Ilona Maher's Female Safety PSA Shows the Power Of Women Helping Women

glamour.com:

she wasn't being hyperbolic, and Olympian Ilona Maher just proved her point.In a “story time” video posted to Instagram, Maher, who is currently competing on Dancing With The Stars, told the story of her most recent pedicure.

She went in near the end of the day, and while she was in the chair, a man came in and also asked for a pedicure. The women who worked at the salon kept telling Maher that her nails were not dry enough for her to leave until after the male customer had left.

The female employees then admitted that they'd asked her to stay because they felt uncomfortable with the man's presence, and it's implied that Maher, who is tall and muscular, helped them feel secure. (, a notoriously physical sport, and if you've ever met a women's rugby team…yeah, they're no joke.

Someone once tried to rob my friend outside the college bar where the rugby team hung out and boy was he in for a surprise.)They were right to be wary.