Celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow Posts a Heartwarming Tribute to Her Look-Alike Daughter, Apple By Ellin Stein Ellin Stein Ellin Stein is a London-based reporter for People and InStyle and a theater critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has also worked in script development for companies including Miramax, Zoetrope, and New Line, and currently teaches screenwriting. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on October 12, 2015 @ 11:00AM Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage To mark International Day of the Girl, dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for girls everywhere, on Sunday, proud mom Gwyneth Paltrow posted a touching Instagram tribute to her 11-year-old daughter, Apple. "Apple Martin, thank you for being my number one girl, the girl who inspires me to be my best every day of my life #whoruntheworld," she wrote in the post, which included a photo of what appears to be Apple and her younger brother, Moses, watching their mother perform a handstand on the grass: And Paltrow's tribute extended to all young women, not just her own. "Today, on #InternationalGirlsDay I encourage us all to nurture, support, love and empower all of the girls in our lives," she also wrote. "Let us have the strength to let them emerge as who they are meant to be. Let's selflessly pass down any wisdom we have been fortunate enough to accumulate thus far. And most of all let's just get the heck out of their way, this next generation is going to change everything." Gwyneth Paltrow Had A Suprise Performance at Her Birthday Dinner Paltrow also posted a selfie of herself with her daughter at the beach captioned with the hastags "#girls" and "#InternationalGirlsDay." In the snap, the star shows off her natural beauty with a fresh-faced look and loose waves while Apple appears cool with a pair of mirrored shades and her hair tied back: