5 Times Demi Lovato Got Naked to Promote Body Positivity

Demi Lovato hasn’t let her previous struggle with body image stop her from being a role model.

Since attending treatment for an eating disorder and self-harm in 2010, Lovato has been an outspoken hero for women and girls dealing with insecurities. For years now, she’s been a champion for self love and ENTITY has loved her for it.

Here are five times Demi Lovato got naked – both physically and emotionally – in order to promote body positivity.

1 On her nude photoshoot for Vanity Fair.

Demi Lovato bares it all in her Vanity Fair photoshoot by Patrick Ecclesine in order to promote body positivity.

Demi’s Lovato’s naked photos were meant to be more empowering than provocative. As she took these photos, she was really looking for a way to let go, be authentic.

“I thought there was something incredible about the idea of no makeup whatsoever, no clothes and no retouching,” she said in her video on The Scene. “It’s empowering and it shows other women that you can get to a place where you can overcome the obstacles of body image issues. And you can feel comfortable and confident in your skin.”

2 On her Instagram photo showing how she doesn’t have a thigh gap.

Demi Lovato constantly tells her followers that you don’t have to have a thigh gap to be beautiful.

As Demi constantly tells her 57.3 million followers, you don’t need a thigh gap to feel beautiful. We 100 percent agree.

3 On her #nomakeupmonday photos.

Demi Lovato shares a #nomakeupmonday / #NMM selfie for her Instagram followers.

Although makeup is a great tool to use to enhance your beauty, sometimes going without it is the best way to feel good about yourself. As celebrities like Demi Lovato, Alicia Keys and Gwyneth Paltrow have shown, having a bare face helps you feel rejuvenated and fresh.

4 On the days she’s having body image issues.

The most important thing for Demi has been working towards a place where she’s not trying to find validation from society. And even on her off days, she shares her thoughts to encourage herself and others around her.

5 On her throwback photos celebrating the changes her body has gone through.

Demi Lovato shares throwback pictures with her fans, talking about how she’s learned to love her body.

Even when Demi is fully clothed, she manages to find a way to strip down to the core of her emotions. “It makes me sad because I wasted so many years ashamed of my body when I could’ve been living the happy and healthy life I live today,” she captioned the photo. “It truly goes to show you that your perceptions can lie to you. Or they can make you learn to enjoy life.”

So, ENTITY thanks you, Demi. Thank you for being vulnerable and showing us that every woman (and man) can find strength in their struggles.