They say that when someone cuts their hair radically it means they want a change in life, but María García de Jaime has done it on this occasion for a good cause. The well-known influencer and businesswoman donated her hair, in collaboration with Llongueras, to the Peluca Solidaria foundation, which will allocate it to needy women who suffer from breast cancer and who have lost their hair during treatment.
At 26 years old, María has already started a large family with her husband, Tomás Páramo, 27. Looking back, this staunch believer does not sugarcoat reality, she recognizes that getting pregnant at 19 was very hard, but she also affirms that, with The perspective of the years, nothing would change. “They see me so young with the baby and they ask me if he is my first child, and I think ‘how can I tell them that I already have a seven-year-old son and another two-year-old’. “He even shocks me,” she jokes with her typical good vibes. We also asked her about her good friend Victoria Federica de Marichalar and her landing on her Instagram.
When a woman, or a man, radically cuts their hair, they say they are looking for changes in their life… Is this your case?
Since I cut it I feel new, renewed. But from the first moment I thought about it because of the beautiful end of this campaign.
Why is it important for you to make this cause visible?
Breast cancer right now is a disease that affects many women and more and more. It is important to make it visible because more funds are needed for research. With this action together with Llongueras, I contribute my grain of sand to help people who are suffering from it, so that they feel supported. I find it necessary to use the speaker I have on social networks for these types of causes.
Having half a million followers on Instagram is not anything, how did you become an influencer?
I’ve been doing this for six years. I studied law, nothing to do with my current job. I grew in followers and small brands began to count on me, then larger brands came. I bet on it, I tried hard and I did the best I could. Now, when I see my number of followers I still can’t believe it.
What audience do you want to reach with your content?
To people who are helped by the content I make and who contribute something to them.
Do you think your religious beliefs help a part of your audience identify with you?
I talk about faith because it is part of my life, just as my children and my husband are. I am followed by many people who believe in God and many people who do not believe. I believe that we do not all have to be the same, what makes us special is being different from each other. Many people find it good that we talk about our faith in this way. There are people on the street who thank me for talking about God in such a natural way. Others tell me: ‘I don’t believe in God but I love seeing your content.’ In short, I don’t hurt anyone with what I say, on the contrary, I think I can help a lot of people.
What has being a young mother taught you?
Being a young mother made me mature suddenly. Everything came when I least expected it, I was in the second year of the race. She thought she wouldn’t be able to and I realized that at that moment she was much stronger than she thought. Being a mother is the best gift your children can give you, but it is also very hard. It is generosity in its purest form because you begin to live for and with your children. So I was going against the grain of all the people my age.
Would you recommend to other young women to become a mother at 19 years old?
Looking at it in perspective I wouldn’t change anything. My son Tomás came into our lives because he had to come. But I believe that everything has its time. It wasn’t easy, I didn’t have a good time in my circumstances. They were very hard times, at first. But I think that when it comes, it’s time. Each one has its moment and it is also the decision of each person.
Do you have any advice for those becoming young mothers?
Give your children the best version of yourself and you will be the best mother for them. And everything happens. When you see a problem up close it seems much bigger than it is. When time has passed you realize that everything happened for a reason. In the end, a new life is a joy.
Together with her husband, Tomás Páramo, they are already a large family.
I still have a hard time believing it. They see me with the baby and ask me if he is my first child, and I think ‘how can I tell them that I already have a seven-year-old son and another two-year-old’. They see me so young and they are amazed. It shocks even me to think that I have three children at 26 years old.
Do you want more children?
Not for now, really. In the future I don’t know. I had always wanted five children, then I reduced it to four and now I’m down to three. I already have a lot of work with them, so for now we are fine like this. We’ll see later.
Why do you think the word influencer is sometimes used in a pejorative sense?
In the end it is a fairly new profession and when you don’t know something sometimes it creates rejection or you need to protect yourself from it. But more and more people are becoming aware of it and everyone is realizing that it is a job just like any other. There is no need to generalize. Each influencer is responsible for their actions and just because one does something wrong, everyone should not be accused of the same thing.
And within the world of influencers, do you think that Victoria Federica de Marichalar has adapted well to it?
I would say that she is not a typical influencer. I wouldn’t associate her with this world. She is a person with public relevance and for me she is a friend. I can only talk about how lovely she is and what a good person she is.
You share a clothing brand with your husband, what is Himba’s philosophy?
The goal of the brand for me is that when a woman wears one of our clothes she feels the most beautiful and that it is her star item in her closet. The one you take when she has a date, or a job interview because you know she’s going to give you luck.
