The body positive hashtag accompanied many of this proud mommy's photos posted on Instagram this week. Each image showed Karla, mom to King of Hearts Daniel Padilla, looking hotter than summer while modeling different in vogue swimsuits in a beach side photo shoot.
The photos were a nod to last year, when Karla revealed that she had finally fulfilled her dream of donning swimwear in Boracay, the Philippines' beach capital. This year, she came back more confident than ever with the help of swimwear brand Swimsuits for All that's well-loved for making flattering suits for women of all sizes and shapes.
As a full-figured singer and actress, Karla sent a simple yet powerful message with the project: life is too short and too full of opportunities for happiness for women to be bothered by insecurities—especially those that come from thinking one's body isn't beautiful in its own right!
The message holds true not only for the summer—when many women are expected to be their fittest thanks to the season's skin-baring fashion—but also for all the seasons after that. For Karla, every day is a chance for women to love themselves (curves and bumps and everything in between) and encourage others to foster a healthier appreciation of the body they were given.