanted was to make us proud. (& I think I did 🥹)
Standing on that stage, sharing my story, was a dream come true. A dream that started with an idea—#EffYourBeautyStandards—that changed my life forever. What began as a simple message of defiance became a movement, a community, and proof that when we take up space, we create space for others too.
Now more than ever, the world needs us to show up as we are, to tell our stories, and to take up space—boldly, unapologetically, and without shrinking ourselves to fit where we were never meant to.
I ended my talk on that very note, and I can’t wait to share that message in ‘Take Up Space, Y’all’, my upcoming book for tweens and teens🥹
Watch the full TEDx talk now—linked in bio!
Thank you to my amazing team at @intention.team for always believing in me, y’all are the best! @the_puckett_list_ and your amazing TEDx team for hosting me- I love y’all! To @jlbeaverton for tailoring my dress and giving me one of my first modeling opportunities over a decade ago, @luxuryhair.ch for styling my hair, y’all killed it! @nailsbyraven @liltrublgrrrl1963 for taking such good care of Bowie, I’d be lost without y’all. @jesswins for listening to my speech 900 times, and lastly all of you for loving me fiercely. I wouldn’t be on that stage without y’all. ❤️
#TEDx #TakeUpSpace #EffYourBeautyStandards | Posted on 22/Feb/2025 02:35:50
