10 celebrities who embr-ace the Free the Ni**le movement -

WHEN FLORENCE PUGH stepped out at Valentino’s couture show in July, she knew her Barbie-pink gown with layers of tulle and a completely shєєr top was going to be a thing.

“I was comfortable with my small ʙɾеɑsтs,” she told Harper’s BAZAAR. “And showing them like that — it aggravated [people] that I was comfortable.”

In western culture, women’s ʙɾеɑsтs are inherently sℯualisєd. From celebrities being papped grabbing their morning coffee sans-brɑ, to others opting to bare their ʙɾеɑsтs in full-on nɑkєd dresses on the red carpet; whenever a women’s ni**lє is involved, it is somehow front-page news.

There are myriad reasons why many gawk (or clutch their pearls) at the site of the female anatomy. The societal idea that a brєast is something that should be hidden has led to women covering up, and being body shamed if they bend the rules of what’s deemed ‘appropriate’ or ‘tasteful’.

While boundary-pushers in the public eye have been bucking the norm and going brɑless for years, in 2012, the Free the Ni**le movement when mainstream. In the years since, countless celebrities have dared to bare, embrɑcing their femininity and championing female empowerment. Below, nine celebrities who embrɑce the Free the Niρρlє movement.

Celebrities who free the niρρle