9 Instagram Role Models To Follow

Posted on February 6, 2022 | By Maria Diment

Beauty, Wellness and Other Niche Influencers To Fill Your Feed

Nowadays, your Instagram feed is more than keeping up with friends and family. From celebrities to meme pages to content creators, there’s a lot of content being shared and consumed on a daily basis, which means you should be mindful of what you’re scrolling. Here are some content creators worth following who share positive messages and create a safe space on social media no matter their niche.

Sarah Nicole Landry (@thebirdspapaya)

Sarah’s relationship and journey with her postpartum body is inspiring and body-positive. Her captions tackle body image, diet culture, societal standards and what it means to be a woman and mother. Her photos capture the perfect imperfections and realness of motherhood, and it’s positively inspiring.

Musemo Handahu (@misslionhunter)

Musemo’s style bold and expressive, like a breath of crisp air. When she isn’t sharing magazine-cover-worthy outfit photos, she shares recipes, vlogs and home decor. Her smile and fashion sense are sure to brighten your feed.

Hemali Mistry (@hemali.mistry)

While Hemali’s makeup videos will inspire you to pull out your eyeshadow palettes too, the messages she shares with the audios she lip-syncs to shed a positive light on self-love, mental health and feminism.

Liz Moody (@lizmoody)

Liz is all about living a healthy life– not just what you eat. Her feed is filled with delicious, healthy recipes as well as lots of wellness content, from self-love to hormone balance to life advice.

Rohit Tigga (@imhereandcare)

Rohit’s Instagram reels are the closure we may have needed. From trauma to toxic masculinity, you can release that frustration and heal with him. His reels help release hurtful or toxic phrases you may resonate to with a powerful action like throwing a rock or chopping wood.

Alok Menon (@alokvmenon)

He’s an author, poet-comedian, and speaker. His de-gendered style challenges gender norms and his messages educate on identity and discrimination, from feminist and LGBTQ movements to systemic racism. There’s so much you can learn from him.

Kadeeja Khan (@emeraldxbeauty)

Kadeeja’s positivity goes skin-deep. She’s a skin activist and acne model, sharing her story and acne journey and helping others feel confident in their own skin. From unfiltered and unedited photos of her skin to ‘Instagram vs Reality’ comparisons, her realness is positively inspiring.

Jin Cruce (@agingwith_style_and_grays)

Photo via @agingwith_style_and_grace Instagram

Jin proves that age is just a number. She loves her gray hair, and we do too. We also love her pro-aging positivity, fitness videos and minimal beauty tips. She isn’t just about embracing yourself, but embracing the changes that come with age and taking care of yourself throughout.

Lainey Molnar (@lainey.molnar)

Through art, Lainey creates a safe space for women. These aren’t just pretty pictures– they challenge stigmas, gender roles, and many other challenges women face on a daily basis. Sometimes she’ll share a relatable illustration, but in the end her art encourages women to just be themselves.