Vaginas. Just like the women who own them, every one is unique. Yet we don’t spend much time contemplating our downstairs pals or even looking at them.
Which might explain why women are just starting to grasp that vaginas come in all shapes and sizes and everyone is perfectly normal.
(And before the Vagina Police correct me – yes, we are actually talking about what is technically the vulva, but until the current lexicon catches up to you, we’re going to keep calling them vaginas.)
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In an effort to help women everywhere accept their vaginas for the magnificent, yet perfectly ordinary, organs that they are, Elite Daily spoke to a former wax specialist named Mel* and asked her to share the types of vaginas she saw every day.
According to Mel, who chose not to reveal her name, there are five categories of vaginas that every woman will fit into – though not always perfectly. So, don’t stress if yours doesn’t look identical to the pictures below. (Actually, if they looked identical to the colourful illustrations by Kylah Benes-Trapp I’d be worried.)
And just to make us feel every better, Mel has given them fun names.
What are the different types of vaginas?
Ms. Barbie
Ms Barbie is what people think a vagina looks like, but it is not what most vaginas look like, according to Mel.
Notice it's also neat looking? In this case, the vagina's inner lips - labia minora - are contained within the outer lips - labia majora and both are right up against the pubic bone.
Ms. Barbie type of vagina. Image: Elite Daily/Kylah Benes-Trapp.
