IMPORTANT MESSAGE. >> WE’LL TALK WITH ALL OF THEM
IN JUST A MOMENT.
FIRST A LOOK AT THE CAUSE
BRINGING THEM TOGETHER.
>> IN 2014 LIFESTYLE BRAND AR
RHEE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST
COMPANIES TO STOP RETOUCHING
THEIR AD IMAGES.
>> TOGETHER WE STOPPED
RETOUCHING AND STARTED KEEPING
IT REAL.
IT REAL. >> THEIR CAMPAIGN IS EMPOWERING
WOMEN TO LOVE THEIR TRUE SELF
INSIDE AND OUT.
WOMEN LIKE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
ALY RAISMAN WHO IS ENCOURAGING
OTHERS TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH.
>> THE REALITY IS EVERYONE IS A
SURVIVOR OF SOMETHING, EVERYONE
HAS BEEN THROUGH A HARD TIME.
>> THIS YEAR EIGHT NEW ROLE
MODELS ARE SPREADING THE MESSAGE
OF INCLUSIVITY AND BODY
POSITIVITY TO INSPIRE THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. AMONG THEM, TONY AWARD WINNING
ACTOR ALI STROKER FOCUSED ON
TURNING LIMITATIONS INTO
OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. >> I LOOKED AROUND AND REALIZED
THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE DOING WHAT
I WAS DOING.
>> ACTRESS LGBTQ ADVOCATE BEANIE
FELDSTEIN MOTIVATING OTHERS TO
TELL STORIES THAT MATTER.
>> I THINK MORE STORIES NEED TO
BE TOLD BY PEOPLE THAT HAVEN’T
BEEN ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORIES
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> THESE ROLE MODELS ARE PROVING
CONFIDENCE IS BEAUTIFUL AND
CELEBRATING REAL WOMEN
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. SO EXCITING, ALL THREE OF THEM
ARE HERE JOINING US THIS MORNING
TO TALK ABOUT THIS, GOLD MEDAL
NEXT TO ME ALLY RAISMAN, TONY
AWARD WINNING ACTOR ALI STROKER
AND ACTRESS BEANIE FELDSTEIN.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DO YOU THINK
THIS CAMPAIGN WOULD HAVE MADE TO
YOU WHEN YOU WERE 12 OR 13?
>> I THINK ABOUT THAT ALL THE
TIME.
TIME. THE FACT THAT AR RHEE DOESN’T
RETOUCH ANYTHING, IT’S
INCREDIBLE, THE FACT THEY HAVE
SO MANY AMAZING WOMEN
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE THING
IS VERY INSPIRING.
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS IS EVERYONE CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAVE 100
MILLION FOLLOWERS, ZERO
FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVEN
SITTING AT THE DINNER TABLE OR
HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS.
I THINK THAT’S THE BEAUTIFUL
THING ABOUT IT, EVERYONE HAS THE
POWER TO DO IT.
>> I DIDN’T REALIZE ALL THEIR
PHOTOS WERE UNTOUCHED.
THAT’S A BIG DEAL.
LET’S TAKE IT A STEP AT A TIME.
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE A PAID
SPOKESPERSON, IT’S GREAT TO DO
SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN GIVE TO
SO MANY PEOPLE.
YOURS IS SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. >> TALK ABOUT YOUR PLATFORM AND
WHAT YOU’RE DOING WITH THAT.
>> I WAS INSPIRED BY ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH
BECAUSE I FEEL SO LUCKY AND SO
GRATEFUL THAT I SPOKE MY TRUTH
AND I WAS SUPPORTED BY SO MANY
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I DON’T KNOW HOW I COULD EVER
THANK ALL OF THE FANS AND
EVERYONE OUT THERE.
>> A SURVIVOR.
>> I AM.
>> I AM. I’VE LEARNED THAT BY SPEAKING MY
TRUTH, I REALIZED A LOT OF
PEOPLE COULD RELATE TO MY STORY.
I SPEAK A LOT ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY AND I ALWAYS TELL
PEOPLE, I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO
BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU SPEAK YOUR
TRUTH, A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE
ABLE TO RELATE TO YOU THAN YOU
THINK.
THINK. WE’RE NOT ALONE.
I THINK EVERYONE FEELS ALONE,
BUT YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
>> YOU SAID IN THE CLIP THERE
YOU REALIZED YOU WERE THE ONLY
PERSON DOING WHAT YOU WERE
DOING.
DOING. SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO
FIND THEIR PURPOSE, TO FIND
THEIR TRUTH.
THEIR TRUTH. WHAT’S YOUR BEST ADVICE TO THEM
WHO FEEL LIKE I DON’T KNOW WHAT
I’M DOING?
I’M DOING? >> MY PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD BE
TO FIND WHAT YOU LOVE BECAUSE
THROUGH THOSE PASSIONS YOU’RE
GOING TO BEGIN TO LOVE YOURSELF
MORE, AND THEN YOU BECOME YOUR
HIGHEST SELF.
HIGHEST SELF. THAT’S WHAT’S EXCITING FOR YOUNG
GIRLS.
GIRLS. THERE ARE SO MANY ROLE MODELS
NOW THAT WE CAN LOOK UP TO THAT
LOOK LIKE US.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I DIDN’T
SEE ANYBODY -- I DIDN’T SEE ANY
WOMEN IN WHEELCHAIRS THAT WERE
LIKE ME.
LIKE ME. SO MY DREAMS WERE ALWAYS
SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO
ACHIEVE, BUT I DIDN’T SEE ANYONE
ELSE DOING IT.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY POWERFUL.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD NOW WHERE WE
CAN FIND OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE
DOING WHAT WE DO.
>> I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.
SUCH INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN.
>> TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU’VE GOT THE
BEEFY ROLES, THE MONICA LEWINSKY
PRODUCT, HOW TO BUILD A GIRL.
YOU’RE DOING BIG THINGS.
>> I’VE BEEN SO LUCKY IN MY
SHORT WORKING LIFE THAT I’VE
BEEN ABLE TO TELL
FEMALE-CENTERED STORIES AND
DIRECTED BY SO MANY GREAT WOMEN.
IT SHAPED WHO I WANT TO BECOME
AND THE STORIES I WANT TO TELL
AND CONTINUING THAT JURN ANY.
I’VE DONE BEAUTIFUL FEMALE
FRIENDSHIP STORIES AND
RELATIONSHIP STORIES.
RELATIONSHIP STORIES. BEING A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN
WAS A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO BE PART
OF AN INCREDIBLE -- I WAS SO
INSPIRED BY THIS GROUP OF WOMEN.
IT’S THE MOST INCLUSIVE GROUP OF
WOMEN I’VE EVER BEEN AROUND.
I’M IN AWE OF THEM.
I THINK THAT’S THE TRUE GIFT OF
ARIE, GIVING SO MANY PEOPLE
WOMEN TO LOOK UP TO.
>> WHEN SHE WAS TALKING, YOU CAN
SEE YOU’RE INSPIRED.
>> I AM.
>> I AM. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ONE ON STAGE?
IT’S BEYOND.
IT’S BEYOND. >> SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN WATCHING
THIS, OH, YOU GUYS DON’T NEED TO
BE INSPIRED.
BE INSPIRED. YOU’RE THE ONES THAT INSPIRE US.
TELL PEOPLE HOW YOU GET
INSPIRED.
INSPIRED. >> WHEN ALY DID HER FLOOR
ROUTINE TO HAF VA NAH GILA, I
WAS LIKE, THIS IS INSANE.
SO MANY WAYS TO BE INSPIRED.
MY FRIENDSHIPS, MY FAMILY.
SO MANY PEOPLE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY "OKLAHOMA"
CELEBRATED ITS FINAL
PERFORMANCE.
PERFORMANCE. WHEN YOU SANG OUT THERE ON THAT
PLAZA, AND BROADWAY, OF COURSE,
YOU JUST FILLED THE SPACE.
IT’S SO INSPIRING.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT’S
NEXT.
NEXT. >> WHAT IS NEXT?
WELL, I AM TODAY FINALLY GETTING
TO ANNOUNCE THAT I’M AN ARIE
REAL ROLE MODEL WHICH IS HUGE.
AND IN FEBRUARY I’M GOING TO BE
DOING A CONCERT AT LINCOLN
CENTER WITH THEIR SONG BOOK
SERIES AND SINGING ALL OF MY
FAVORITE SONGS AND BRINGING UP
SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS TO
PERFORM WITH ME.
>> ALY, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
THIS WHOLE CAMPAIGN BEING
UNTOUCHED OR NO RETOUCHING.
SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN FEEL THE
COMPETITION OF INSTAGRAM, THE
COMPETITION OF OTHER YOUNG
WOMEN.
WOMEN. WHAT’S YOUR BEST ADVICE TO THEM
TO BE STRONG IN JUST WHO THEY
ARE AND BE OKAY WITH THAT?
>> IT’S INTERESTING YOU BRING
THAT UP.
THAT UP. I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT A
LOT LATELY.
LOT LATELY. I’VE TAKEN THE LAST COUPLE
MONTHS TO DO A LOT OF
SELF-REFLECTION.
SELF-REFLECTION. THE BEST ADVICE I COULD GIVE,
TWO THINGS OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD RIGHT NOW.
THE FIRST THING IS NOT TO GO ON
SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IT CAN BE A BEAUTIFUL THING.
YOU CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE,
LEARN SO MUCH.
I THINK ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO
LEARN IS BY OTHER PEOPLE SHARING
THEIR STORIES AND LISTENING TO
THEM.
THEM. BUT I THINK IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT
TO NOT BE ON IT ALL THE TIME.
TO UNPLUG FROM TECHNOLOGY.
I FIND BEING IN NATURE IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS MORNING I WOKE UP TO BE ON
THE "TODAY" SHOW.
I WAS WATCHING THE SUNRISE.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND REALLY
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. I WAS THINKING WHY DON’T I DO
THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I’M MAKING AN EFFORT TO BE IN
NATURE MORE, TO APPRECIATE THE
LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE.
I FIND I’M ACTUALLY HAPPIEST
WHEN I’M NOT ON MY PHONE.
WHEN I’M WITH MY FRIENDS,
INSPIRED BY OTHER PEOPLE.
IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE.
I THINK FIND THINGS THAT YOU
REALLY LOVE AND THAT MAKE YOU
HAPPY.
HAPPY. >> ALL THREE OF YOU, EVERYBODY
IS SMILING.
IS SMILING. WE’RE SMILING.
WE’RE SMILING. DON’T THEY?
DON’T THEY? THEY JUST BRING GOOD VIBES.