Jazz, 18, is a LGBTQ activist and transgender woman who is now one of the newest spokeswomen for Gillette Venus' #MySkinMyWay campaign

The campaign promotes celebrating skin 'without conforming to conventions'

Jazz, who underwent gender reassignment surgery in June 2018, said she was proud to represent the brand as it celebrated inclusivity and acceptance

She said women should be able to make the choice for themselves on shaving

'Now, if I don't feel like shaving my legs, I don't have to,' Jazz said

Transgender teen Jazz Jennings has revealed why she won't shave her legs for anyone as she becomes a spokesperson for a razor brand.

The LGBTQ activist and transgender woman, 18, joined Gillette Venus as a spokesperson for its #MySkinMyWay campaign, which aims to promote women who celebrate their skin 'without conforming to conventions.'

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Jazz, who recently underwent gender reassignment surgery in June 2018, spoke about why the new campaign was something she wanted to back in an interview with Bustle.

Proud: Jazz Jennings, 18, is a LGBTQ activist and transgender woman who is now one of the newest spokeswomen for Gillette Venus' #MySkinMyWay campaign

Breaking down barriers: 'All women think they're expected to have glowing, perfect, radiant skin,' Jazz said. She hoped the new Gillette campaign would dismantle those ideas

'All women think they're expected to have glowing, perfect, radiant skin,' Jazz told the publication. 'This campaign dismantles that misconception. Skin isn't always that.

'It's natural. It's a layer of the body. What's also awesome is that [Gillette Venus] is not doing any retouching of blemishes, and will show the hair as it's being removed.'

The campaign encourages women to embrace how they want to handle their skin and treat hair removal, whether that be shaving it or not.

'I hope that there are no rules at all after this campaign,' Jazz said. 'Why were there rules in the first place? It's your body and you should make the choice for yourself.'

At the beginning of Venus' new ad, the company said it was getting rid of women showing only one type of 'perfect' skin while wearing a white bikini. Instead, it incorporated women of all skin types and ethnicities to represent its razors.

Jazz, who stars in her own reality show on TLC entitled I Am Jazz, spoke about why featuring women of all skin types and ethnicities was important.

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Open book: The 18-year-old transgender star uses her TLC show, I Am Jazz, (pictured) to open up about her transition and surgery

Success: Jazz had her gender reassignment surgery in June 2018. She shared a selfie from hospital, writing: 'I’m doing great, thanks for all of the love and support'

'Gillette Venus is celebrating every woman and every kind of skin,' she said. 'All ethnicities, identities, and inclusivity are important.'

The new campaign also challenges women to rethink what their 'skin rules' should be for themselves.

For Jazz, she recognized shaving her legs doesn't necessarily need to be a requirement as a woman.

'Now, if I don't feel like shaving my legs, I don't have to,' Jazz said.

'I hope that I can inspire women to no longer feel obliged to fit within the mold of what we think is beautiful. Pick up the razor and say, "This is my skin and I am going to do it my way."'

Jazz has been very outspoken about embracing her identity and living outside the mold as she became one of the youngest publicly documented people to identify as transgender.

Confident: As a Gillette Venus spokesperson, Jazz said she hoped to help other women 'no longer feel obligated to fit within the mold of what we think is beautiful'

Gorgeous: The new Gillette Venus video highlights women of different ethnicities, identities, and sizes to represent inclusivity

Happy: During the video, it states women should own and celebrate their skin 'without conforming to conventions

Everyone's choice: The campaign encourages women to embrace how they want to handle their skin and treat hair removal, whether that be shaving it or not

Everyone's choice: The campaign encourages women to embrace how they want to handle their skin and treat hair removal, whether that be shaving it or not

At just six years old, Jazz and her family started to appear on television speaking about the young child's identity. Jazz has gone on to launch her own reality show starring her family to, which documents the transition.

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Season five of her reality show, I Am Jazz, will be one of the teenager's hardest seasons yet as it shows Jazz undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Critics have targeted Jazz and her family for labeling her as transgender early in life, but the 18-year-old has been clear about why she embraces herself as a woman.

'I have always had my awareness of who I was on the inside and I wanted to express that externally so the whole world could see who I am within,' Jazz told Bustle.

'I took steps to have the transition, and I am confident and happy in my own skin. I look in the mirror and see the true reflection of who I am.'