<ul class="summary-list"><li>A worker at the chapel where <keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> and <keyword id="12069652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ben-affleck" source="Orion">Ben Affleck</keyword> wed said they "cried" exchanging vows. </li><li>Kenosha Portis described Lopez's Zuhair Murad <keyword id="11896825" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wedding" source="Orion">wedding</keyword> dress as "stunning." </li></ul><p>An employee at the Las Vegas chapel where Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married over the weekend said the actors "cried" while exchanging "emotional" wedding vows. </p><p>Kenosha Portis told "Good Morning America" that she and her coworkers were preparing to close A Little White Wedding Chapel on Sunday when the special guests arrived.</p><p>"I started shaking a little bit, you know? I'm like 'Oh my god, this is Jennifer Lopez,''" Portis said. </p><p>"As they were reading each other vows they were very sweet," she said. "They both were emotional, they cried to each other," she continued, noting that <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-wore-two-dresses-to-wedding-day-ben-affleck-2022-7">Lopez looked "stunning"</a> in the simple <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/bazaar-brides/a40637537/jennifer-lopez-wedding-dress/"> Zuhair Murad</a> wedding dress that Harper's Bazaar reported she wore. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Good Morning America  (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1549367472834355200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></blockquote><p><a href="https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-walked-down-aisle-in-vegas-wedding-to-here-comes-the-bride-on-bluetooth-speaker/">Portis told People</a> that it "was beautiful" to watch the couple exchange vows and "some tears were shed by them both." People reported that Lopez's child Emme, 14 witnessed the ceremony, but did not mention their twin brother Max, whose father is Lopez's ex Marc Anthony. Only one of Affleck's children with ex Jennifer Garner reportedly attended, though it's not clear if it was Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, or Samuel, 10.</p><p>Lopez previously shared details of her wedding ceremony in her newsletter "On The JLo" corroborating Portis's account that the chapel stayed open for the lovebirds, but could not deliver Elvis because the king of rock and roll was "in bed." </p><p>The "Love Don't Cost A Thing" singer said her <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-last-name-resurfaced-interview-2022-7">wedding to Affleck</a> was "one we dreamed of long ago and one made real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and one another) at very, very long last." </p><div type="image" title="Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2022." height="2264" width="3013" msid="92992225" hostid="261"></div><p>"Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient," Lopez continued in her "On The J.Lo" announcement.</p><p>Affleck and Lopez began <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos#may-10-2021-people-reported-that-they-spent-several-days-together-in-montana-28">a whirlwind relationship in 2002</a> after meeting on the set of their movie "Gigli." They got engaged in November of that year but later called off their wedding and officially ended their relationship in January 2004. Their romance rekindled in spring 2021. </p>

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck cried while exchanging 'emotional' vows, according to a chapel employee who was at their wedding

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> uses four products to keep her <keyword id="11899253" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="skin" source="Orion">skin</keyword> glowing at age 52. </li><li>She uses a gel cleanser to remove all of her makeup at the end of the day, then applies glow serum. </li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez shared her four-step nighttime <keyword id="11896778" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="skincare-routine" source="Orion">skincare routine</keyword> for glowing, ageless skin <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1Tx2Yv-X_/">in a recent Instagram post</a>. </p><p>The 52-year-old singer and actress uses a variety of products, works out, and gets at least seven hours of rest a night to keep her skin looking hydrated and healthy. </p><p>In December 2020, Lopez announced she is also launching a high-end <keyword id="11896780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="skincare" source="Orion">skincare</keyword> line <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-beauty-review-on-sensitive-skin-2021-2">called JLo Beauty.</a></p><p>Her line, she said, incorporates some of her favorite products, including a gel cleanser and eye cream to attain her signature "JLo Glow."</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1Tx2Yv-X_" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by JLO BEAUTY by Jennifer Lopez (@jlobeauty)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></p></div></blockquote><h2>Lopez uses a gentle gel cleanser to strip makeup off her face </h2><p>Lopez said gel cleanser is an important step in her routine because she "wears a lot of makeup every single day." She said gel cleanser helps her "remove every bit of makeup." without being too rough on sensitive facial skin.</p><p>Gel cleansers generally can be very gentle on the skin, which <a href="https://www.insider.com/dermatologist-told-me-everything-im-doing-wrong-in-skincare-routine-2020-7">dermatologists have previously told Insider</a> is a good rule of thumb when choosing a face wash. </p><h2>She keeps her skin hydrated with a serum, eye cream, and nighttime moisturizer </h2><p>After cleansing her face, Lopez uses a glow serum to add shine and hydration to her face. Lopez finishes her routine with an eye cream and moisturizer. </p><p>The moisturizer, which is a product from her own cosmetic line, "has a beautiful spongy texture and it feels so luxurious, but not too heavy," Lopez said.  </p><p>Lopez's routine follows the basic order most dermatologists recommend. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dermdoctor?lang=en">Dr. Muneeb Shah</a>, a dermatologist with 11.3 million followers on TikTok, told Insider a basic skincare routine consists of a cleanser, serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen. </p><h2>In addition to products, Lopez said she uses a balanced diet and sleep to keep her skin healthy</h2><p>Lopez previously said her ageless skin is a result of her overall wellness routine, not just skincare products. <a href="https://www.insider.com/j-lo-skin-care-secrets-2019-6">The superstar stressed</a> the importance of maintaining a nutritious diet that includes plenty of vegetables and water. </p><p>Sleep is another crucial component of Lopez's skincare, as she told her followers she gets at least seven hours a night. </p>

4 nighttime skincare products Jennifer Lopez swears by for glowing skin after 50

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> has legally changed her name to Jennifer Affleck after marrying <keyword id="12069652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ben-affleck" source="Orion">Ben Affleck</keyword>.</li><li>She told the world she'd be an Affleck in an interview with "Access Hollywood" during their first engagement.</li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in <keyword id="12003793" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="las-vegas" source="Orion">Las Vegas</keyword> over the weekend after a three-month engagement, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-are-married-report-says-2022-7">TMZ originally reported</a>. Legal documents from Clark County, Nevada show that Lopez has <a href="https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1548731021037903872?s=21&amp;t=Afdj-kQw4sRq1FiQzbjR3w">legally changed her name to Jennifer Affleck</a>, a move that she told the world she'd make during the <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos">couple's first engagement decades ago</a>. </p><p>Amidst news of Lopez's marriage and name change, <a href="https://twitter.com/wyntermitchell/status/1548741962894700544">a clip of an old interview</a> she did with Pat O'Brien for "Access Hollywood" in 2003 is recirculating on social media. </p><p>Lopez was cooking when O'Brien asked her, "A week after you're married, what will your name be?" </p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-romantic-comedies-ranked-2022-2">The "Marry Me" star</a> didn't hesitate when she answered, "Jennifer Lopez, but my name will be Jennifer Affleck, obviously." She appeared to be distinguishing that she'll still be professionally known by the last name "Lopez" but would go by "Affleck" in her personal life.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—⭐️ with a Y ⭐️ ☮️  (@wyntermitchell) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1548741962894700544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote><p>In the video, Lopez confirmed that her stationery would say "Jennifer Affleck." But as for her stage name, she joked that "J.Aff doesn't have quite the same ring to it" as J.Lo does. </p><p>Lopez shared intimate details of her weekend nuptials with the world via her newsletter "On The J. Lo." </p><p>Apparently, the couple and their children (who were all witnesses to the ceremony) <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-wedding-barely-made-it-vegas-chapel-2022-7">arrived to the Little White Wedding Chapel too late</a> to be married by the king of rock and roll himself. </p><p>"They graciously stayed open late a few minutes, let us take pictures in a pink Cadillac convertible, evidently once used by the king himself (but if we wanted Elvis himself to show, that cost extra and he was in bed)," she wrote.</p><p>The "Dear Ben" singer even painted a picture for her fans of what it was like to wait in line before exchanging their vows.</p><p>"[We] stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the <keyword id="11896825" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wedding" source="Orion">wedding</keyword> capital of the world. Behind us, two men held hands and held each other. In front of us, a young couple who made the three-hour drive from Victorville on their daughter's second birthday — all of us wanting the same thing — for the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage," Lopez wrote. </p><div type="image" title="Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2022." height="2264" width="3013" msid="92966928" hostid="261" sizebytes="315876"></div><p>She said she <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-wore-two-dresses-to-wedding-day-ben-affleck-2022-7">wore a dress "from an old movie,"</a> and Affleck wore a tuxedo jacket from his closet. She described the experience as "the best possible wedding we could have imagined."</p><p>She called the day "one we dreamed of long ago and one made real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and one another) at very, very long last." </p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos">Affleck and Lopez first met</a> on the set of their movie "Gigli" (released in 2003) and began dating in 2002. They were engaged by November of that year, but postponed their first wedding days before it was meant to happen and officially broke up by January 2004. </p><p>The couple rekindled their relationship 17 years later after Lopez split from her longtime partner Alex Rodriguez and Affleck broke up with <a href="https://www.insider.com/ana-de-armas-relationship-ben-affleck-horrible-left-los-angeles-2022-7">girlfriend Ana de Armas</a>. </p><p>"Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient," Lopez wrote in her "On The J.Lo" announcement.</p>

A resurfaced 2003 interview shows that Jennifer Lopez planned to take Ben Affleck's last name the first time they were engaged

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> has revealed that <keyword id="12069652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ben-affleck" source="Orion">Ben Affleck</keyword> proposed to her while she was taking a bubble bath.</li><li>The "Marry Me" star said she was "taken off guard" by the proposal and said it was "nothing fancy at all."</li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez has opened up about how Ben Affleck proposed to her in the bubble bath and made her "biggest dream" come true.</p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-engaged-second-time-2022-4">Affleck proposed to the "Marry Me" actor</a> earlier this month, according to People, and Lopez has now revealed details about how it took place.</p><p>Writing in her newsletter, <a href="https://onthejlo.com/video/3391d05e-bd40-4553-8fcc-074ed8d8e5dd">On The JLo</a>, the singer and actor described the proposal as "nothing fancy at all" and said she and Affleck were "two very lucky people."</p><p>"Did you ever imagine your biggest dream could come true?" she wrote. "Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed."</p><p>She continued: "I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, 'is that a yes?' I said YES of course that's a YES."</p><p>Lopez also revealed her engagement ring for the first time, a green stone set into a silver band. "Green has always been my lucky color and now, for sure, it always will be," she wrote.</p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez engagement ring" height="1050" width="2000" msid="90827859" hostid="261"></div><p> "I was smiling so big and tears were coming down my face, feeling so incredibly happy and whole," Lopez continued. "It was nothing fancy at all, but it was the most romantic thing I could've ever imagined... just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people promising to always be there for each other."</p><p>"Two very lucky people. Who got a second chance at true love," she concluded.</p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos">Affleck and Lopez began dating</a> for the first time in 2002 and got engaged that year. After postponing their wedding, they split in January 2004. Lopez officially confirmed that <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-kiss-in-instagram-2021-7">they'd rekindled their relationship</a> in July 2021.</p>

Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer Lopez while she was taking a bubble bath: 'It was nothing fancy at all'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="16036" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jennifer-Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> performed at Vax Live, a <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> <keyword id="6355967" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="concert">concert</keyword> organized by Global Citizen. </li><li>The singer brought her <keyword id="21785" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="mother">mother</keyword> on stage during a performance of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline." </li><li>Lopez wore four outfits during the event, including a bright, multicolored leotard and neon dress. </li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez serenaded her mother in a sentimental performance during Global Citizen's <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/media/vaxlive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World." </a></p><p>Fully vaccinated music fans and frontline workers joined together on Saturday at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium for the star-studded event. The global broadcast was hosted by Selena Gomez, while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, <a href="https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-vax-live-concert-speech-video-standing-ovation-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">served as campaign chairs. </a></p><p>The opening number was performed by Lopez, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-four-outfits-one-night-photos-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who wore a dazzling jumpsuit</a> as she sang a live cover of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" in tribute to her mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez. </p><p>"When I was thinking about what song to sing tonight, I remembered the song she always used to sing to me when I was a baby," said Lopez, 51. "So if you would indulge me, I'd love to sing that one tonight."</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GIKlC9mDxSk" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>The "On the Floor" singer told the crowd she didn't spend Christmas with her mother for the first time last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>"We've been away too long, but she's here with me tonight, and she is vaccinated," Lopez said. </p><p>Midway through the performance, Lopez instructed her band to pause briefly and ran to pull her mother onstage for a special moment. </p><p>Rodríguez revealed that she used to sing "Sweet Caroline" to rock Lopez asleep but instead changed the lyrics to "Sweet Jennifer." </p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez and her mother" height="2665" width="3553" msid="82499481" hostid="261"></div><p>Lopez also performed her 2016 anthem "Ain't Your Mama" before other artists like Foo Fighters, J Balvin, and H.E.R. took the stage.</p><p>Ahead of the concert, the two women posed together in sweet photographs alongside Lopez's 13-year-old daughter Emme. The Instagram photos were shared on Friday as part of Lopez's beauty brand, JLO Beauty.</p><p>"Three generations, but one belief - WE ARE LIMITLESS (and so are YOU!)," the photo was captioned. Lopez later shared a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COnvFCEJZyp/">behind-the-scenes video</a> from the photoshoot and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COdoxx5Jflf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">an additional picture of the three</a> together for Mother's Day.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COmBze3lZ4m" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by JLO BEAUTY (@jlobeauty)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></p></div></blockquote>

Jennifer Lopez serenaded her mother with Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' onstage at 'Vax Live' concert

<ul class="summary-list"><li><strong><keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> and <keyword id="12069652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ben-affleck" source="Orion">Ben Affleck</keyword> were married in Las Vegas, Nevada, this month.</strong></li><li><strong>Lopez, 53, and Affleck, 49, are enjoying a honeymoon in Paris with their children. </strong></li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are in the midst of their Parisian honeymoon after a surprise Las Vegas wedding. </p><p>"Bennifer" fans rejoiced last weekend when Lopez, 49, and Affleck, 53,<a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-are-married-report-says-2022-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> officially tied the knot</a> on July 16 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. After reports from several outlets, Lopez<a href="https://www.insider.com/jlo-gushes-about-ben-affleck-in-wedding-announcement-2022-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> confirmed the marriage and shared details in her newsletter, "On The JLo."</a></p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez engagement ring" height="1050" width="2000" msid="93094375" hostid="261"></div><p>"We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient," Lopez wrote. </p><p>Lopez, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-wore-two-dresses-to-wedding-day-ben-affleck-2022-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who wore two wedding dresses</a>, said her children with former husband Marc Antony, twins Emme and Max, 14, along with Affleck's three children with former wife Jennifer Garner, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, were witnesses to the wedding. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIaA1kAMlz" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Chris Appleton (@chrisappleton1)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></p></div></blockquote><p>The couple and their children then jetted off on a honeymoon vacation in Paris, France.</p><p>The couple first<a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> dated in 2002 before getting engaged and splitting in 2004</a>. Nearly 20 years later, they rekindled their relationship in 2021 and announced <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos#april-8-2022-lopez-announced-her-and-afflecks-second-engagement-via-her-newsletter-on-the-jlo-54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">their second engagement in April 2022. </a></p><h2><strong>Affleck and Lopez were spotted cuddling and kissing in a park after arriving in Paris on Thursday</strong></h2><p>According to <a href="https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-kissing-paris-park-photos-honeymoon-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>, Affleck and Lopez touched down in Paris on Thursday evening before having dinner at<a href="https://matignon-paris.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Le Matignon. </a></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bennifer Updates  (@BenniferUpdates) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1550439526014795776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2022</a></blockquote><p>The newlywed couple was then photographed strolling hand-in-hand during an early morning outing in a park on Friday.  </p><p>Lopez wore a $2,290 white Oscar De La Renta dress with floral designs and matching white flip-flops from TKEES, the outlet reported. Affleck wore a light blue button-up shirt with dark blue slacks and tennis shoes.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bennifer Updates  (@BenniferUpdates) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1550463411162587136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2022</a></blockquote><p>A source told People that the couple spent more than two hours sitting and cuddling on a park bench before spending quality time with their children exploring the city. This included a trip to a vintage clothing store and the Musée d'Orsay, an art museum in Paris.</p><p>"They were like two teens on a park bench — very loving, very attentive. There weren't a lot of people that time of the morning and they weren't distracted. It was just them," the source said, according to the outlet.</p><h2><strong>On Saturday, Lopez and Affleck took their children on a boat ride along the Seine River in northern France</strong></h2><p><strong></strong></p><div type="image" title="Ben Affleck, Violet Affleck, and Jennifer Lopez in Paris." height="2255" width="3264" msid="93094377" hostid="261"></div><p>Photographs taken Saturday showed Affleck and Lopez leaving their hotel with his daughter Violet in tow. The family was dressed comfortably, with Lopez wearing a long, breezy floral dress and brown heels.</p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez on Paris, France, honeymoon." height="1630" width="3264" msid="93094380" hostid="261"></div><p>That same day, Affleck was spotted with his arm around Lopez as their families boarded what appeared to be the <a href="http://petrus-yacht.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Petrus III</a>, a 71-foot teak yacht built in 1953 that cruises on the Seine River, according to the yacht's website. </p><div type="image" title="Ben Affleck and his daughter, Violet Affleck, on his honeymoon in Paris." height="3822" width="5097" msid="93094382" hostid="261"></div><p>The couple lounged on the top deck while Violet and Seraphina chatted with <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-child-emme-they-them-pronouns-gender-neutral-2022-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lopez's child, Emme. </a>Her son Max was also in attendance.</p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck" height="3226" width="2152" msid="93094384" hostid="261"></div><p>That evening, Lopez and Affleck dressed to the nines as they left their hotel for another outing. Lopez maintained her floral theme with another similar floor-length dress, while Affleck wore a gray suit. </p><h2><strong>The couple walked by the Louvre and hit the Dior store on Sunday</strong></h2><p><strong></strong></p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck honeymoon in Paris" height="3781" width="5042" msid="93095412" hostid="261" sizebytes="967350"></div><p>On Sunday, Lopez and Affleck held hands as they passed by the Louvre and appeared to stop by a nearby restaurant.</p><div type="image" title="Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck" height="2448" width="3264" msid="93095414" hostid="261" sizebytes="310340"></div><p>Lopez wore a flowy halter dress, and Affleck paired a button-up shirt with slacks. They also visited the Dior store while in the area. </p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="16036" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jennifer-Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> sang "This Land Is Your Land" and "America the Beautiful" at Joe Biden's <keyword id="6363817" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Inauguration">inauguration</keyword>.</li><li>After reciting part of the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish, Lopez sang "let's get loud."</li><li>People on Twitter made fun of Lopez for referencing her 2000 single during the performance.</li></ul><p>Jennifer Lopez took the stage at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday to sing "This Land Is Your Land" and "America the Beautiful" - as well as a line from one of her own songs.</p><p>Near the end of her mashup performance, the <a href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jennifer-lopez/14846">Grammy nominee</a> recited the final words of the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish - "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all" - before belting out "let's get loud."</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEAtsgMsWmo" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>It was a clear reference to Lopez's signature song "<a href="https://youtu.be/Q91hydQRGyM">Let's Get Loud</a>" that was included on her debut album and released as a single in 2000.</p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-inauguration-style-suffragete-white-2021-1">Jennifer Lopez made a statement by wearing head-to-toe white during her inauguration performance</a></em></p><p>Viewers noticed.</p><p>Many people, like the author Saeed Jones and the NBC reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt, found it amusing, while others mocked the decision as "cringe" or "<a href="https://twitter.com/dcap/status/1351943875187908610">self-serving</a>."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Saeed Jones  (@theferocity) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351934577795887104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Kalhan  (@KalhanR) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351934552546144259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Carol G  (@bntzcmoney) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351934523748077571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Naima Cochrane  (@naima) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351934218318852099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Grace  (@gracexvee) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351935076821467136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—courteney larocca  (@cnlarocca) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351936159975403521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The Washington Post reporter Sarah Kaplan tweeted about her cat's reaction.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Sarah Kaplan  (@sarahkaplan48) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351935012615155713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The CBS correspondent Wesley Lowery described the entire effect as "extra."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Wesley  (@WesleyLowery) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351934833258352641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Others defended J.Lo, praising the allusion as "a call to latinos to be heard."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—AdotBdot  (@nettysnow1978) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351935319453675520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The radio host Daniel Dudley said the mashup was "the first time" that "This Land Is Your Land" had "ever been worth listening to."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Daniel Dudley  (@DDisBORED) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351942330916327425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The actress and writer Fawzia Mirza opined: "J'Lo's singing felt like a true movie moment taking us into the 3rd Act. A moment we have all been waiting for."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Fawzia Mirza  (@thefawz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1351935699180789766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Lopez has used "Let's Get Loud" as a vehicle for subtle political statements. During <a href="https://www.insider.com/jlo-shakira-super-bowl-halftime-show-latinx-spanish-fans-reactions-2020-2">her 2020 Super Bowl halftime show</a>, she <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-daughter-emme-super-bowl-halftime-show-2020-2">sang the song alongside her daughter</a> while draped in a massive Puerto Rican flag.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/jennifer-lopez-inauguration.html">The New York Times noted</a> that that performance "also had a number of children sitting in cages in front of the stage, in what was widely believed to be an allusion to the separation of immigrant children from their families at the United States's border with Mexico."</p><p>Representatives for Lopez did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.</p>

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<p class="drop-cap">Latinos descend from more than 20 different countries, speak different languages, hold different political affiliations, and are of different races. </p><p>Yet they are categorized by the same few terms.</p><p>This group of people is complex and nuanced, but like many other ethnic and cultural demographics, it is often flattened into one mold. </p><p>"All Latinas don't look like JLo," Angel Jones, an Afro-Latina assistant professor of education at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, said.</p><p>"Afro-Latinos and indigenous Latinos are left out of the celebration. We are not seen. We are not heard. Our identities are not valued or even considered and that absolutely needs to change." </p><p><keyword id="12102946" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hispanic-heritage-month" source="Orion">Hispanic Heritage Month</keyword> is designated as an all-encompassing celebration of Latinos and their cultures. Yet, many say it falls short of that endeavor. Instead of celebrating Latino cultures, it commodifies them, all the while promulgating a one-dimensional portrait of who Latinos are. </p><p>This "fetishization" of Latinos during such a narrow period is why some are calling for the month to be reimagined.  </p><p>"I'm proud and grateful for any opportunity I get to share the stories of our people, to highlight the beauty that is our community," Jones told Insider.</p><p>"But it's as if we don't exist September 14 and as if we cease to exist October 16." </p>Related Article Module: Spanish is a language barrier for some <keyword id="12102948" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="latinx" source="Orion">Latinx</keyword> families. With my great-grandmother, love was never lost in translation<p>President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill establishing Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. Twenty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon expanded the acknowledgment a month that would cover several Latin American countries' independence days, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Chile. </p><p>In acknowledging that Latinos are a culturally diverse, vibrant, and growing community, <keyword id="11893844" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="voices-of-color" source="Orion">Voices of Color</keyword> presents 'Mi Gente' - a series that speaks to the intricacies of having Latin American roots. </p><p>From personal essays about reclaiming Spanish language, exploring how the Puerto Rican diaspora's views towards the island's political status, to the role Hispanic-owned banks serve in making finances more accessible in underserved communities, among others, you'll find that Latino identity is far from one-dimensional. </p><p>With labels like Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx, come joy, pride, pain, and historical baggage. It's only by leaning into and committing to these complexities, that Hispanic Heritage Month can be the impactful period of visibility it's designed to be, experts say. </p><p>So who are the Latinos living in the US? </p><h2><strong>From country-of-origin to Spanish skills, Latino identity is complex</strong></h2><p>Mexicans compose the biggest share of the Latino population, with more than 60% of Census respondents identifying as members of this ethnic group. But the number of Latinos listing El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala as their families' countries of origin has grown in recent years <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/12/07/rise-in-u-s-immigrants-from-el-salvador-guatemala-and-honduras-outpaces-growth-from-elsewhere/">as migration patterns shifted.</a> </p><p>Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and Peruvians are also among the top 10 groups with Latin American roots in the US. </p><p>As Hispanic Heritage Month is underway, Latino communities are continuously evolving, staking a greater claim in politics, Hollywood, and other industries and re-conceptualizing the way they identify. </p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/09/key-facts-about-u-s-latinos-for-national-hispanic-heritage-month/ft_21-09-09_keyfactslatinos_map/"><div type="image" title="BI Global Image 1466855" height="450" width="600" msid="86240140" hostid="261"></div></a><p>According to Census data, 26.7 million Hispanics identified as white in 2010 compared to 12.6 million in 2020. </p><p>Hispanics are now the largest ethnic and racial group in California and three states - Florida, Texas, and California - saw their Latino populations grow by more than one million in the last 10 years. Perhaps more notable, North Dakota and South Dakota have seen the fastest Latino population growth since 2010, according to the Pew Research Center. </p><p>Because these communities are so vast, celebrating their nuances during Hispanic Heritage Month becomes difficult, said Ed Morales, author of the book "Latinx: The New Force in Politics and <keyword id="11899151" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="culture" source="Orion">Culture</keyword>." </p><p>"Outside of people who are involved with Latino advocacy and education and political organizations, the month itself does not seem to be observed by individual Latinos," Morales said. "It's more likely that Latinos celebrate holidays and traditions that are specific to their culture." </p><p>He cited the Puerto Rican Day parade, an annual event that takes place in New York City, as one Puerto Ricans are more likely to celebrate than Hispanic Heritage Month. </p><p>The name Hispanic Heritage Month itself might be deterring some people from acknowledging it, he added. </p><p>The longstanding debate about whether to label people with Latin American roots as Latino, Hispanic, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-democratic-lawmakers-are-using-term-latinx-n1237884">Latinx</a>, Latine, or by the country their family is descended from <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/love-it-hate-it-latinx-points-future-writes-author-ed-n912581?icid=related">has erupted in recent years</a>.</p><p>Given that nearly 15 million Latinos recorded only speaking English, per 2019 American Community Survey data, some argue that Hispanic does not feel like the appropriate moniker. Others don't like the label because they think it elevates their cultures' colonization as Spain colonized most of <keyword id="11962841" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="latin-america" source="Orion">Latin America</keyword>. </p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/09/key-facts-about-u-s-latinos-for-national-hispanic-heritage-month/ft_2021-09-09_keyfactslatinos_08/"><div type="image" title="BI Global Image 1466858" height="450" width="600" msid="86240143" hostid="261"></div></a><p>In the early 1900s, the US government labeled all Spanish-speaking people and those with Latin American roots as Mexican, even if their family did not descend from Mexico, per the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/03/03/census-history-counting-hispanics-2/">Pew Research Center</a>. </p><p>On the 1970 Census, Latino identity was expanded to include Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, and "other Spanish." Ten years later, Hispanic became part of the public lexicon when the category was used on the 1980 Census. </p><p>The categorization came about in large part because Mexican-American activists lobbied the Census Bureau to change the way Latinos were counted. While the label marked progress in helping Latinos gain political clout, some say it contributes to their erasure. </p><p>"Growing up, I despised being labeled Hispanic," wrote journalist Araceli Cruz in an essay for <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/problematic-history-of-hispanic-word">Teen Vogue</a>. "It made me feel as if my <a href="https://www.brit.co/latinx-ancestry-dna-indigenous/">Mexican and indigenous side</a> was being wiped out." </p><p>Yet the term Latinx doesn't make everyone happy either. While many argue it's inclusive of people who do not adhere to the gender binary, others say the term is elitist. </p><h2><strong>Can moving on from 'Hispanic' make a difference? </strong></h2><p>Some haven't even heard of it. Per the Pew Research Center, more than 75% of Latino adults have not heard the term Latinx and of those adults who have, only 3% use it themselves. </p><p>Given that people with cultural connections to Latin America hold divergent thoughts about how to identify themselves, would changing the name of Hispanic Heritage Month be productive? </p><p>Laura Gómez, author of the book "Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism" and a professor of law at University of California, Los Angeles, said she thinks so. </p><p>Changing the name from Hispanic Heritage Month to Latino History Month, in her view, would help crystallize what the month is about: honoring Latinos and drawing attention to the historical and cultural narratives about Latino communities that have often been effaced. </p><p>"Not only would it be consistent with Black History Month, but heritage means a lot of different things to different people," Gómez said. "We do have a common Latino history that we can talk about and look at, given our various countries have been colonized."</p><p>"Colonialism and US imperialism are much more concrete than heritage," she added. </p><blockquote class="pullquote-wrapper"><q class="pullquote-quotation">It's as if we don't exist September 14 and as if we cease to exist October 16.</q> <cite class="pullquote-source">Angel Jones, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville</cite></blockquote><p>But whether changing the name of the month would be more "symbolic" than revolutionary remains a question, particularly if there's no meaningful commitment to elevating those who've traditionally been omitted from the celebration.  </p><p>"For schools and corporations celebrating, this is not a time to perpetuate stereotypes about <keyword id="12102947" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="latinidad" source="Orion">Latinidad</keyword>," Jones said, mentioning the commodification of Cinco De Mayo as a poor example of engaging with Latino culture. </p><p>"I think they really need to be mindful about what it is they're doing and why they're doing it." </p><h2><strong>Re-envisioning a more inclusive celebration</strong></h2><div type="image" title="puerto rico flag waving" height="1402" width="1870" msid="86240145" hostid="261"></div>Just as the Hispanic Heritage Month can serve as a way to highlight Latinos, it can also be rife with half-baked attempts at inclusion, said Jones cautioned. <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/10/so-what-is-hispandering/">Hispandering</a> - which refers to trying to convince Latino voters or consumers for buy-in with often ineffective and offensive marketing - also takes place during this month. </p><p>"While Latinos should be consulted in this kind of educational work, they must be effectively compensated for their intellectual and emotional labor," Jones said. </p><p>Though Hispanic Heritage Month is imperfect, many say the holiday still serves an important purpose not only in allowing Latinos to appreciate their culture amid the pressure to assimilate, but by increasing visibility of Latino communities. </p><p>"When I was growing up in Albuquerque in the 1970s, I never learned anything about Mexicans or Latinos,"  Gómez said. "I ask my students if they have learned this history and only a few of them have … There's a real need to right the wrongs of this exclusion." </p><p>That's why Gómez is a proponent of educational initiatives throughout the month that attempt to fill the gap in inferior historical education about Latinos and other minoritized groups. </p><p>As the month is underway, Voices of Color will continue to spotlight Latino communities and all their invaluable contributions with narratives celebrating the agency of people to define themselves, tell their own stories and shape their own future. </p>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54d29f0a6da8113626d78859-1200-632/screen shot 2015-02-04 at 5.35.25 pm.png" border="0" alt="Ashley Graham plus sized model"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbNiuwnyGNk">YouTube/swimsuitsforall</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>When the annual Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue <span>hits newsstands Feb. 9, readers may notice something a little different.</span></p>
<p>For the first time ever, the magazine will feature a plus-size model.</p>
<p>Ashley Graham, age 27, will be the first size<span> 14-16 </span>model to appear in the much-hyped annual issue.</p>
<p>Graham's appearance is part of an ad for the plus-size bathing suit company, <a href="http://www.swimsuitsforall.com/" target="_blank">swimsuitsforall</a>.</p>
<p>She says in a statement: "I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54d27599eab8ead36e89a694-467-325/swimsuits-for-all-ad-inline.jpg" border="0" alt="swimsuits for all ashley graham" width="800" style="color: #000000;"><p class="source"><span>Swimsuits for all</span></p></img></div><p></p></div><br><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Graham, a Nebraska native who was discovered in a mall at age 12, has previously </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">appeared in campaigns for Levi's, Target, Hanes, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Macy's, Old Navy, and many more.</span></br></p>
<p><span>Just last year, she was one of five plus-size models that earned a spot on </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/plus-size-models-new-img_n_4694372.html" target="_hplink">IMG's coveted modeling roster.</a></p>
<p>In 2010, Graham<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> starred in a commercial for plus-size clothing</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> retailer </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Lane Bryant that was later <a href="http://nypost.com/2010/04/23/banned-ad-model-abc-is-big-bust/" target="_blank">banned for apparently being too hot for TV</a>. Lane Bryant, however, argued that networks stopped airing the ad because they're "<span>turned off by big gals."</span></span></p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/orSEkIWFJoo"></iframe><br><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In a recent essay for <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/magazine/280/12" target="_blank">The Edit</a>, Graham writes of body image:</span></br></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">I was told to look up to Marilyn Monroe and J.Lo, because those were the only two curvy women considered beautiful. We need role models for young girls who say, 'Embrace your curves. Who cares that your body isn't perfect?' There's too much anorexia, obesity and suicide in this generation and nobody is addressing the issue.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Young girls don't have much to look at, curvy women are not on covers of magazines, they're not talked about on social media as much as other celebrities. Jennifer Lawrence is the media's poster girl for curves - [but] she's tiny.</p>
<p>Watch Graham's #CurvesInBikinis commercial below for SwimsuitsForAll.</p>
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