As a teenager that has been troubled by acne for years, the flawless faces on social media made Sophia feel even worse about her appearance. The more beauty content she saw, the less confident she became. After watching a YouTube video, Sophia finally discovered the secrets of all the "perfect" people on social media. She started to notice her perfect imperfections and appreciate how unique she was. And her goal as an ex-victim of social media lies is to reveal the dark secrets of the influencers and help other people who are in the same situation as she was. Sophia Shi is a 16-year-old Vancouver student seeking to raise awareness of the fake reality on social media. At 11, she became the youngest Vancouver Fashion Week model and has walked for many runaways and appeared in over ten publications, including British Vogue and Vogue China. Through her experiences as a model, Sophia intends to empower young women by combating unrealistic beauty ideals and promoting unconditional self-acceptance. 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
