Plus Size Model Emma Loney Is Breaking Pageant Stereotypes

Plus Size Model Emma Loney Is Breaking Pageant Stereotypes

24 year old Emma Loney is a Law Student at Northern Illinois University College of Law studying criminal law, with the hopes of one day becoming a district attorney, judge, and on the Supreme Court. She has a bachelors degree from Edgewood College in both criminal justice and psychology. In addition to her academic endeavors, [...]

Curves Ahead – LadyCode adds Plus Size Body Image Advocate as contributor!

Curves Ahead – LadyCode adds Plus Size Body Image Advocate as contributor!

LadyCode is the place to turn for all things style and woman. When Lisa and I first connected I mentioned to her that I felt there was a lack of body diversity representing fashion-for-all on the blog.  Without hesitation Lisa offered me a spot as a contributor, to diversify the bodies and bring some curve [...]

Meet Lissa Prudencio: Personal Success Strategist and Founder of DVLPstudio

Meet Lissa Prudencio: Personal Success Strategist and Founder of DVLPstudio

Lissa Prudencio tells us she did everything by the book and was called "most likely to succeed" her entire life -- but nobody told her how she'd have to work more than twice as hard for less recognition and less pay as a woman, let alone a woman of color. As the daughter of 2 [...]

Meet Natasha Tupper: Founder of the Polished Institute

Meet Natasha Tupper: Founder of the Polished Institute

Most girls and women didn’t get etiquette training. Believe it or not, poor etiquette and manners can kill opportunities and self esteem. Meet Natasha Tupper. As a child growing up in a low income neighborhood in Detroit, Natasha didn’t have access to basic etiquette training. It showed big time! Not knowing which fork to use, [...]

Meet Lindsay Rae: Founder of the Self Love Experience

Meet Lindsay Rae: Founder of the Self Love Experience

Society tells women that we have to fit into this tiny narrow minded mold of what is considered beautiful. Meet today's boss babe Lindsay Rae. Lindsay helps women overcome body insecurity and trauma to reclaim their worth through Self Love Experience Photography sessions. Lindsay's focus is body image self confrontation, overcoming body insecurity and seeing [...]

Miss Tennesee USA Justice Hope Enlow is Using Her Sash to Fight Endometriosis

Miss Tennesee USA Justice Hope Enlow is Using Her Sash to Fight Endometriosis

https://youtu.be/ataDMhQz6Og Nashville native Justice Enlow dealt with extreme fatigue, pelvic pain, and painful periods for ten years until she underwent surgery for endometriosis following her diagnosis in 2018. Now, Justice is using all of her resources to fight back by making it her life's aim to help as many women as possible by helping them [...]

Meet Queenly App Founder Trisha Bantigue

Meet Queenly App Founder Trisha Bantigue

Meet Trisha Bantigue: Trisha is the co-founder of the Queenly App, the largest user-generated formal dress marketplace. By making it easy for women to independently buy and sell gently used formalwear, she is helping so many women generate supplemental income through their sales of homecoming, prom, or pageant gowns, and also making designer gowns affordable [...]

14 Reasons why Rachel Barcellona should be America’s Sweetheart & Interview

14 Reasons why Rachel Barcellona should be America’s Sweetheart & Interview

Over the last few weeks, Rachel Barcellona has been featured on CNN, NewsWeek, and several other new media outlets as the first woman with autism to compete at Miss Florida. But I felt compelled to write this post to make sure everyone knows that she is so much more. I initially met her as a tween [...]

Carly Meek | Attorney, Model, Philanthropist, and Mrs. Florida United States!

Carly Meek | Attorney, Model, Philanthropist, and Mrs. Florida United States!

I had the pleasure of meeting Carly three years ago at my Model4Miracles Fashion Show. She was supporting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and modeling one of our designers C&D Pageantry's lovely gowns. The following year, she wanted to actually sponsor one of the kids from the hospital. She was not able to attend, but she [...]