Ayn Bernos
Ayn promotes sun-kissed skin and fights colorism in the Philippines through her content and her brand, Morena the Label!
A small boost in self-esteem will go a long way toward inspiring others. This is why it is so important for women to help, elevate, and inspire one another. Ayn Bernos, a video creator on Tiktok and a proponent of female empowerment, recognized this and decided to use her online content to inspire her followers, especially female viewers, to help them become more self-assured.
A breakup set her on the path to becoming a motivational content creator on the app. According to Ayn Bernos, “My first video that went viral was my post-breakup journey. I simply shared what I was able to achieve once I started focusing on myself and my growth – moving to a different country, traveling, starting a business – and I guess a lot of women were able to resonate with that,” Ayn shares. She adds, “Since then, I started creating motivational videos about confidence and being a work-in-progress. My favorite part is not really preaching or giving advice. It’s more about being open about my journey and sharing the lessons that I personally had to learn the hard way.”
Since then, Ayn has also been able to use TikTok as a platform to talk about her advocacies, including that of challenging colorism in the Philippines. She admits that her morena skin was a source of insecurity growing up. Now, through her label as well as her content, she wishes to make a difference for younger Filipinas. She shares, “I was really insecure about my skin color as a kid, and it took me a long time to gain my confidence. Having a platform as an adult, I wanted to change that experience for future generations of morenas. I started Morena the Label to allow other morenas like me to also find that confidence. To some people, they’re just t-shirts, but to our customers and our followers, these t-shirts are an opportunity to be proud of our skin – oftentimes, for the first time. Morena the Label is a brand, but more than that, it’s also a community.”
Ayn Bernos is also an advocate of self-development and education. She is one-half of the Camp Confidence Radio Podcast, and even has a second TikTok account, Ayn Pero Tagalog, where she produces bite-sized English lessons aimed at make language learning a little less intimidating for beginners.
This is what Ayn had to say when asked about the most valuable life lesson she had learned. “It took me some time to learn, but when I did, it changed my life. I realized that I don’t have to compete with other women in order to succeed. I thought that success meant being the most beautiful, or the smartest, or the most talented woman in the room. But in truth, there is nothing more fulfilling than being in a room of supportive women who shine in different ways. It’s a cliché, but we really are stronger together.”
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