Lucy, 32, New Zealand

"I haven't shaved regularly for about 15 years -- I was even a hairy bride nine years ago ... I love my body hair. Hairy pits and hairy legs are a shrugging off of a sad, unnecessary expectation of women's bodies, but they are also sexy ... [My husband] feels that all of my body, including my hair, is alluring."

Rebecca, 25, Watsonville, California

"Having body hair makes me feel sexy, confident, like I'm truly myself. When I was shaving, my skin was constantly irritated, and that made me feel uncomfortable ... [Now], even though I sometimes get looks of disgust from other women, I know I'm doing something right because I'm putting the image out there that it's OK to be a woman and have hair. To be visible."

Destiny, 17, Seattle, Washington

"Growing out my armpit hair is a big deal, because it's different. People aren't used to seeing girls with armpit hair. But I've had a lot of guys like it. They think I'm the coolest chick in the whole wide world, and I kinda am. Honestly, I am the coolest person I know right now. I mean, I have blue armpit hair."

Elia, 22, Seville, Spain

"When I let my hair grow out, I was hoping my friends or my family would ask me about it -- why I did it, the meaning of it. But no one gave it the same importance that I did. One day I decided to show my armpit hair to my older brother, and he was actually so delighted that he called his girlfriend to tell her that she was allowed to grow hers out too."

Claudia, 20, Kent, United Kingdom

"I've got quite a lot of hair on my upper lip and my arms. I'm half Indian, so my hair is very dark and shows up quite a lot. But of course it does ... We're not Disney princesses. We're not dolls. And that's completely fine and normal. Our natural bodies are not flawed."