"My mom is a total beauty because she's warm, encouraging and charismatic to everyone she meets -- you cannot help but feel special when in her company. Plus, she has impeccable taste in high heels, and has always been a master of the smoky cat eye." -- Andrea Smith
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Mom: Not Just a Title
"My mom is beautiful because she is a mother -- not just to me and my brothers (though she's had that gig for 29 years now), but also to her six younger siblings, the associates of the office she leads, and every stranger that she meets. Compassion, kindness, and strength flow from her, and she sprinkles that "mom wisdom" wherever she goes. When you look at her, you can see it -- her beauty is contained in each and every expression that crosses her face. Every smile, every crinkling of the eyes, every line on her brow is evidence of the fullness of the life she has led." -- E. Woodruff
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Not Without Lipstick
"My mom's beauty is in her blue eyes and her kind smile. She is loving and caring, and I am so grateful and happy to have her as my mom. To me, she is beautiful no matter how she looks, but she is a total beauty because she still wants to be beautiful on the outside for herself and for the people she loves. She still styles her hair and puts on makeup every morning even though she works six days a week. I look up to her -- she is my beautiful mom." -- Lana Carmack
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An Altruistic Perspective
"My mother was created with a heart of gold. She is the most selfless person I have ever met. She doesn't sleep until she knows her children are safe. She carries our burdens within her heart and comforts her children when she herself needs comfort as well. She will get angry only to improve her children's character, and her concerns are always for our own benefit. She motivates us to do the right things in life. She loves without expecting anything in return. She cries for us, smiles for us and is proudest of our smallest accomplishments. My mother's beauty is not only seen within her kind smile and her face, but it is felt within my own heart. I am a part of my beautiful mom, which makes me very proud." -- Therisita Carter
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Her Heroine
"My mom is a total beauty for all the struggles she has been through. She had a hard life beat[ing] breast cancer, but still continues to be the best mom -- beautiful inside and out!" -- Brandy Taylor
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and just like there's so much more to the special Sunday in May than brunches, flowers and greeting cards, there's so much more to Mom than free rides to school and soccer practice, home-cooked meals each night, and putting up with years of terrible teen angst (sorry, Mom). Those rank high on the "why moms are the best" list, but truth is, there are endless reasons why moms are beautiful and make the ultimate role models.
To celebrate moms everywhere, we asked our fans (that means you!) to tell us why their mom is a total beauty. The heart-wrenching quotes you gave us were one thing, but the adorable Mother's Day pictures were another. From your mom's intrinsic beauty, to her oh-so-gorgeous ways of making motherhood seem chic, these are the reasons she's a total beauty.
