JLo, Ivanka Trump, more stars join Instagram challenge of ‘women supporting women’
If your Instagram feed is filled with black-and-white selfies, you’ve encountered #ChallengeAccepted — the latest social media trend aimed at promoting female empowerment.
As part of the challenge, women nominate their friends as a way to show support for each other by sharing black-and-white photographs of themselves on Instagram while captioning their photos with the phrase “Challenge Accepted,” along with other hashtags such as “womensupportingwomen.” Many users, both famous and not famous, are adding uplifting captions to their posts to further encourage solidarity and love among women.
As of Monday, over 4 million photos have been uploaded to Instagram with the hashtag #Challengeaccepted, while many more have appeared without it.
Celebrities have already accepted the challenge, such as Kristen Bell, who posted a casual bare-faced selfie and included an inspiring quote.
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“Challenge accepted @jennychohair,” she wrote on Monday. “Thankful for u, and all the women we know. All of them “Shapers”. To quote @adamgrant : ‘Shapers’ are independent thinkers: curious, non-conforming, and rebellious. They practice brutal, nonhierarchical honesty. And they act in the face of risk, because their fear of not succeeding exceeds their fear of failing.'”
Nicole Kidman paid a tribute to the important women in her life in her post on Tuesday.
“I’ve been nurtured, loved, mentored and guided by so many generous, warm and intelligent women,” she wrote. “May I continue to offer you all that I can through my art and my life.”
Gabrielle Union also participated, urging her followers to “acknowledge, support and protect the women that need it most.”
Jennifer Aniston, who recently created an Instagram account in October, admitted that while she doesn’t exactly understand the challenge, she still accepts the challenge because “who doesn’t love good reason to support women!”
She also encouraged her followers to vote, adding that “the best way we can support other women is to REGISTER TO VOTE for the issues that affect women.”
“Encourage all your friends, girlfriends, sisters, moms, daughters to do the same. The election is right around the corner, and we need to look out for each other AND love each other!”
Viola Davis rocked a pair of sunglasses when accepting the challenge on Monday.
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Ivanka Trump shared an old pregnancy photo on Tuesday, challenging her followers to “lead with love.”
“Gratitude for the sisterhood – the women who have held me up and pushed me forward! ❤️Each day brings countless opportunities, large and small, to spread light and uplift those around us,” she wrote. “Let’s be kind to each other. Let’s choose to love, support and strengthen one another. We are ALL mothers — we each bring something unique and beautiful into this world. Let’s ❤️each other.”
Natalia Bryant, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s oldest daughter, shared a photo after being nominated by her mom.
Reese Witherspoon was all smiles in her #challengeaccepted post on Monday.
Octavia Spencer is lifting women up with her selfie, encouraging girls to “celebrate and love each other.”
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Cindy Crawford advised her followers that “love this simple way to lift each other up.”
JLo posted a close-up photo of herself in her #challengeaccepted post.
“When women support each other incredible things happen!” she wrote on Monday.
“Today” show anchors Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Hager Bush also took part in the challenge.
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Hilaria Baldwin, a “Today” show contributor wrote that women “are better together!”
Jennifer Garner is sending love to “all women looking after their sisters.”
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Kerry Washington donned a chic sunhat in her #ChallengeAccepted post on Monday.
“I am awed by the power of women loving each other and lifting each other up!!!!!” she wrote.
Lily Collins shared a cute selfie on Monday.
Kate Hudson also accepted the challenge with a black-and-white bikini photo.
“Sweet girlfriends sending me an empowering note and asking if I’ll jump on the supportive lady train,” she wrote on Monday.
Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian participated as well. Khloe, who was nominated by Vanessa Bryant, urged her female followers to “spread love and remember to be a little kinder to one another” in her caption on Monday.
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“The Young and the Restless” star Eva Longoria nominated other celebrities such as Kerry Washington and Dania Ramirez on Monday.
“Women supporting women! So many women to tag and thank!” she wrote.
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“Midsommar” and “Little Women” actress Florence Pugh revealed the true meaning of the hashtag on Monday with a silly selfie, writing that “it is to shed light onto the Istanbul Convention.”
“Women are being subjected to violence and this convention is to end forgiveness for the attacker/murderers. With that in mind, adjust your hashtags if you didn’t already do so,” she wrote. Pugh incorporated the hashtags #istanbulconventionsaveslives, #womenempowerment and #womensupportingwomen.
Jennifer Love Hewitt got up-close with her photo while accepting the challenge on Monday.
“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobbie Brown nominated Mariah Carey in her female empowerment post.
Brooke Shields told her followers to “keep building each other up and spreading love” on Tuesday.
