Every year, 66+ million Americans experience appearance hate – an epidemic of discrimination and self-hatred caused by toxic beauty standards. Appearance hate has an annual economic impact of $500+ billion, including severe physical and mental health effects, lost employment and productivity, low educational achievement, and even mortality. It’s not just an individual issue; it’s a public health crisis. But to drive real change, audiences need more than shocking statistics - they need to care. So we turned up the volume on a silent epidemic and showed that when it comes to “The Real Cost of Beauty," young people pay the biggest price.