Photo:Leni Klum/Instagram
Leni Klum/Instagram
Leni Klumis putting her natural beauty on display.
The model, 19, posted a makeup-free selfie on herInstagramStory Tuesday to show off her unfiltered face to her 1.8 million followers.
Leni, who is the daughter of German modelHeidi Klumand R&B singer Seal,spoke with PEOPLE in Octoberabout the importance of embracing her skin and its constant changes.
“I feel like there is a thought behind having acne that you’re not beautiful with it or it makes you look not as good as you could look,” the Dior Beauty ambassador told PEOPLE. “There’s this stigma. I honestly used to feel like that too, a while ago. Then I realized, ‘Oh my God, this is normal.’ Everyone goes through it.”
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Leni’s candid selfie featured her fresh out of the shower, with wet hair while wearing a gray robe. She pulled her wavy blonde tresses out of her face with a colorful headband that tied at a bow on top.
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Her advocacy for accepting the ups and downs of her skincare journey is nothing new. In 2021, when Leni first started modeling, she opened upabout her experiencewith acne on her social media.
One postread, “My skin on a bad day #nomakeup #nofilter #sowhat.”
In 2022, the GHD ambassador explained the post to PEOPLE, saying she used to allow her acne to hold her back. She recalled staying home on days when her skin wasn’t clear.
“I can’t let pimples on my face prevent me from leaving the house,” she said. “So I decided to post a photo of my acne because it’s normal.”
She continued: “A lot of people have acne that make it seem like they don’t, and then people see that on social media and they’re like, ‘None of these gorgeous girls have acne.’ But some do, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”
Leni might seem to have an out-of-the-ordinary life for a teenage girl, but she just recently completed her first year of college. Heidi’s mini-me daughtermoved from L.A. to New York Cityin September to live in a dorm with a roommate and study interior design.
The budding model told PEOPLE exclusively in October that her supermodel mom, 50, has actually beensending groceriesto her space in N.Y.C.
“She loves to send us groceries,” Leni said of the surprises she and her roommate get at school. “I got an alert the other day, and I looked outside the door. There were 25 big bags of groceries. My roommate and I were freaking out. We started meal-prepping everything. It almost didn’t fit in the fridge.”
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“After I saw her being interviewed saying that she freaks out that I’m gone, I’ve been texting her more,” Leni said. “I didn’t think she’d be that worried, since there’s three other kids that she’s looking after [Leni’s siblings Henry, 17, Johan, 16, and Lou, 13]. I feel I’m all grown up now, and I can live on my own. I’m not technically on my own because I have a roommate, but I get that it’s hard for her.”
source: people.com
