Meghan Umphres Leatherman, 9 nine months pregnant and dilated to 1cm seen lifting a heavy weight at her home town gym in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Dave Cruz/Barcroft Media)

A traffic policewoman shows her ink-stained fingers after casting her ballot at a polling station, during early voting for the parliamentary election in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk, April 28, 2014. Iraq will be holding its national elections on April 30. (Photo by Ari Jala/Reuters)

A boy sells balloons in front of a closed market as the government reduces market business hours after new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the country in Peshawar, Pakistan, 03 August 2021. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the COVID-19 disease. (Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA/EFE)

Typhoon Yolanda – also known as Haiyan – struck the central part of the country November 8, 2013, leaving at least 6,300 people dead and over four million displaced. A month after Typhoon Haiyan, the United Nations Population Fund estimates that 5,000 women were subjected to sеxual violence. A study by the Health and Human Rights online publication shows the majority of young girls and women in Manila’s sеx industry come from poverty-stricken areas – such as Leyte, Samar, Cebu and southern Mindanao – and enter trafficking through force, deception, economic desperation and psychological manipulation. (Photo by Hannah Reyes Morales/The Washington Post)

Canadian actress and model Shannon Ashley Garcia “Shay” Mitchell early January 2023 discovers flowers that complement her dress. (Photo by shaymitchell/Instagram)

American singer Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey shows off her Innovation Award in early March 2022. (Photo by iamhalsey/Instagram)

Canadian actress Nina Kamenova Dobreva, credited professionally as Nina Dobrev puts her long stems on display in the first decade of June 2023. (Photo by nina/Instagram)

American rapper Megan Thee Stallion shows off her cow-inspired manicure in the last decade of July 2024. (Photo by theestallion/Instagram)