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Yara Shahidi Reveals Why She's Grateful to Have Her Mom on Set

Yara Shahidi poses alongside her mom Keri for Allure‘s Good Issue, available now!

Here’s what the mother-daughter duo had to share with the mag:

Yara on having her mom on set: “I’ve had the good fortune of having you by my side for everything. Others don’t have a parent on set with them. I remember starting Black-ish and having high-def makeup on all day, a strip of eyelashes. There’s a weird correlation that happens between being ‘ready’ and being doused in makeup. We’ve had conversations about separating the two.”

Keri on what makes her proud of Yara: “[I’m happiest] that she’s the most compassionate human being I know. She has a sense that her voice matters all the time, in every situation.”

Yara on their outlook on life: “We say yes more than anything.”

For more from Yara, visit Allure.com.

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Aly Raisman & Yara Shahidi Pose With Their Moms in Aerie's Role Model Campaign!

Aly Raisman and Yara Shahidi are honoring the women that inspire them the most – their own moms!

The 23-year-old American gymnast and the 18-year-old Grown-ish actress join Iskra Lawrence in Aerie’s #AerieReal Role Model campaign.

“My mother was my role model of success and helped me believe that all of my dreams are possible,” Yara said of her mom, Keri.

“It is my mother’s courage that helped me formulate my fearless voice,” Aly said while posing with mom Lynn and sister Chloe.

“Because of my mother’s unconditional love, I was able to help break the mold and become a model,” said Iskra of her mom Wilma.

See the campaign shots below!

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