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LONDON -- Women in France are ????? ?????sharing photos of their hairy legs and armpits to fight body hair stigma.

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Women are sharing photos using the hashtag #LesPrincessesOntDesPoils, meaning #PrincessesHaveHair.

The hashtag was started by 16-year-old Adèle Labo, who encouraged others to share photos of their body hair to prove that there's nothing abnormal about it.

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The pressure for women to remove their body hair is nothing new. A 2005 study showed that 99% of women reported removing their body hair; most commonly from the underarms, legs, pubic area, and eyebrows.

And, a recent survey of 3,316 women found that 84% of respondents groom their pubic hair; something they believe makes their genitals look more attractive or because their partner prefers it.

With over 25,000 mentions, the hashtag has provoked a great deal of conversation, suggesting that there's still a lot of work to be done to convince some people that female body hair is beautiful.

But, that didn't stop women from defiantly sharing photos of their hairy legs.

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And, their hairy armpits.

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