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UI alumna promotes positive body image

Amy Pence-Brown, a University of Idaho alumna, caused an Internet sensation when she posed blindfolded only in a bikini in a Boise public market and allowed passersby to draw hearts on her. She was promoting a positive attitude toward our bodies. (University of Idaho/courtesy photo)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Amy Pence-Brown, a University of Idaho alumna, caused an Internet sensation when she posed blindfolded only in a bikini in a Boise public market and allowed passersby to draw hearts on her. She was promoting a positive attitude toward our bodies. (University of Idaho/courtesy photo)
Amy Pence-Brown, a University of Idaho alumna, caused an Internet sensation when she posed blindfolded only in a bikini in a Boise public market and allowed passersby to draw hearts on her. She was promoting a positive attitude toward our bodies. (University of Idaho/courtesy photo)

The University of Idaho will welcome alumna and body-positive activist Amy Pence-Brown to campus on Wednesday, February 17 as part of the university’s inaugural Body Positive Week. Pence-Brown became an Internet sensation last summer with her video of a demonstration to promote positive body image. In the video Pence-Brown, a mother of three, stood in the Boise Public Market in a bikini, encouraging passerby to draw hearts on her body and recognize that “all bodies are good bodies”/KXLY. More here.

Question: Are you satisfied with the body you have?

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