Alessandra Ambrosio is an old lady in a bikini and she looks good. I have nothing to say about Alessandra Ambrosio… Her Belly Button is scaring the fuck out of me, which may sound silly, you know when people fixate on the imperfections on an otherwise hot chick, who has made a very long and lucrative career out of being hot, and who at 40 is still succeeding at it.. It’s like a pathetic thing pathetic dudes do…they find that one flaw, single it out and tease it….people look at people like that and see how insecure and unhappy they are in their lives… Well, I have never claimed to not be a pathetic dude… I run a fucking blog bro…there is zero cool in that…I am broke, unhappily married, an alcoholic who can’t get a boner and who can’t take a shit…but that doesn’t have any fucking impact in my saying her belly button is terrifying…they are unrelated…my ability to see a fucking weird belly button and point it out…and the fact that I’m a loser…UNRELATED.. I also find it irritating that she’s old, still modeling, and repressing the young girls trying to come up in the industry…by not getting out of their damn way…like an old timer who hates the new….and overly asserts herself to prove she doesn’t neeed to be replaced.. Here are some pics.. TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE The post Alessandra Ambrosio Old Lady in a Bikini of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
Lily James is a Downton Abbey actress….a show I’ve never seen, don’t want to see, but that is apparently a huge hit at the Old Folks homes… She could be Jesse James’ daughter….you remember him…the Nazi…and this is her ass being flashed at an event, because this is the world we live in. In order to get noticed you need to wear a skirt that is too short for you, let some butt cheek slip out, and if we’re lucky some labia…and in turn…people will talk about you. No one cares about the merit of your acting, we all just assume you were connected in the industry due to family or sucking dick anyway….celebrity doesn’t just HAPPEN for people… So assuming she’s a slut is logical….when her ass is hanging out…in ways that she can pretend wasn’t intentional…but it is always intentional and that makes it far more worthy of staring at it… JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Lily James Ass Flash of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty On the most recent episode of “Red Table Talk,” musician and actor Common sat down with Jada Pinkett-Smith , Gammy and Willow to discuss the tension that existed between him and his daughter Omoye, learning his triggers in romantic relationships and his relationship with Angela Rye these days. Check out the highlights below. — Jada : I was really moved by your book in terms of you repairing your relationship with your daughter. Because we had a little bit of that in our house. Will just thought that winning, he thought providing was enough. Until one day, Willow was like, ‘This is hurting me.’ Willow : I don’t even think it was a conversation. It was just me choosing to be like ‘No.’ Jada : This was during the “Whip the Hair.” It took her and that relationship for him to stop and reevaluate what is love. Common : My daughter Omoye confronted me. It was a late-night call so I thought I was getting a call like, ‘I’m a cool dad.’ It was 2 in the morning. I had to start a film the next day so I said, ‘Ima call you back. Let’s talk tomorrow.’ And she called me right back like, ‘Yo, you don’t even care. You ain’t even see where I was at.’ And it really, it shook me for a minute. I was like, ‘What are you talking about? I do care.’ And her mother and I weren’t together. Eventually, that conversation turned into her saying you weren’t there for me, you didn’t fight for me as a father. It made me feel defensive. I was hurt and I was mad too. I was like, ‘You really believe some of this stuff.’ What I really learned, after I got past my own ego, I said, ‘Look, you right, I didn’t fight.’ And I had to acknowledge that. I just need to listen to her because this is what she’s feeling. No matter what I think I’ve done and this and that, this is how she feels. And that was one of those the heavens open moments and how to apply love more. Jada : In the way it looked for her. You probably thought you were doing your thing. Common : I didn’t grow necessarily with my father, right? So a lot of ways I learned to be a man is from my homies and other father figures. And the provide and protect are the two most important things we learn. And I’m a caring individual but I had to get past just providing and protecting because love is a action word. That type of understanding and just paying attention is what we weren’t equipped with… When you put the truth on the table, it strengthens the relationship. Omoye was harboring those feelings. She felt like, ‘I didn’t always have my dad here so if I tell him some stuff he did wrong, I’ll have him less.’ Once she was able to put it out, she felt liberated and free. And now, she’s more secure in the fact that you can tell your dad whatever you need to tell him and the love is going to be there. We had our own therapy session together. And she was smart about it. She was like, ‘Dad, before this book come out we need to resolve this.’ We’re doing great overall, she just graduated from Howard University. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). His daughter’s reaction to learning he had been molested. Common : She was like did this really happen to you? I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And that’s when she started processing. and she said, ‘I really am proud of you.’ When your daughter tell you she’s proud of you, you feel that. His relationship with his mother affecting his romantic relationships with women Common : My mother gave me all the love she could but some of that love was even pain because of her and my father not being together and that struggle. A single mother sometimes will put the responsibility of a husband on a young boy. And the child is like, he’s trying to do his best but he can’t do what a husband can do, just providing the emotional energy and love. And that eventually transfers into an intimacy avoidance. So anytime that show up in a [romantic] relationship, you’re like no. You’re like this feels familiar in a bad way. And the mothers they don’t know they’re doing that. They’re just trying to offer their love. I’ve been in situations where I’ve been in a good relationship but the woman, she needed certain things and I felt like it was being too much. It reminded me of my mother. I need to identify is this really happening and if it is, I should be able to communicate that and say the things I need. And that’s what the therapy has helped me with. And I’m like, ‘Black people, let’s use therapy, man.’ From a personal level to a generational level, we can use it to heal. Jada : There was a line in the book where you thought love was desire. Common : Men really identify this yearning for this person being a love thing. When that in love, honeymoon phase goes, I would go, ‘This don’t feel as good.’ I would start coming up with excuses on why the relationship is not gon work. ‘When I’m in relationships, I don’t do work as well.’ My albums are not as good or I don’t focus. And I really believed that. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Wanting to be a husband Common : For a long time, I was in and out with that. Do I really wanna be a husband or am I doing this because this is what society says to. Now, I just want that partnership to be able to experience life, where I’m growing as a human being and it’s fun too. I know it’s hard at times. Whether or not he’s dating Angela Rye again? I am dating and I have a great companion and that companion could be that person right there. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1381799071971109 This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Sasha Obama Graduates High School [PHOTOS] Tami Ever After: Tami Roman Lands ‘Basketball Wives’ Spinoff Show Aoki Lee Simmons Stuns At Senior Prom [PHOTOS] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Emma McIntyre/VMN19 / Getty It Looks Like Tessa Thompson Loved Brie Larson’s Speech As Much As The Rest Of Us The 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards took place on Monday evening, sparking some commentary, memes, and a lot of opinions about how the night went down. One of the moments that has people talking is Brie Larson’s much-deserved victory, ta king home the award for “Best Fight” for her work in Captain Marvel . It was a tough category to win, beating out some serious contenders like her fellow Marvel pals Chris Evans and Josh Brolin for their fight in Avengers: End Game , along with Maisie Williams for her fight against the White Walkers in Game of Thrones . Out of all the contenders, Brie took home the big prize for her incredible show of strength throughout Marvel’s first female-led film–and what’s even more amazing than her accomplishment alone is how she chose to accept the award. The actress ended up bringing her Captain Marvel stunt doubles, Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker , on stage to accept the award. She introduced both ladies, saying, “I could not have made this film without them. They are really the baseline of who she is. They are the living embodiment of Captain Marvel .” After that, the star stepped aside to give the other women their shine, letting them give their own respective speeches about what it was like to work on this film together. YES! Girl Power!! @brielarson #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/QHBKbpNJe0 — MTV (@MTV) June 18, 2019 Joanna and Renae spoke on their experiences in the industry and how much of an honor it was to work on a film like captain Marvel, bringing strong female characters to the forefront. They ended their acceptance speech thanking Brie for acknowledging their role in the film and the work of stunt doubles in general, which is often overlooked. Fans all over the world have been praising Larson since last night for her generosity in making sure her stunt doubles get their shine, making everyone even more in love with the star. “Brie Larson lied about doing all of her stunts” She did all the stunts she was ALLOWED to do. ANYWAY, here’s her PROFESSIONAL stunt doubles and she brought them with her after winning the Best Fight award. Your faves could never. pic.twitter.com/YKfJry0RcX — ︽✵︽
Source: Grace Rivera / Photo By Grace Rivera Courtesy of Tanya Angelique Name: Tanya Angelique IG: tanyaangelique Agency: Take 3 Talent Claim to Fame : Tanya Angelique grew up in one of the only places one can view models in the wild. Brooklyn born and Long Island bred she was in awe of the models she saw stalking the streets and sitting on magazine stands. In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful she talked about finding her place in fashion , dealing with racist gatekeepers, and refusing to be sidelined by rejection. View this post on Instagram new work for @lapoubellevintage x @40k_or_less_shop photography: the amazingly talented @ashleyjophoto makeup: @tanyaangelique A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Jun 16, 2019 at 11:57am PDT “I would collect all of the Cosmos , the Seventeens , any fashion magazine growing up because I knew if I wasn’t gonna model I was gonna be a designer , a buyer, something in the industry.” View this post on Instagram Such a fun beauty shoot with @macys x @teenvogue!! A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Apr 16, 2019 at 3:00pm PDT The apex of her inspiration came with one of the most iconic covers of the millennial generation. “I saw Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn on a Teen Vogue cover- together. I was ten years old and saw Teen Vogue with Chanel [Iman] and Jourdan [Dunn] and I was like I’m modeling. There’s no way! And so, I told my mom like ‘You need to put me in anything involving modeling.’” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Apr 28, 2019 at 3:58pm PDT Her zeal for getting started ended up costing the family some coins. “I got involved in a few of those scams that they have in the mall and then we quickly realized that wasn’t real.” She bounced back quickly seeking every avenue she could to make a name for herself on her own, including Instagram , a new resource at the time she was starting out as a teen. “I just kept looking and reaching out.” View this post on Instagram Beauty campaign for Trish McEvoy. I am shade 5 (Tan) in her newest foundation. #newworkalert A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Mar 21, 2019 at 9:10pm PDT Eventually she reached out to Racquel “Coco” Mills who placed her in her first runway show. “When I was 15, I did my first runway show because of Instagram. That’s when Instagram started to really become popping. I saw someone was casting for a fashion show, Racquel Mills , she’s a young Black designer she’s amazing.” View this post on Instagram If this year is going to be your year then today must be your day. Be great! We got this! A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Feb 28, 2019 at 8:31am PST She followed up her debut at Mills’ Viva La Coco with a continued commitment to getting signed and didn’t let the constant rejection deter her from her path, understanding that casting feedback for a model was nothing more than a performance review. “I see a lot of models they get very upset when they don’t book the shoot they don’t book the job, when they don’t get the agency but that is a part of the job and its actually something that helps you grow because every time I get rejected I’m like ‘Okay I need to step my game up.” Even though she spends hours in the gym and has spent countless hours practicing her skills she knows that sometimes no matter how hard you work you’re just not right for the shoot. View this post on Instagram I suppose I could stay, if you insist. A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Jan 18, 2019 at 7:30pm PST “You could go to all the open calls you want but if you don’t have the look that’s trending at the moment or it’s just not your time yet then it’s just not gonna happen. So, I went to tons of open calls. I went to all the agencies and I got turned down like round after round after round. I was in the suburbs like I need to move. I need to figure out how I’m gonna do this I would get on the train and I would pay my own money to go to all the open castings.” Despite her passion she was always clear that modeling was a career path and not the sum of who she was. She stayed grounded by “being around family being around friends and just remembering that this doesn’t make who you are.” View this post on Instagram Today is an amazing day! We were all blessed with another 24 hours to be the best version of ourselves we can possibly be. Be great! No matter what it is you’re doing today, make an effort to go outside and be the change you want to see in the world. Smile baby! #yougotthis #goodmorning @manleyphotography @tiffanirainsmua A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Feb 8, 2019 at 6:39am PST She saw social media as a tool and not the measure of her success. “Just because you are a model that doesn’t mean all of your self-worth is based off of likes.” When she wasn’t attending traditional go sees she was wrestling her way into fashion related events. She showed up at “anything I could find just to get a taste of it in the beginning.” View this post on Instagram Where are you now that I need you? A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Jan 11, 2019 at 6:42pm PST “I used to sneak into fashion week just to watch.” She learned what was considered normal and professional from these excursions. She observed Pat McGrath managing her team without raising her voice at them, and Gigi Hadid hanging out while waiting for last looks. “You just see the way people act and just the mannerisms, just how people speak and how just the culture is. It was just amazing to see like just the bright lights, the models, and all of the clothes. It was like ‘Wow! This is real life!’” View this post on Instagram Black is the new black. @manleyphotography A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Jan 17, 2019 at 8:03am PST She avoided the allure of the bright lights while networking and advises other models to do the same. “Don’t fall into the trap of oh it’s the fashion industry lets go out to every party every night. You definitely don’t wanna do that or you’re gonna get lost in the sauce.” Her method of learning is still a common practice. “A lot of people are still sneaking into fashion week just standing outside to see if someone will let them in,” she revealed. The industry has let her in all the way. She’s booked runways shows, print ads, and commercials. She credits part of her recent success to choosing to work with agency that doesn’t marginalize the potential of black models, a recurring issue in the industry. View this post on Instagram I’M SO IN LOVE with this BRAVE WOMAN. I’ve betrayed her. I’ve not loved her at full capacity. I’ve fed her lies and once told her she wasn’t good enough. I’ve allowed her to be broken. I’ve allowed her to run through brick walls & battle for others who won’t even stand for her. I couldn’t stop individuals from abandoning her, yet I’ve seen her still get up to be a light to the world and love others despite all. I’ve stood paralyzed by fear as she faced death alone, watching her fight for her life. Forgive me for not going to war for you like you do for others. This QUEEN is a WARRIOR. She’s not perfect but the Master calls her WORTHY! She’s UNSTOPPABLE. Gracefully broken but beautifully standing. She is love. She is life. She is transformation. She is grace. She is BRAVE! She builds Arks before there is any rain. Who wouldn’t fall in love with her for a lifetime? #iAmShe #ForeverLove #SelfLove #Ladies Please Repost With A Picture Of Yourself. (Repost from @savedsister) Jumpsuit: @shoptierone A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Dec 6, 2018 at 9:05am PST “As a young Black woman, you feel like you don’t know if there’s a place for you cause in this industry there’s a lot of like ‘Oh we just need one black girl for this job. We just need one black girl for the agency. Oh, we have enough. But it’s important to have an agent that understands there’s a job for everyone.” She praised her agents for being “aggressive” in seeking opportunities for her and challenged other model representatives to rethink their perspective of client expectations. View this post on Instagram After the storm is when the flowers bloom. photography: @joedeanphoto makeup: @emmaelizabeth_mua A post shared by Tanya Angelique (@tanyaangelique) on Sep 17, 2018 at 5:37pm PDT “There’s so many clients, so many castings. That one drop rule that they have ‘Oh we just need one. We just need two I think that’s outdated at this point. So that’s important for agents to understand that because I still get that. Oh, we have one. We already have a black girl with an afro . We already have this look already. This again? It’s important for people to understand. No! You can have ten, twenty, and they can still books jobs. There’s enough for everybody and if they don’t have enough jobs, they should make more jobs to include everyone.” The idea that the modeling industry should better represent the world it seeks to persuade is not a new one but it’s usually watch dog organizations leading the charge and not working models. “I just feel like there might be more space for just more! More inclusivity and more access for people to join the industry, because right now it’s just such a closed community and it’s just so hard for people who are not a part of it to just join in. It should just be easier.” Angelique is so passionate about it she plans to develop her own agency in the future to pursue the more she envisions. She’s partly inspired by McGrath’s entrepreneurship. “I love her,” she squealed. “Like how inspiring is that? A black woman, a curvy plus size woman, and she’s a boss.” DON’T MISS: MODEL MONDAY: Quan Michelle Is Coming Back For Baltimore MODEL MONDAY: Aba Forewa Is Going Full Force MODEL MONDAY: Christina Mendez Kept Her Children First On Her Climb To The Top [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3028696″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Casie Wendel / Casie Wendel Asiahn Speaks About Being Openly Lesbian And Her Singing Career We’ve posted a few things about Since the 80’s singer Asiahn over the last few months but we recently had a chance to meet up during her Atlanta listening party for ‘Love Train 2 for a quick interview. Check it out below: BOSSIP: We love your project ‘Love Train 2,’ what’s next for you musically? ASIAHN: We are going to extend some songs which are short, and I’ve got videos coming out for ‘London’ and “Love Curiosity”, and my own tour coming in July. BOSSIP: Congrats! What city are you most excited to go to? ASIAN: I’m most excited to go places I haven’t been before and to visit overseas. I have a huge fan base in UK, France, and Germany also, oddly Japan. I can’t wait. I’m an anime head. BOSSIP: We first heard of you when you were going by the name Asia Bryant… Who is Asia Bryant? Asiahn: Well, I started with Asiahn in like MySpace days, but everyone butchered my name. So I was like let’s just change it to Asia Bryant because it was easier and even my teachers used to call me Asia, because it was so difficult to pronounce Asiahn. Asiahn is my real name and when I was coming out with ‘Love Train’ I was going through a breakup so I went through a whole “reinventing” yourself moment and remembering who I am. So it was all about Asiahn. BOSSIP: Was it a toxic relationship, or just like a really bad breakup?
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Frank Ocean Opens Up In A ‘Dazed” Magazine Interview It’s rare the elusive Frank Ocean opens up about his personal life to the public. But more recently, he’s become a little more transparent . It helps when his own friends are interviewing him. In the summer issue for Dazed magazine, Frank had everyone from Billy Porter to Janet Mock to Big Freedia ask him a question and in most cases, his answers were direct and to the point and in other cases, he gave a little more details. View this post on Instagram Take a seat. #FrankOcean covers our summer 2019 issue, interviewed by his friends, fans and collaborators from #JohnWaters to @jpegmafia, @amandlasponsored to @janetmock. COMING SOON.⠀ ⠀ Photography @willyvanderperre⠀ Styling @robbiespencer Grooming @dat_barber_nat ⠀⠀ Make-up @lynseyalexander⠀ ⠀ Editor-in-chief @isabellaburley⠀ Creative Director @robbiespencer⠀ Art Director @reidjamie ⠀ ⠀ @blonded wears t-shirt @celine by #HediSlimane, leather chaps and loafers @loewe, jeans @vetements_official all jewellery Frank’s own⠀ ⠀ Taken from the summer 2019 #Futuretopias issue of #Dazed ⠀ ⠀ #DAZEDSUMMER2019⠀ A post shared by Dazed (@dazed) on Jun 10, 2019 at 4:01am PDT One detailed response came when Frank described getting out of his Def Jam contract with the album Endless and releasing his album Blonde on his own. Rapper JPEGMAFIA posed the question: JPEGMAFIA: How did it feel fu**ing over a label like that ( Ocean released Endless in 2016 to fulfill his contract with Def Jam, releasing Blonde independently one day later )? Old white ni**as do that to us all the time, but how did it feel giving them a taste of their own elixir? And what did you build in the video for Endless ? Can I live in it? FRANK OCEAN: Eyy, Peggy! You know, it’s funny talking about it these days because I couldn’t really tell anybody anything for a couple of years. Couldn’t tell anyone at the label, obviously. But I also couldn’t talk with anyone at Apple because the industry is too small and it would’ve gotten back to the label for sure. So I kept it to myself and a few in my circle. I carried my hard drives around with me when I travelled because I used to not store anything online. Those drives became a physical representation of the stakes. If the files had leaked, everything would have worked out very differently for me. When August came around and both projects were uploaded I felt the euphoria, yeah, but mostly I just needed to sleep. I probably slept something like 15 hours. To answer your second question, I built a 12-foot staircase with my fucking bare hands some days before! It’s in my storage, you want it?? Frank, who came out as loving a man in 2012, also discussed navigating the industry as a queer person with Billy Porter: BILLY PORTER: How are you navigating being queer in the music business? Do you feel marginalized? If so, why do you think this is the case? FRANK OCEAN: I navigate it pretty smooth so far. If anything my personal life needs the GPS sometimes. View this post on Instagram A Frank pic a day keeps the doctor away – so here’s another one. More to come… stay tuned. ⠀ ⠀ Photography @willyvanderperre⠀ Styling @robbiespencer⠀⠀ Grooming @dat_barber_nat Make-up @lynseyalexander⠀ ⠀ Editor-in-chief @isabellaburley⠀ Creative Director @robbiespencer⠀ Art Director @reidjamie ⠀ ⠀ @blonded wears t-shirt @strayrats, all jewellery Frank’s own⠀ ⠀ Taken from the summer 2019 issue of #Dazed ⠀ ⠀ #DAZEDSUMMER2019 #FrankOcean⠀ A post shared by Dazed (@dazed) on Jun 10, 2019 at 8:01am PDT Another interesting moment came when Raymond Buck asked Frank about the future, and he had a simple answer: RAYMOND BUCK: What’s left for you to achieve? FRANK OCEAN: Building a family. Well, well… Seems like Rihanna and him are on the same wave when it comes to familial dreams. For more of what Frank has to say, you can check out his full interview(s) here .
Source: Tawni Bannister / Courtesy of Quan Michelle Name: Quan Michelle IG: quanmichelle_ Agency: Dorthoy Combs Models Claim to Fame: Michelle was one of the faces in Universal Standard’s groundbreaking athletic attire campaign. As a young girl growing up in Baltimore, Maryland Quan Michelle thought a model was someone who “exuded confidence.” Sadly, despite having a longstanding desire to join the industry, that description did not apply to her. “I wasn’t confident growing up at all. I got teased a lot for my height, my weight, I was a bigger girl, taller,” explained Michelle in an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful. View this post on Instagram Thankful for all that transpired during the past two months. Learned more about this industry, myself, elevated my career and my inspiration is VIVID. The lord holds my hand through tribulations and protects my energy from negativity. I held on to people who wouldn’t blink for me for a long time because I thought I had to. I asked God to remove my enemies and a lot of folks started disappearing. I’m thankful for my mentality, it’s been the hidden gem. Watch company you keep and trust your gut instincts. Some want to use you for selfish reasons that aren’t genuine. Be thankful for those you can trust, confide in and appreciate what you do! Thankful for my home, health, family, tight circle, experiences, contracts and lessons. Blessed to have my blended family who genuinely supports me. Gracious for my team, you all work so hard! To EVERYONE I’ve worked with in 2018 and past. Thank you ALL, you’re all part of my growth! I love you guys and can’t wait to reveal my HUGE SECRET! Xo #Anyways BLESSED X THANKFUL. Periodt . . . . @zacmakeupartist @john___ellis A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Nov 22, 2018 at 8:07am PST “As my journey progressed, I gained that confidence. It’s something I had to teach myself, something I had to learn,” she added. One of the methods she used to accomplish that was seeking out role models she could connect with. One of them was industry veteran Tyra Banks . “I am a huge huge Tyra Banks fan. I used to rush home from school and watch her show,” she said. Not only was it comforting for Michelle to see Banks in the spotlight as a statuesque woman with a shapely figure it was healing to hear someone else give voice to the insecurities she was dealing with. View this post on Instagram Behind the scenes from a recent commercial shoot. Photography: @ayceebrownphoto Hair: @jayjstyling MUA: @dawnmua More To Come ! #PlusModel #ModelsOnDuty #QuanMichelle #BeAnthony #Handbags A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Feb 15, 2015 at 1:59pm PST “It was very refreshing and nice to feel that you know I can relate to someone. She used to speak on her forehead and about being bigger and an African-American woman in the modeling industry. I just listened to how she did not let anyone stop her from fulfilling her dreams . It was very inspiring.” View this post on Instagram So excited to be working with @rainbowshops today!! @msamodels @msacurve #MsaModels #QuanMichelle #Rainbow #CurveModel #WorkingModel #SetLife #FallFashion A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Oct 17, 2017 at 9:55am PDT The inspiration she found in her room on weekday afternoons motivated her to leave not only the city but the state. She was soon making plans to relocate to New York determined to see if like her idol she was capable of making her dreams come true. View this post on Instagram Gotta keep it caliente, feel me?! A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Dec 23, 2017 at 12:08pm PST “I was like ‘You know what? I can do this! I am gonna do this and I’m doing it!” As she began to peek out of her comfort zone, she was surprised to a bit of additional inspiration closer to home. “There’s a model from Maryland as well, her name is Liris Crosse . She’s obviously given me such good advice. I really appreciate her support. There are some catty models in the industry, but you focus on the good and people like Liris are the reason why. she’s such a beautiful spirit I can ask for anything anytime and she’s always wiling to help.” View this post on Instagram Asked God, he said “Grind a little harder” @john___ellis @makeupbylucas @statemgmt . . . . . . . #NycModels #Statecurve #BeastMode #SmokingIsBadDontSmokeLol #BlondeHair #CurlyHair #QuanMichelle #SkinGlow #CurlyModels #LAModels #Portrait #Beauty #CurveModel #editorialphotography A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Jan 18, 2018 at 4:27am PST With the warm welcome she received from Crosse and other models Michelle has been able to build a support system that’s encouraged her as she booked major campaigns and fit modeling jobs for brands like ELOQUII , Rent The Runway and Swimsuits For All. View this post on Instagram Cute as a button! @renttherunway @helenreavey @yukihayashi89 @tawnibannister @statemgmt @stateartistmgmt @draperjames @reesewitherspoon @eloquii #XOQ #MyRTR #reesewitherspoon #QuanMichelle #StateMgmt #StateCurve A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on May 9, 2018 at 2:31pm PDT The opportunities she earned as a model allowed her to finally have her mother visit her in the city. “I took her out to dinner at Essex on the Lower East side and I cried at the table. I was so embarrassed! It was a very special moment for me. She told me that she always wanted to come to New York. She’s never been here, so we got to enjoy New York together and do all the touristy stuff.” View this post on Instagram Yearning for the REAL springtime.. A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Apr 2, 2018 at 10:25am PDT Her mother expressed how relieved she was to see her daughter was able to turn a childhood passion into a full-fledged career . “She is SO proud of me she was so worried when I left the state but now, she’s like okay you got this I see you,” said Michelle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @quanmichelle_ on Jul 18, 2018 at 9:41am PDT Another benchmark in her career has been appearing in the “liberating” athletic campaign she did with Universal Standard. “I had such a good time on set,” she exclaimed. She described the experience of working with the other models included as one that felt like “a sisterhood.” She worked with the brand to promote their collaboration with Orange Is The New Black’s Danielle Brooks as well. View this post on Instagram What an absolute pleasure modeling for the lovely @daniebb3 clothing line collaboration with @universalstandard on National Television! Any of these clothing pieces make a perfect gift for the holidays! You can shop on Universal's website, or just head over to their instagram and start shopping from there also! Ahhhh, I am elated to share this moment with @jovannaalbino & @bailey.culbreth ! No worries if you missed the show, you know I got the link for this segment in my bio just for you babes! Thank you so much for an awesome experience and what a way to end the year?! Woot, Woot! XOXO . . . . . . #QuanMichelle #JovannaAlbino #BaileyCulbreth #UniversalStandard #DanielleBrooks #CBS #HarryTv #PsModel #CurveModel #MSAmodels #MSAcurve #NYC #USxDB #DaniSweaterDress #DanielleShirtDress #BrooksOveralls #Slay #Slayage #EveryWoman #Designer #Broadway #Actress #Model ps. Lovies I tagged two places for great comfy wide width shoes btw! Oh, you're welcome lol ! A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Dec 14, 2017 at 12:07am PST “It was very nice to show that women plus-size women are active . We don’t sit on the couch. We do work out and we should be included as well,” she continued. View this post on Instagram Keep that new year resolution with @universalstandard athletic wear @yuliagorbachenko . . . . #UniversalStandard #athleticwear #workoutgear #plussize #StateModels A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Jan 23, 2018 at 2:23pm PST While some decry that brands are late to the body positivity party as just seeking coins Michelle is enthusiastic about the garment industry stretching itself. View this post on Instagram Huge thank you to @mrrichardlawson and @mstinalawson for hosting such a lovely event! The @wacotheater is truly a gem. It was an absolute pleasure to be in attendance to see the marvelous art! Congratulations @beyonce for receiving your humanitarian award and #GloriaCarter for the everyday people award. So blessed to be around so much wearable art, people making a difference and beautiful spirits. . . . . . . . . . MUA: @phamousbeauty Dress: TS Couture Custom Head Piece: @photosbysyranno @_themelroseexp @bbmcqueen_ Shoes @csiriano #wacotheater #wearableartgala #wacotowakanda A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Mar 18, 2018 at 5:48pm PDT “I feel like more brands are starting to jump on the inclusion band wagon and it’s nothing wrong with that because we all need representation, we need body diversity.” View this post on Instagram It's GAME time ! . . . . . . . Introducing GAME by @universalstandard ! This is a 5-piece collection of performance #activewear. SPOTLIGHT: Named Armor #Bodysuit. Ultimate freedom of movement in a single piece design with a soft hand feel that creates a next-to-naked sensation. Shop now! Link in Universal's bio as well mine. It's game time, let's tackle 2018! @yuliagorbachenko A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Jan 9, 2018 at 10:02am PST She quickly added, “We need racial diversity as well,” acknowledging the bias Black models encounter daily. View this post on Instagram Thank you to @mrrichardlawson and @mstinalawson for hosting such a lovely event! The @wacotheater is truly a gem. What an absolute pleasure to be in attendance to see the marvelous art! Congratulations @beyonce for receiving your Humanitarian Award and Gloria Carter for the everyday people award. Thank you for all your efforts to give to others! #wacotheatercenter #wacotheater2018 #wearableartgala #wearableartgala2018 #wacotowakanda A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on Mar 18, 2018 at 8:13pm PDT A firm believer that, “your fitness journey starts in the kitchen,” she is working with Dominic Nell of City Weeds to promote healthy and sustainable practices in her home city. She is not only contributing financially to the purchasing of raised plant beds but donating time as well. Her modeling career might be moving in the right direction, but she is still seeking inspiration to take her career to the next level. These days she finds it in in the books she totes with her to castings including Susan Moses’ The Art of Dressing Curves and Crosse’s The World Is My Runway. She doesn’t own a television preferring to spend her time learning. View this post on Instagram I ain’t sorry.. nah #CreateYourLane #honoryourcurves #effyourbeautystandards #thickthighssavelives @lanebryant @dorothycombsmodels A post shared by @ quanmichelle_ on May 29, 2019 at 2:18pm PDT She said, “I pretty much will pick up a book about almost anything if I feel like it will help me with my own personal growth.” Michelle hopes to provide aspiring creatives with the support she received from connecting with Crosse. She is currently working on opening a cost-regulated studio to provide Baltimore residents with a fraction of the creative infrastructure of their New York counterparts. “There are so many talented people in Baltimore, and I feel like they don’t have the resources all the time to do what they love. I would love to be the person to help them and provide those things.” She believes her status as a Baltimore native will helps her understand the needs of those grinding in the city in a way that way that Crosse understood hers when she was starting out. “It’s very nice to have that support from someone that understands where I come from,” she stated. DON’T MISS: MODEL MONDAY: Aba Forewa Is Going Full Force MODEL MONDAY: Christina Mendez Kept Her Children First On Her Climb To The Top MODEL MONDAY: Hope Kiriisa Wants Everyone To Embrace Everyday Fabulous [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3028437″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Aurelien Meunier / Getty The impractical shoes, the resolute gait, the single mindedness, you can spot a Black fashion girl from a mile away. They march annually straight from the halls of FIT, LIM, and the school of life into an industry that is at its best indifferent and begrudgingly democratic and at its worst deeply racist and openly hostile. Black fashion girls grew up eyeing the fantasies erected in the hallowed pages of W , Elle , and Vogue . They learned terminology from The Hills , they searched for internships on Media Bistro , they scoured Women’s Wear Daily for an edge that would allow them to join the few non-melaninated people at the top rung of the traveling circus. As they envision the change they will enact when they finally claim their seats at those exclusive tables, Black fashion girls rarely consider how their power can be limited by not only their skin color but also their job title. Sadly, when Black women reach their coveted jobs at fashion companies, it’s as an intern on entry level employee. The few that make it higher than this, retention then becomes the issue as microaggressions infiltrate the day. Change is not created by mere presence alone. It happens when the voices in the room are empowered to speak up, and no one is more empowered than Rihanna. Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Meticulous about her image from the very beginning (she notoriously sued a British retailer for using her image without her permission), her place at one of the world’s most powerful companies is one of unprecedented control. Rihanna converting her influence as a pop star turned style icon into tangible results has the potential to create a shift in culture that could upend the pervasion of offensive key chains and bubble coats. Her celebrity has taken her somewhere that apprenticeships and assistant gigs have not yet been able to go and she leaves the door so much as slightly cracked it will change many lives. Provocative ad campaigns and reactionary diversity councils aside, leadership in the fashion industry is still overwhelmingly white and male. The height of perceived luxury is governed by stakeholders who do not include island girls from Barbados with the balls to rock doobies on the red carpet, pilfer wine glasses, and flip off the paparazzi. Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty That is why what Rihanna has done with Fenty matters even if she has done it with the support of a major conglomerate. Using an inclusive strategy that rejects ageism and mommy shaming while embracing sex and body positivity she has already set standards in the beauty and lingerie spaces that are spurning growing investment into black models, executives, and designers. Rihanna is forcing companies to invest and expand in what they don’t have. Her partnership with LVMH for Fenty Beauty proved to be a success, utilizing new selling models and turning the industry on their head. Naturally, fashion is next. Rihanna will now force the industry to support what they haven’t for a long time: Black women (whether in size or color). For a (undisclosed) price, Rihanna is using her influence and changing how we know the fashion game. One can hope, in this moment, she’ll use her profits to invest in other Black women or this moment to give Black women a seat at the table. Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty LVMH is a company that controls the trends you’ll be wearing all summer, the bottles you cling to at brunch, and the endless selfies you snapped at Liberty State Park this weekend. Their autocratic leadership being destabilized by Rihanna will have a ripple effect throughout the entire industry. It is easy to dismiss her accomplishments because she has done it by partnering with LVMH but to do so would be to ignore the potential of her impact. If her expressing her agency as a designer means clients, contracts, and steps forward for even one Black woman then it is a win for our community. And that should matter, to the gatekeepers, to the ambitious newcomers, to us all because it’s one small step for a multinational corporate giant but it’s a leap for Black fashion girls. DON’T MISS: Dapper Dan’s Designs At The Met Gala Make The Ultimate Play On Camp By Representing High Fashion Harlem This Black Financial Blogger Helped Create A Bill To Teach Middle Schoolers Money Management MODEL MONDAY: Bianca Golden Wants Everyone To Get A Top Education [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”2981964″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty Fans Really Aren’t Buying The Supposed Benefits Of Kylie’s New Skincare Line Kylie Jenner’s new skincare line, Kylie Skin, has everyone talking–but not all of the chatter surrounding this launch is for the right reason. It goes without saying that Kylie’s line of makeup is one of the most successful in the industry, but when the youngest KarJenner sister announced that she was coming out with a line of skincare products, people weren’t exactly on board. It’s a lot like that time her sister Kendall Jenner announced she was the new face of Proactiv–people simply don’t believe that million(or billion)aires use the same products on their faces that us regular folk do. And even if they do use the same face wash, those expensive facials and other treatments are probably doing a lot more for them than the Cetaphil, so it’s probably better not to take their skincare routine to heart. Following Kylie Skin’s initial backlash–and some additional criticism for releasing a “walnut scrub” that many skincare experts deemed harmful–the biggest slack Jenner has caught regarding this launch is for a video she posted of her washing her face. View this post on Instagram morning and night A post shared by Kylie Skin by Kylie Jenner (@kylieskin) on May 29, 2019 at 5:35am PDT As seen in the clip above, not only does Kylie wash her face for a total of 7 seconds, but when she dries it off, a huge streak of foundation is left on the towel–a pretty clear indication that she didn’t do a great job of cleansing her makeup. This can be seen as one of two things: Either the product doesn’t actually work, or the filming of that video was Kylie’s first time actually using her own product. Both are pretty bad ways to have your company represented. With the release of this latest video, people all over social media are clowning Kylie for not knowing how to wash her face–and the jokes are absolutely endless. From quips about Kylie washing her face like someone who can afford a new one to her whole skincare launch being a scam, check out the funniest takes on Ms. Jenner’s brand new line and the accompanying promos. Sis the towel still has foundation left on it… — S (@Powerinthehair) May 29, 2019 Kylie Jenner is doing skincare tutorials with filters and her foundation is still on after she washed her face. Scam today. Scam tomorrow. — Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) May 29, 2019 Imagine buying face wash from someone who doesn't even know how to wash their face properly. — Thato (@Mahaliah) May 29, 2019
