Lonni Pike is 58, but as her IG handle suggests, life doesn’t stop at 50. She uses her social media accounts to make videos encouraging women to embrace their individual style regardless of anyone’s expectations. We were so inspired by Lonni’s commitment to remain true to herself no matter her age or what people have to say about it, that we had the urge to write an article about her.
We also interviewed Lonni to find out more about what’s behind the tattoos and why she decided to alter her life. “I’m not afraid to show the world who I am.”
While we may think age imposes some limits on our daily life, Lonni Pike is living proof that it is just a big OLD stereotype. Lonni is a social media influencer from California, who has gone viral on TikTok after challenging the stereotypes placed on women in their fifties.
She has over 115K followers on her Instagram page, runs a successful blog, and posts widely popular TikTok clips to her over 1M followers. To the question of how she would describe her life, Lonni answered that her life is an after-school special. “I’m that underdog that everyone wrote off (including myself) who proved them wrong.”
She decided to restart her life at some point and was surprised at how great life could be.
She adds: “It’s this second chance at life that gives me the motivation to do what I want to do, and it lights a fire in me to help others find their reset button. So long story short, I describe my life as amazing.”
We asked Lonni how she helps others to embrace their beauty and diversity, and the hint she gave us is rather simple. She explained to us that we are all different and we are not supposed to look like anyone else but ourselves.
We are constantly fed this idea that we need to all be this version of perfection that no one can achieve. “It’s my message that we need to stop trying to be someone else and just like the person who is looking back at us in the mirror. If you stop to think about it, why would you want to blend in and look like everyone else?
Be bright, be bold, and be yourself because there is only one you!” adds Lonni. As we said before, age is all about wisdom and experience. When Lonni was asked if she has something to say to her younger self, she mentioned that she would tell her 20-year-old self that everything that is going on in her life (either good or bad) is all worth it.
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