![]() ![]() “I like who I am, I like how I look, and I love representing the beautiful dark women out there. “I’ve never been a person that has been like, ‘I want to be a different colour’ or ‘I want my skin tone to be lighter,’” she said. She also told the magazine that she fully embraces the person she is. ![]() “It just all comes full circle when I look at my daughter.”Īs one of the most (if not the most) celebrated tennis players in a field largely dominated by white men, Williams has long been an advocate for making space for other women who look like her on the court. I only wish I had been thankful sooner,” she said. “How amazing that my body has been able to give me the career that I’ve had, and I’m really thankful for it. Now, however, the tennis player is grateful for her body. I didn’t see people on TV that looked like me, who were thick. And in one of the snaps, the tennis icons are rocking asymmetrical swimsuits, looking all sculpted. “Venus looked more like what is really acceptable: she has incredibly long legs, she’s really, really thin. Serena Williams, 40, and Venus Williams, 41, are on the new cover of Harpers Bazaar magazine. Media Kits FAQ Subscribe Sitemap Digital Access Give a. “When I was growing up, what was celebrated was different,” she said, adding that her sister, Venus, was better able to fit into conventional media standards of beauty. Serena Williams’ daughter Olympia approved of the Thom Brown black sequin gown she wore to the CFDA awards on Monday, November 6. Of feeling seen through media representation, Williams added that body positivity hasn’t always come easy to her.
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