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Mindy Kaling Shares Glam Bikini Photo And Writes Empowering Message For Women — 'You Don't Have To Be A Size 0'
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Jul. 6 2019, Published 12:44 a.m. ET
Mindy Kaling shared an empowering message to women to go along with her sexy bikini photo on Instagram on Friday, July 5.
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Mindy, 39, posted two photos of herself in high waisted swimsuits on social media to mark the beginning of summer.
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"IDK who needs to hear this but… WEAR A BIKINI IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A BIKINI. You don’t have to be a size 0. Swipe for my storytime and have a great summer. Edited to say: this accidentally sounds like an ad but it’s not — but I mean, if you want to buy ANY high waisted bikini and wear it, tag a pic so I can comment!" she captioned the snapshot.
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She continued, "So my very best friend in the world, Jocelyn, is from Hawaii and I would go and visit her when I was in college. What I was struck about Hawaii is that everybody wears bikinis. It doesn't matter what your body type is. You rock a bikini because you're in Hawaii. There's so much body positivity there that I, who was always shy about my body, would wear bikinis."
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The Office star looked fantastic in her swimwear. She welcomed daughter Katherine in December 2017.
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The Why Not Me? author recently revealed why she's chosen to keep her little girl's paternity a safely guarded secret.
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"My feeling is that until I speak to my daughter about that, I’m not going to talk to anyone else about it,” she told The New York Times.
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What do you think of Mindy's body positive Instagram message? Sound off in the comments below!