It’s one of those iconic images in cinema: Wrong-side-of-the-tracks Molly Ringwald emerges in her homemade prom dress; it is as pink as her hair is red. Before she leaves to confront the boy and his affluent posse of veritable a-holes who broke her heart, she defiantly tells the camera, “I just want them to know they didn’t break me.” Ms. Ringwald may be Pretty in Pink, but what she really does is usher in an era of strong women, for whom the color pink is not a badge of delicacy but a flag of vitality.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and #FriFotos honors the spirit of strong women worldwide by waving our pink flag proudly for a cure!

Pink sunset in Costa Rica

I "Heart" Jamaica!

Candles in a Malaysian Buddhist Temple

Pink dragonfly in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Pink Flamingos of the Famous San Diego Zoo

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#FriFotos is a Twitter event founded by @EpsteinTravels. Search the hashtag every Friday to see photography from around the world illustrating the theme of the week.