Demi Moore Vanity Fair

Demi Moore, Vanity Fair

August 1991

This image of seven month pregnant Demi Moore appeared on the covers of Harper's Bazaar in August 1991. Photographed by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, the star is really making an empowering statement about the female body. What I find interesting is how even though she is naked, there is nothing sexual about this photograph. Instead it is a truly beautiful piece about embracing your body for what it is and not being ashamed. 

This photograph is one of Leibovitz's best known pieces of work, and has affected the industry as celebrities and even regular people have attempted the famous piece.

Christina Aguilera V magazine 2014

Below is a picture of Jessica Simpson from the American Elle, April 2012.

Jessica Simpson Elle cover 2012

Similarly Christina Aguilera did a pregnancy shoot for V magazine in 2014, although I feel like the empowerment of the pregnant body is taken away from it with her and it's more sexualised. 

Overall I think that the embodiment of girl power is evident in these photographs, and that a woman can do what she wants with her body, no matter its shape or size.

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