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late beth ages for official documents, not me. my spirits, young joe, women, leech or fears from italy is an influence her in her ninety's. she promotes body positivity for all ages. her motto, never be ashamed of your own body. debit beauty of the soul matches. bleach affairs was heartbroken when her husband passed away. her grandson wanted her to enjoy life again. that's how leech efforts his journey as an influencer started. you know, you, i want to help all elderly people said they can live a happy life in that and see. and then i also want to change society a bit for the says still too much prejudice. so come better, holla, so did that, and it's not fan. unique in no, no, not goals. i do show that she brushes off negative comments about her appearance thick like it needs someone criticizes me. i thank them to this sincerity. notice

into this done, i'd like to make them for a coffee rally it, but a little girl for leach efforts is secret to a long life. just enjoyed you're never too old for fitness and 82 year old erica rich go from germany is on a mission to prove it. she post workout videos on social media and they're a real hit. just like the dance challenges she does with her husband, dieter, have been on sneeze. i've never been as confident as i am now. that's happening. luckily. so what's your name? it's giving me such a boost. then do you like when young people write on tick tock or instagram? must just so great. keep it up. how do you do that? it encourages you, it's just one to find his eye for dressing. she uploaded her 1st video to tick tock in april 20 twenties. in those early days of the covered 19 pandemic,

fitness studios were closed in germany, and erica drisco was looking for ways to stay active. she posted hundreds of videos and received millions of likes. she even worked on a book with a sports medicine specialist. she draws inspiration from other tick tock or is and has become a role model. because she shows that even if you're over 80 and have to artificial knee joints, you can still be in great shape. they call themselves the fashion grandma's and they turn the streets of aging into a runway. they are carefully choreographed clips and live streams, captivate millions of users on chinese social media platforms. fans love the fashion grandma's elegance and advice on marriage and le it'll, i didn't expect to be an influencer at the very beginning last. hm. hm. i never thought about it, or just i just felt i was old and my family would get tired of me nagging and

staying at home all day got to him. and he is a channel for me to speak for the elderly. the women earn money through live streams and advertisements, but it's about more than mere profit. they use their platform to condemn domestic violence, for example, and to improve the negative image of older women in china. they hope that by showing they're able to leave happy and graceful lives, it will help ease the fears, younger fans, hat of aging as iraq, the elderly should live the way they want to be optimistic, whatever. don't keep thinking about how old you long for our group slogan. h is just an on behalf of co bought that influence or elisia. patasha uses her popularity on social media to fight for the rights of indigenous people and to combat rain, forest destruction in brazil. o isi potter show is a warrior on social media. she brings her ancestors,

struggled to the digital world, and found his co on without being indigenous comes with a mission to guy that would a mission to preserve and fight for the interests of our community healing. but and above all, to remember everything that will have fullest to give up it new style culture is meant to be preserved and thing and now it's my 10. yes. of emmy of is elysee patasha is an activist from the indigenous potential. and social media has become her tool to dismantle stereotypes. oh, what a chem you should use is indigenous and not tried my, but you wouldn't believe how many people are that anybody and i've had a my this, i can't hear any more when people say indigenous people a land grab as well that we a savages know that i am less indigenous because i go to university. oh because i'm l g b t o because i used a cell phone by because i think

a good day buckled salon. a few years ago, her whole village was displaced and the houses destroyed. the area in the brazilian side of by he had been the target of real estate. speculation that was her wake of coal to fight for the preservation of her home lab. that i, that a strength to run, that i didn't know i had how me i wanted to show the indignation, but at least see the activist was born. and i started using social media to talk about it for a while i visit. she talks about the problems facing indigenous people in brazil and announces deforestation. she also shows glimpses into her everyday life. elisia potter show has over 300000 followers on instagram, twitter, and tick tock. that bank suddenly people started following me and wanted to know more about my reality. it also it became a job. the ab clinton with me, i got organized and learned how to create content on the internet. and i went there

with my badge she believes using a smartphone and honoring tradition aren't mutually exclusive. but some accuser of using head dresses and face paint as a facade. she sees president both scenarios. administration is partly to blame for fanning the flames of hate. looking as if, when people will now openly say that they don't like black people or indigenous people or that they find an l g b t person ridiculous level. because the government talks like that, somebody use a support and that of course, has an impact on presenting in society as the thing we've been acquainted are. this is what i listen up. elisia potter show strives to counter the ongoing prejudice and tension in brazilian society with her activism work. clarissa ranken and shelly licky, our truck drivers in the united states. they talk about their careers on tick tock, and have become role models for many women. clarissa ranken can handle

a make up brush, just a skillfully that she can her truck. she is both a trucker and a tick tock store. brown is 2nd. my baby. we will be very sharp. why? if you do breed, we gavin at your, why are you doing this? so people, this is they say many different things. i mean go crazy. women go crazy to the lot . how do you do? there is no way you can be a truck driver. clarissa rankin has 2 sons per husband's, a truck driver too. they like that there's equal pay for men and women in this gob . what's important is that the delivery arrives at its destination, not whether it's a man or woman at the wheel. up back assist. i think is very on this as a bose thing, wilson, and now we intergenerational is all about women empower. but i think is very susan, hello. clarissa rank and got into trucking 6 years ago. she started out with long

halls, but now she mostly does 3 trips. she says that's more compatible with her family life. chile licked it, has been behind the wheel for much longer. her cabin is home to her per dog and 2 cats. the trooper community became her safe haven as a teenager, growing up, she was abused by her parents, ran away and bounced between foster homes at some point, a truck her let her take the wheel for the 1st time. it's empowering especially as a woman to know that i can handle something, $80000.00 plus pounds, you know, over 70 feet long. and i've had so many women tell me all i couldn't handle such a big old, you know, you know, vietnam, they'd be amazed. she shares her experiences on social media that afternoon, tick tuckers, guess where? she raises awareness about discrimination against women and the l. g, b, t q,

community. the rainbow rider was her idea, and her company supports her clarissa rank and now has her own company and her own truck. and since 2020, she's had a lucrative side job as a tick tock group for workspace is part office part studio. oh, you gotta always be ready for the camera when you do so she media for me. social media don't play cuz you never know who seen it. where is it going to share in it? you never know where's them at lee? so you gotta always be cameron. clarissa ranken now has 1700000 followers on tick tock. so ads can be quite profitable. so let me just say, if you ever run into me in person, you the theme me all tick tock. i want you to keep their same energy from the comment. when i get our social media, i give the motivation again of lift men. i give them comedy, and i also give them

a reality of a hard working woman. indeed, clarissa, rankin's life isn't a bed of roses either. she is aware of the dangers in a male dominated trucking world, especially at night or something happen. i can unhook it here is right. somebody instead of using a weapon, this would be about whether you don't feel in your bay. so i didn't make too, i'm aware mass around in chile lift it's colorful truck is a real, i catch her. tick tock fan sometimes recognize it and stop by her truck doubles as her home. she can cook in it, sleep everything has found his rightful place. there is a shortage of truckers in the u. s. so transport companies have been trying to recruit women for years and there are more women joining the ranks

up to see some folks out here come say hi, get some pictures of the track. people love posing with her truck, chilly, licked, he has been through a lot including sexual violence and harassment. but she sees the culture shifting among truckers and says there's been a lot of improvement, wasn't spoken about for many years. so as you know, what happens on the road stays on the road, you know, it's the roads version of vegas. um, but with the evolution of social media and everything else, we can communicate and talk about our issues and realize that, you know, we're not the only ones. i use my plan all to help out. any other woman act in clarissa rank and also stands up for women on tick tock, setting an example, and paving the way

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