“Teenage girls will save the world,” “The future is female” ― whatever the catchphrase of the moment, the message is clear: There’s something unstoppable about the power of a young girl.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve rounded up 50 photos of girls looking joyful. The photos feature girls from Kenya to China to England, laughing, smiling, jumping and otherwise expressing happiness. And they’re positively infectious ― try to make it through without smiling back.
We may not know all of their circumstances, but in the sheer moment of unadulterated joy captured by a camera’s click, we can feel the power of their spirits.
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Tuvalu
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Iran
Eric LAFFORGUE via Getty Images
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India
Marji Lang via Getty Images
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Sri Lanka
Stephanie Rabemiafara/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Mauritius
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Philippines
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Phillippines
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Kenya
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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China
STR via Getty Images
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Saint Lucia
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Eritrea
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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England
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Bangladesh
NurPhoto via Getty Images
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China
FRED DUFOUR via Getty Images
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Israel
MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images
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Ethiopia
Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Nepal
DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images
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China
STR via Getty Images
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Mexico
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Brunei
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Jamaica
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Djibouti
Stephanie Rabemiafara/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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United States
Tom Williams via Getty Images
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Kuwait
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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25
Belize
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Sudan
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Bolivia
Ute Grabowsky via Getty Images
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Malawi
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Cuba
MyLoupe via Getty Images
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Djibouti
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Eritrea
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Tanzania
Eric LAFFORGUE via Getty Images
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China
China Photos via Getty Images
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Libya
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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France
BSIP via Getty Images
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Russia
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Dominican Republic
AFP via Getty Images
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Scotland
Peter Dench via Getty Images
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Japan
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images
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Togo
Godong via Getty Images
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Kabul
Raleigh News & Observer via Getty Images
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Mongolia
Thomas Koehler via Getty Images
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Pakistan
Paula Bronstein via Getty Images
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China
Tim Graham via Getty Images
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Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images
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Nigeria
Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us via Getty Images
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Scotland
Christopher Furlong via Getty Images
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Bangladesh
Majority World via Getty Images
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49
Laos
Gerhard Joren via Getty Images
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Cuba
Transcendental Graphics via Getty Images