Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty KiKi Layne is absolutely gorgeous. Point, blank, periodt. However, this chocolate goddess went out and outdid herself for the 2019 Los Angeles County Museum of Art + Film Gala . She showed up and showed out in style! The beauty of natural hair is all the incredible shapes and silhouettes it can take on. The way Layne had her locs styled and shaped – I’m here for it! It looked like an astrological arrangement – like a planet orbiting around two rings. So here for it. Her hair was done by Larry J Sims who revealed to Essence that he was “inspired by the Gucci dress that her stylists Wayman and Micah chose for her. The color on KiKi’s chocolate skin felt regal and royal. Her make up artist Rebekah Aladdin always makes her look like a queen so I wanted to do something grand that would complement everyone’s efforts.” Source: Gregg DeGuire / Getty This Gucci dress is absolutely stunning. It was green with floral embellishments and the end. She left her neck bare and wore small earrings to allow the hair and the dress to shine. Layne wore silver sandals to compliment the entire look. And while she didn’t adorn her neck with jewels, she did wear glitzy rings.
Source: Wendy Ngala / Wendy Ngala Name: Chizi Duru IG: @ChiziDuru Agency: Self-Represented Claim to Fame: Duru started a huge YouTube channel after her dad encouraged her to cut off her hair and go natural as a pre-teen. Black women are chronically underpaid . Studies show this is a fact across a number of industries but in creative fields it is expounded on by an intentional lack of transparency. YouTube star turned professional model Chizi Duru is committed to changing this in creative fields. “There’s kind of been this culture of keeping quiet about the things that you’re doing, how much you’re making, what deals you’re making, what does your deal entail,” said Duru in an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful . View this post on Instagram What's one thing you've learned to love about yourself? For me, it was my hair texture. Yep. I remember getting so upset at my hair because it wouldn't curl “the right way” and it was so. hard. to. comb. But now I love it! It all came down to being mindful of my thoughts towards my hair and learning what worked for it. Now she's my crown, a game-changer, and I'll forever be thankful for my 4C hair Comment below, let's talk! A post shared by CHIZI DURU (@chiziduru) on Sep 20, 2017 at 5:09pm PDT Appearing in campaigns for major brands like Burlington Coat Factory and Clarks she has been able to see the full extent of a company’s resources from a more empowered perspective.The infiltration of influencers into spaces traditional models have dominated has been met with some tension but Duru feels Youtubers can actually be assets to what she refers to as, “traditional models.” Cultivating a personal brand can fortify a model against rapidly shifting industry trends or missteps made by representatives . Many of the top models in the industry have cultivated a more personable approach to the faces on the billboards. “You can always use that to negotiate a deal for an even higher deal,” said Duru. View this post on Instagram The goal is to continue to foster my self expression & individuality Rocking this outfit from @modcloth #ModClothSquad #SayItLouder @liketoknow.it #liketkit http://liketk.it/2wu6e A post shared by CHIZI DURU (@chiziduru) on Jul 10, 2018 at 2:20pm PDT “I definitely think there’s a bridge that’s being made,” she added. She wants her voice to be among those crossing that bridge. “What I love about our generation and even the generation coming up after us is we’re more open and we’re like, ‘No we don’t have to keep quiet about things!’ I’m going to tell you how much I make so that you don’t ever get into a position where you’re undercharging or underselling yourself or you’re getting lowballed.” View this post on Instagram When you see your future husband walk by & silently thank God your braidout fully dried #happyhumpday #4cnaturalhair #naturalhair : @nvmwendy A post shared by CHIZI DURU (@chiziduru) on Sep 6, 2017 at 11:15am PDT She created an offline space to further conversations about knowing your worth through the development of the Afro Brunch series. “You need a community and that’s something that I didn’t have. There’s no books on it. Unless you talk to someone and ask them hey how much did you charge for this you’re probably not going to find that easily on the internet right now.” She hopes her modeling work will allow her to use her face and 4C hair to add diversity to visual representation in mainstream media. She acknowledges that her level of influence allows her insulated from things other models experience. View this post on Instagram Happy Friday I hope your weekend is filled with lots of joy and laughter : @kacienelsonphotography A post shared by CHIZI DURU (@chiziduru) on Aug 4, 2017 at 9:25am PDT “I haven’t been in any situation where they told me to wear my hair differently which I’m sure is different for a traditional model,” she said. She uses that privilege to advocate for inclusion and consideration of women with “with darker skin and kinky hair,” when she is in the room with brands often pushing back on their creative visions. “Whenever you are in the room with just people you’re bound to connect in some way.” Duru desires for her image in store ads and commercials to not only impact little Black girls but people passing by who might not see them as the standard for what is beautiful. “I just I think it opens up their minds as well to see that beauty doesn’t just look one way,” she said. View this post on Instagram Everyone needs a break from their natural hair and I like to protect mine by wearing wigs. Check out my newest video where I show you step by step how I created this gorgeous wig using @hergivenhair. Video link in bio! : @oyitenwula A post shared by CHIZI DURU (@chiziduru) on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:18pm PDT “Growing up the images that we see or at least the images that I saw were of lighter skinned women. You always see the woman that’s in the forefront is the lighter woman and it’s kind of subconsciously tells you like ‘Well I’m dark skinned, I’m not always going to be number one kind of thing.’ And I think just being able to be representation for that little girl that has darker skin or has kinky hair and them being able to see me on tv for a national commercial with Burlington they’re going to go ‘Wow! So this is possible for me,’ and that completely changes someone’s mindset and what they think is possible for them, which is everything because that can change someone’s trajectory in their life in general.” Tyra Banks inspired Duru to speak up for herself on and off set. Arguably one of the model influencer hybrids she addressed topics like fat shaming on her talk show the way Duru does on her YouTube channel. “She started gaining weight and she started gaining backlash for that and I just remember really connecting to her story, like I’m gaining weight too I’m not a figure eight.” She started using the phrase “You cannot talk to me anyhow,” to formalize her rejection of other people’s labels and refusals to meet her standards. “Even if I’m not a two or a six or a zero you still can’t talk to me anyhow. It’s something that I said because it doesn’t matter how what size I am how big or how small or what I look like you still cant talk to me anyhow.” DON’T MISS: MODEL MONDAY: Nyakim Gatwech Is A Model With A Message For Black Girls MODEL MONDAY: Shawana Vickers Chooses Confidence Over Clout Chasing MODEL MONDAY: Erica Campbell’s Modeling Career Began After She Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3062746″ overlay=”true”]
Miley Cyrus is bringing that smut, half naked for halloween, even though she’s always naked, so often it’s boring and all I can see is teeth, and not because of Vagina Dentata, but because of her teeth…bigger than the horse Billy Ray rode into Nashville on before releasing Achy Breaky and creating a legacy in slutty trashy bratty disney kids…like Miley… Her on Halloween is less slutty than her on all days she posts to social media, cuz that whole being half naked thing does good things for her in terms of marketing. The guy she is with isn’t a gay bestie, despite looking like a pit boy at the circuit parties with his shirt off….he is some popstar child star from Australia from about a decade ago. He was doing some bootleg Bieber shit at 12 years old on youtube and the Pedos in American entertainment scooped him up and made him a thing…that never fully broke….but he did fuck Gigi Hadid for 2 years before she was “famous” for doing nothing…. So now at 22, his whole life ahead of him, he chooses to stick his dick in a weathered and played out Miley. It must be a business move, you know to get him that celebrity he wanted from 12…but that never fully worked out…until now that he’s landed a super famous bitch to do all the press he needs to revive those fans that forgot him. Be that rebound this bitch uses to make her ex husband Liam Hemsworth jealous as he fucks Sydney Sweeney in montreal – where they are both filming…after she already tried the rebound thing with Brody Jenner’s hooker fake wife, but I think that was more about helping a homie get a better deal out of MTV for Season 2 of The Hills… All I know, is that I’ve been doing this celeb thing too long, I should know none of this, but spit it all off like it is fact, when I genuinely don’t care…I blame the internet… JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Miley Cyrus Erotica of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
Source: Universal Pictures / Universal Pictures Lena Waithe And Melina Matsoukas Take Viewers Behind The Scenes Of ‘Queen & Slim’ Universal Pictures just dropped a new special featurette for their upcoming hotly anticipated Thanksgiving release, ‘Queen & Slim’ which features the film’s writer/producer Lena Waithe and director/producer Melina Matsoukas discussing the making of their first project together. Check it out below: For those of y’all who have been hiding under a rock and don’t already know, the film is based on a couple on their first date together in Ohio, played by ‘Get Out’s’ Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role, when they are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense, the unlikely couple are forced to go on the run, but the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the pair become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, the two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives. Are you lining up to see this one on Thanksgiving?
Buffalo Wild Wings Employees Fired Two employees who participated in the racist moving of black patrons at a Buffalo Wild Wings have been fired. As previously reported a Naperville, Illinois Buffalo Wild Wings made national headlines after a group of patrons decided to leave after being asked to move tables because a regular customer “didn’t want blacks sitting nearby.” During the rancidly racist incident the host at the restaurant who was described as a young black man — asked, “What race are you?” to the group before noting that one of the restaurant’s regular customers seated nearby “doesn’t want black people sitting near him.” When the party refused to move to accommodate the bigoted chicken wing chomper, a phony “reservation” excuse was used by a manager to try to prompt the party to switch seats. That incident has left those two employees without jobs. The Naperville Sun reports that Buffalo Wild Wings spokesperson Clarie Kudlata in an email late Sunday said the company conducted a thorough, internal investigation and “terminated the employees involved.” She said a service manager and shift manager were fired. “Buffalo Wild Wings values an inclusive environment and has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind,” Kudlata said. Reportedly several employees quit as well in connection with the incident. You never win when you play dirty, BWW better hope the family doesn’t decide to sue for discrimination.
Source: SplashNews / Splash News Kandi Reveals Her Surrogate Miscarried One Of Her Babies During the RHOA premiere , Kandi revealed some sad news. As previously reported the housewife and Todd Tucker are expecting a baby girl via surrogate. According to Kandi herself, however, the surrogate she and husband Todd are using was initially pregnant with twins, but one of the embryos was lost. “We actually was supposed to be having twins, and then one of them didn’t continue,” Burruss explained, adding, “I was sad at first, but then I just had to be grateful that the one made it.” Sad news, the twin would’ve made Kandi a mother of five. Kandi and Todd already share 3-year-old son Ace, and Kandi is mom to 16-year-old daughter Riley and stepmom to Todd’s daughter Kaela, 22, from past relationships. Kandi also shared that it’s a bit strange to not go through the pregnancy milestones that her surrogate Shadina is experiencing. “I just feel like this whole situation is strange,” she confessed. “I don’t get to be excited about the first kick. I don’t get to be excited about, ‘Oh now my baby bump is showing.’ I don’t get to be excited even about my boobs filling up with milk.” During the show, Kandi’s son Ace seemed befuddled by the surrogate pregnancy and asked his parents if the woman “picked up his little sister from the store.” View this post on Instagram Pizza Friday’s in my (@kingjames Voice) just me and my best friend! A post shared by Todd Tucker (@todd167) on Nov 1, 2019 at 3:39pm PDT We wish Kandi all the best on her growing family, we hear her surrogate is due this month! What do YOU think about Kandi’s surrogate baby news? We’ll for sure see more during this season of RHOA.
John Cena’s family comedy Playing With Fire hits theaters this weekend. The movie is funny and filled with a lot of slapstick comedy your children will love. The film starts off by showcasing a straight-laced fire superintendent named Jake “Supe” Carson and his elite team of firefighters fighting a blaze and perfectly saving the day. Once the group of Smoke Jumpers are back at the base they watch a news report of Commander Richards played by 24 star Dennis Haysbert basking in their glory and saying he will be looking to name a successor to take his place. This news gets ‘Supe’ excited as his firefighting brothers tell him he’s a shoo-in for that promotion. This has been Supe’s life long dream, but that’s when things start to fall apart as half of his team quits, right before a fire breaks out in the middle of the forest. The remaining crew takes this time to prove their worth by going out and putting out the fire by themselves. During this firefight, they end up saving a group of children whose parents are away for the weekend forcing these kids to have to stay at the fire department, but that’ when the hijinks begin. I thought this film was straight fire and laugh out loud funny. It’s ridiculous for sure and John Cena knows it telling me, during our interview on this episode of Extra Butter with Xilla Valentine, that he appreciated my favorable review, “but I would be ignorant to think that were wouldn’t be an antagonist opinion to this movie.” John has faced a lot of criticism from this film already because while filming Playing With Fire he went back to the job that made him famous, Professional Wrestling for a match with The Undertaker and got ripped a new one for having a “stupid haircut.” John opens up about how he handled that experience, “I think step one is being comfortable in your own skin,” adding. “Give all you have, know who you are and honestly evaluate the criticism.” Solid advice. John also revealed how he handled someone saying his hair looks FN stupid. Check out the full interview above and keep checking back for GlobalGrind for more exclusive Hollywood interviews.
It feels like just yesterday Mike Sorrentino married his college sweetheart Lauren Pesce. It also feels like just yesterday authorities took the Jersey Shore star away in cuffs for committing tax evasion. But as of two months ago (!), things are back to normal — Mike has been released from prison and is living his “blessed” life, and time sure did fly by (probably not for him, but for the rest of us), because it has already been one year since he and Lauren said “I do!” And of course, celebrations were in store. The happy couple stepped out for a romantic date at The Butcher’s Block in New Jersey; the restaurant even surprised the two by playing their wedding song, which Lauren quickly documented to her Instagram Story. Too! Cute! “Celebrating Our 1 year Anniversary @Lauren_Sorrentino,” Mike captioned a photo to his page, adding a muscle emoji. As you can see in the photo above, the two looked totally cozy AND cute for their romantic outing as Lauren rocked a leopard print sweatshirt and Mike, a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. But that wasn’t all, the man just got out of prison for heaven’s sake! Naturally, they had to hit up all the local eateries. Later that evening, the lovebirds dined at Anjelica’s Restaurant in Sea Bright, New Jersey, to look back on their wedding day. “Best day of My Life !! The day I Married my Best Friend, Soul Mate & College Sweetheart.” he wrote in another Instagram post. “Here’s to our 1 Year Anniversary & Many More My Queen.” (Yes, we realize he is making up for lots of missed time, but men, take notes.) Lauren also commented on his post, writing, “Happy Anniversary my love! I love you forever!” Mike’s Jersey Shore co-stars also shared their love in the comment section as well. But besides posts of delicious meals and lovey captions, Mike took the time to share something even more meaningful to his followers — their wedding video! (which proved their big day was nothing short of a fairytale.) Sorrentino’s wife also took to her own IG to show off their perfect everlasting love, writing in a post: “Happy Anniversary my love! Thank you for being such an incredibly loving and supportive husband, you are the rock of our family, my best friend & soulmate.” “I couldn’t do this life without you. I love you forever!” she wrote. Many, many years ago the two first met in math class, but on Nov. 1, 2018, Mike and Lauren finally tied the knot at the Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains, NJ. Unfortunately, Mike spent eight months in prison for one count of tax evasion following their wedding, but he finally returned home in September where he immediately posted a picture of him with Lauren and their dog. “Living my best life with my beautiful wife.” We really don’t think they could be more in love. Do you? View Slideshow: Mike Sorrentino in Prison: Star’s Sad Farewell to Freedom, New Life Behind Bars, Conjugal Visit “Situation” Revealed [UPDATED]
