Today I would like to discuss what I like to call 'girl crushes.' A girl crush, by my definition, is someone that I respect, is gorgeous, I envy them a tiny little bit, and I basically just want to be their best friend. If any woman in the world denies she has a girl crush, she's lying.
Sadly, most women see each other as competition and can be quite catty. I used to think that it was just a Texas thing, or just a southern thing, but I've come to realize with age that it's pretty much all of 'em and it's just downright SAD. As women, we should look at each other with respect and admiring eyes instead of daggers. In this culture, if you're a pretty girl, chances are that you have few female friends. We live in a world that likes to see people fail... There's this phenomenon called reality television that is banking billions on that fact.
Perhaps it is the fact that I was raised by my grandparents and my moral compass, although questionable through my early college years, now points a little more north than the typical person in my age category. If I'm in a social gathering and one gorgeous lady is among us, I'm probably going to go strike up a conversation and tell her how gorgeous she is and that we should be buds. But a typical woman would be in the corner talking amongst others saying something to the effect of, "that girl is so hot, I hate her."
If appreciating other women for being beautiful, talented, and all around awesome is WRONG, then I don't wanna be RIGHT.
Without further ado, here's the short list of my girl crushes:
BLAKE LIVELY
Two words: Style. Icon. She's not afraid to take risk and is one heck of an actress. Don't believe me? Cruise on over to Netflix and watch the little known film 'Hick' I would basically love to raid the girl's closet because everything she wears is flawless. She's also a self-proclaimed foodie, a woman after my own heart!
LAUREN CONRAD
There's not a whole lot of women out there that could hold down true class on a reality show for YEARS. She is also a loved style icon of mine, and has been since those Laguna Beach days. Even though she lived a privileged upbringing, she now has a couple of fashion lines, a lifestyle website with awesome woman-based articles, and a fair-trade website where she has collected items from all over the world made by women so that we can purchase them and help sustain families in less fortunate countries... She built an empire on her shoulders alone, and the timeless class that she exudes always.
NIKKI BELLA (NICOLE GARCIA)
This woman is my ultimate fitspiration. I'm pretty curvy myself, and it's hard to find women in the public eye that aren't too skinny, and that are athletically built. I realize everyone has their own opinion about what 'fit' is and what they want their own body to look like. Nikki is one half of the WWE's Bella Twins tag team divas and stars on a reality show that airs Sunday nights on E! Again, another classy lassie even under the harsh microscope of the media. I'm sure you're seeing my trend here.
JENNA MARBLES
I love a woman that can speak her mind, and Jenna Marbles does just that on her YouTube channel every Wednesday since I can remember, just beware of the language. I respect and admire any woman that makes NO apologies for being exactly who she is, and then puts it out there... scrutiny be darned. Go check out her channel, because you'll laugh your butt off.
I'll leave you with a quote that I came across today:
"A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms."
- Sensei Ogui
Now tell me your girl crushes and why!
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