Inspirational Women

     Happy Tuesday! Nothing too interesting happened to me today, so I'm going to write a post about the women who are the most inspirational to me. I sincerely wish that I could meet each of these women so that I could tell them how much I look up to them, and how they have influenced me and my outlook on women as a whole.

1. My mother. My mom has to be one of the most inspirational women I know. She works at my school as the director of alumni affairs, and she is an amazing mother. When I see her talking with other people, it's so clear how much everyone loves her. She's hilarious and she has an awesome sense of style, which is why we're friends, too. She's the best.

2. J.K. Rowling.

You all know how much I love Harry Potter, and my love for this woman is the same. She's such an inspiration because she was a waitress living on food stamps, and then she became one of the wealthiest and most successful women in the world! She makes me feel like I am capable of anything.

3. Kate Middleton

 
Kate Middleton is just, like, who I want to be. Honestly, if I could be anyone in the world, it would probably be her. Obviously, she's a princess (I know, she's technically a duchess) and she's married to Prince William and she's going to have his baby (so excited!) and she's absolutely gorgeous, but she's even more inspirational for me because she seems to define grace and elegance.

4. Audrey Hepburn

 Audrey Hepburn was a model, an actress, a fashion icon, and a humanitarian. My favorite of her characters is Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," probably her most famous role. I love her because of her beauty and elegance, but also because of her work with children in Africa, which shows how beautiful she was as a person.

5. Marilyn Monroe

 Oh, Marilyn. This woman defines "icon." She was so much more than just a model, actress, and sex symbol. She was, in many ways, a feminist, in that she made it okay for women to be more liberated with who they were. She was unlike anything the world had ever seen before, and there will never be someone quite like Marilyn.

6. Dame Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is so inspirational to me because she is so much more than just a pretty face. Her talent as an actress in unsurpassed, and I will always think of her either as Professor McGonagall  (above) from the Harry Potter movies, or as the Dowager Countess of Grantham from "Downton Abbey," even though I have seen her in other roles. She's quite the bad-ass.

7.  Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston is another one of my favorite inspirational women, again for her acting skills. I watch an episode of "F*R*I*E*N*D*S" almost every day, and I love her as Rachel Greene! She always seems to be so happy and positive, which is truly inspirational.

8. Emma Watson

Emma Watson has been my role model since I saw her in the first Harry Potter as Hermione Granger when I was six years old, and I feel like she and I have a personal connection that other people can't understand. She is the epitome of grace and beauty, and I think that more girls should try to be like her.

9. Jennifer Lawrence

I have the biggest girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence, and I'm definitely not alone! She is so beautiful, so funny, and so talented. She was absolutely amazing in "Silver Linings Playbook," which is why she won the Oscar for the Best Actress in a Leading Role. I hope that one day I can be as confident as she is.

10. Diana, Princess of Wales

I actually cannot tell you how much I love Princess Diana. Out of all of the aforementioned women, Diana is my favorite and the most inspirational for me. I aspire to be her. Everything she was is what I hope to be. No woman has ever exhibited such grace, elegance, and beauty while trying to make the world a better place. Her work in Africa was so groundbreaking because she proved to the world that if she, a princess, could help people, anyone else could too. I wish more than anything that she was still alive today.

Carpe Diem,
Brooke