I am an American woman who was born in the midst of America's "Heartland.

I am an American woman who was born in the midst of America's "Heartland." I grew up, just like any other girl, being fixated with the glamour of life in "the big city." Eventually, I moved to Florida and on to South Beach of Miami, a hotspot for those seeking the "glamorous life." Naturally, I did what most average Western girls do. I focused on my appearance and appeal, basing my self-worth on how much attention I got from others. I worked out religiously and became a personal trainer, acquired an upscale waterfront residence, became a regular "exhibiting" beach-goer and was able to attain a "living-in-style" kind of life.

Years went by, only to realize that my scale of self-fulfillment and happiness slid down the more I progressed in my "feminine appeal." I was a slave to fashion. I was a hostage to my looks.
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Sara Bokker is a former American ‪#‎actress‬, ‪#‎model‬, ‪#‎fitness‬ instructor, and (and now) an ‪#‎activist‬. She is an ‪#‎Americanwoman‬, who had lived in Florida and on the‪#‎SouthBeach‬ of Miami. She abandoned her ‪#‎bikini‬, a symbol of her liberty as she used to perceive it, for the ‪#‎Hijab‬.