Who is Haylee Michalski? Model says trolls mocked her unibrow and said she'd be 'hotter' if she shaved it off
In this world, of cosmetic surgeries and implants, plucking eyebrows doesn't seem like a big job, but what if one loves to embrace their unibrow? After years of over-plucking, a 22-year-old model admitted that she faces daily hate from trolls telling her it looks like she has the McDonald's logo on her forehead and that she'd be "hotter" if she shaved it off.
Model Haylee Michalski from Charleston, South Carolina, started plucking the hair in between her eyebrows as a teenager as she was afraid what people would say if she let them grow into each other. Haylee spent hours to "correct" her eyebrows even though the process was time-consuming, painful and very exhausting. Fed up with the constant maintenance, she decided to let her eyebrows grow out in the summer of 2019 when she was moved to the New York City, Haylee found that people were always complimentary of her bold look in the new city but when she went back to her hometown months later, she received a different reaction entirely.
As soon as she touched down at the airport, people stared at her. The majority of her family, whilst largely accepting of it now, initially couldn't understand why she'd want to have a unibrow. Having a unibrow has not stopped Haylee from being able to find modeling jobs but it has made booking some jobs tougher, as some agencies advised her to chop them off. "I used to over pluck my eyebrows so they were so far apart because I didn't know how to do my eyebrows. I was afraid to let them grow close to each other so I would keep them as far apart as possible. It was horrible," she said, reports Daily Mail. ''However, over the years, I decided to let them grow in and they began to get closer and closer each month. Finally, when I moved to New York, I decided to let my full unibrow take shape," she added. Narrating the nervousness before taking the step she said, "I was nervous before growing my unibrow in. I knew that it was something different - something that a lot of people did not like or appreciate - but there aren't a lot of people who will wear their unibrow with pride, and I wanted to be one of those people who isn't afraid of what society says about their version of beauty."
She also revealed that over the years, people made fun of her for her unibrow look and caller her out with various names, ''People tell me that I have the McDonald's logo sign on my forehead. Some say I look like Anthony Davis' twin sister. My favorite one is that my unibrow resembles Frida Khalo, which I actually appreciate because I view her as an inspiration and idol. I definitely get more hate than positive comments. Every day there is someone new."
But she confirmed that no matter what, she is comfortable with how she looks. "I love the way I look. I am proud of my unibrow and I can't explain how much joy it brings me to have people tell me that my unibrow has made them feel more confident in themselves and has made them decide to grow their own. I have #unibrowpride and I hope everyone with a unibrow will have pride and confidence too," she said.