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She also explained that she's struggled with body image insecurities for much of her life.

\"I have always hated my stomach. Always,\" she wrote. \"It’s the part of my body I have always been quick to say I would change if given the choice.\"

Philipps said that idea was ingrained in her from an early age.

\"When I was a preteen, there was an underwear ad that was everywhere (I even had it torn out and up on my wall) and the very famous model had what I thought was “the perfect stomach,”\" she wrote.

\"My stomach didn’t look like that. It never did and honestly, it never will. And so I deemed a part of my body a problem.\"

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She later realized how much the perspective negatively influenced her well being.

\"I wasted SO MUCH TIME thinking about my “terrible stomach” when my stomach is wonderful! Because it’s mine! And I’m not defined by my stomach or any other part of my body!\" she wrote alongside the post.

Philipps also commented on her hope for more body diversity and unretouched photos in the media.

\"I wish I had seen images of different women’s bodies in media when I was growing up,\" she wrote. \"I wish I hadn’t been sold the lie that to achieve true happiness I needed a flat tummy and no hips so I could look like a model in an ad.\"

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This is #AerieREAL love. Role Models @busyphilipps, @whododatlikedat & @jameelajamilofficial. Tag your role model below!

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The company also tapped actress and body positive activist Jameela Jamil, blind YouTuber Molly Burke, para-snowboarder Brenna Huckaby and \"Orange Is the New Black\" star and LGBTQ advocate Samira Wiley for the campaign.

The brand's current models and spokeswomen, Iskra Lawrence, Aly Raisman and others, also star in the campaign.

“These amazing Role Models embrace the Aerie lifestyle and were chosen for their influential voices, unique stories and commitment to nurturing an inclusive, empowering community for Aerie women everywhere,” Jennifer Foyle, Aerie Global Brand President, said in a press release.

The women will star in advertisements for the brand and share stories on body image and unretouching in the media, according to the release.

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