Maayan Keret
Maayan Keret is an Israeli model, actress, entrepreneur, lecturer, public speaker and activist.
Following her modeling career she has worked in promoting body acceptance, gender awareness, and feminist activism where her work primarily focuses on body image education for women, adolescents, professionals, and trauma survivors in diverse sectors of Israeli society.
Modeling
A successful model at an early age, Keret was featured in fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire. Keret worked with leading designers such as Yves [Saint Laurent |Yves Saint Laurent], Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, and Donna Karan.Post-Modelling
Workshops and Lectures
Keret uses her experiences to help those who have issues with body perception, presence in the body, aging, trauma, motherhood, and the social construction of appearance.Academic Collaboration
Since 2017, Keret has collaborated with the School of Education at Tel Aviv University teaching about body image. This is aimed at training future teachers to address appearance, self-perception, and social norms through inclusive and body-aware pedagogy.Changing Model - Center for Positive Body Image and Educational Work
Keret is the founder and director of Changing Model - the Center for Positive Body Image, an educational platform offering workshops and lectures for youth, professionals, and women throughout Israel.The center collaborates with a team of facilitators, including Olympic judoka Raz Hershko, to deliver programs on body acceptance, bullying, resilience, and gender awareness in schools and communities.Through the center, Keret leads specialized workshops for educational staff, mothers and daughters, and youth professionals, focusing on media literacy, emotional safety, and healthy identity development.The programs have been especially relevant in times of national crisis, supporting teens and educators in navigating body image and emotional challenges.
Body Space
Keret co-founded Body Space in partnership with Prof. Rafi Caro-Harouti, head of the Sexual Medicine Center at Sheba Medical Center.The program provides body image support for trauma survivors, including victims of terror and violence, using a somatic and trauma-informed approach rooted in psychological flexibility.Mirror Cards
Keret created “Mirror Cards”, a therapeutic card deck used widely in Israel by therapists, educators, social workers, and dietitians to serve as a tool for body image dialogue, reflection, and empowerment.Publications and Media Work
In 2004, Keret wrote, "The Beautiful Women", a feminist autobiographical work featuring fourteen monologues - her own and those of thirteen other women from the worlds of modeling, acting, and dance. The work blends personal narrative with cultural and social critique.She has also written a number of essays and articles about body image, sexuality, trauma, and resilience for sites such as Israeli women’s magazine At,Haaretz,Ynet, and Mako. She also regularly appears on TV, radio, and podcasts, discussing modeling, feminism, motherhood, and social change.
Community Leadership and Advocacy
Keret is the founder of the professional Facebook group “The Professional Forum for Promoting Body Image in Israel” It serves as a platform for learning, exchanging ideas, sharing research, and professional consultation on body image and related fields.The community also actively engages in public advocacy, collaborating with policymakers and health authorities to advance body-positive education and policies.