Miss Canada claps back at people body-shaming Lady Gaga

Miss Canada 2016 Siera Bearchell on Tuesday took to Instagram to announce that she will be selling her red evening gown from the 65th Miss Universe  competition.

"All proceeds will go toward helping young women around the world find their self confidence, self-worth and inner strength to be truly themselves and love themselves for who they are," she wrote.

In the captions, Bearchell also tool the time to deflect some body shaming comments directed at Lady Gaga, who performed wearing a crop top and shorts during the Super Bowl LI halftime show. 

"After seeing the body shaming directed at the incredibly talented Lady Gaga after her remarkable Super Bowl LI performance, I was blown away again at the ignorance of our society. Why are we bringing down this woman who just gave one of the best performances ever displayed on one of the biggest, most celebrated stages in the world?" the beauty queen said. 

Lady Gaga halftime performance at Super Bowl LI. Photo: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters.

Siera said that the senseless discussions about a woman's appearance instead of recognizing her skills should be a thing of the past. 

"It's time to change this conversation," Bearchell asserted.

"Further, what message does this send our young women? Regardless of your talent, we will still focus merely on the physical appearance of your body?  Despite your creativity and genius ideas, we will only talk about your waistline?" she added.

 

I am selling this gown!- LINK IN BIO. ALL PROCEEDS will go toward helping young women around the world find their self confidence, self-worth and inner strength to be truly themselves and love themselves for who they are. ? After seeing the body shaming directed at the incredibly talented @ladygaga after her remarkable @housuperbowl performance, I was blown away again at the ignorance of our society.  Why are we bringing down this woman who just gave one of the best performances ever displayed on one of the biggest, most celebrated stages in the world?  Further, what message does this send our young women? Regardless of your talent, we will still focus merely on the physical appearance of your body?  Despite your creativity and genius ideas, we will only talk about your waistline?  Even though you may be the first woman to forge a path in your field, we will only compare your body to our expectations of beauty?  It's time to change this conversation. ?PS. For every re-post on IG, Twitter and Facebook, you will have the chance to win 1 of 10 signed photos!! ? Make sure you tag me so I can see!! You may get a bonus entry if you share your own positive affirmations about body image, self-worth and self-confidence. #confidentlybeautiful #beautybeyondsize #everyBODYisbeautiful #missuniverse

A photo posted by Siera Bearchell (@sierabearchell) on

Feb 6, 2017 at 9:34pm PST

Miss Canada Siera Bearchell competed in the 65th Miss Universe pageant, making it to the Top 9. Throughout the pageant, Bearchell weathered negative comments about her sized and championed self-love. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas / AT, GMA News