Christina Aguilera Updates ‘Beautiful’ Addressing Social Media

Christina Aguilera has marked the 20th anniversary of her iconic ‘Beautiful’ music video by releasing a new version of the self-empowerment anthem with a focus on the pressures young people face due to social media. Directed by Fiona Jane Burgess, the new video shows young people consuming social media and the effects on their mental health and self-worth:

• young girls applying makeup illuminated by light rings • a trans boy sits in front of a table with a razor • a girl standing in front of a vending machine full of diet pills • a young boy watching a bodybuilder pump iron • a teenage girl stuffing her bra in her bedroom surrounded by photos of unattainable beauty standards • a plastic surgeon sketching out ‘improvements’ on a girl’s face and chest