By focusing on her own tastes, India.Arie stays true to herself, and in that way is more of a model than any of the ones in fashion magazines and advertisements. The masses may subscribe to one set of rules on the surface, but at their core, beauty, fashion, and appearance as a whole are individual. In letting her inner self radiate outward, rather crafting herself to fit society's expectations, India.Arie sets an admirable example of an ideal 21st-century stance toward beauty.
The chorus fits these ideas to a T, as the title statement in "I'm not the average girl from your video / And I'm not built like a supermodel" lays the foundation for the affirmation which follows: "But I learned to love myself unconditionally / Because I am a queen." She doesn't see anyone else in the mirror because she doesn't feel the need to do so she knows how she likes to present herself, and she likes the way she looks because it's unabashedly her. When she sings, "When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me" at the beginning of the second verse, she speaks to maintaining this uniqueness.
In the process she retains her individuality and is proud of herself for doing so. How she may craft her look from one day to the next "really just depends on whatever feels good in soul," as she listens to herself and her own desires rather than letting the world craft her views on herself. To sum up said narrative, India.Arie is proud of how she looks, disregarding and in fact embracing her non-supermodel appearance because she presents herself on the outside how she is underneath.
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