What constitutes real beauty? | Louisa Northcote | TEDxShoreditch

What do you think of when you think of the standard of beauty?

What do you think of when you picture a "beautiful" person?

Is it someone with a face filled with acne?

Lou Northcote takes us through her journey as an international model who suffered with acne.

Her modelling career changed overnight and instead of giving up, she started a movement.

Learn how you can embrace your real beauty and turn adversity into a strength, or even a global brand! Changemaker Lou Northcote, best known for her unwavering commitment to her skin positive movement #freethepimple, is a ‘Real Skin’ advocate, forward thinker and fashion creative.

A one-time model, modelling was a big part of Lou’s life, having started when she was just 10-years-old. As she grew into puberty, she began to suffer from acne breakouts and as a result her career as a model became strained. In 2017 she coined the hashtag #freethepimple and cultivated a global community of likeminded individuals bringing awareness of others living with skin conditions, by sharing skin-positive selfies.

She has also appeared in digital articles including her documentary with i-D, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Teen Vogue, Women’s Health, Sheer Luxe and more. Lou’s brand alignments include global names such as: L’Oreal, Shiseido, La Roche Posay, Murad to name a few. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx