Source: Stefanie Keenan / Getty Cassie & Alex Fine Jump The Broom In Malibu Congratulations are in order for Cassie and her future baby daddy Alex Fine . The expectant parents are now officially HUSBAND and WIFE ! The deeply in love couple got married yesterday in Malibu. Director Pete Berg officiated the union and shared a snap from their big day. In the photo, Alex and Cassie are staring intently into the eyes of each other while Berg reads from some prepared notes. Tagging the location as “Malibu” he wrote in the caption: By the power vested in me…. @alexfine44 n @cassie Long may you ride! https://www.instagram.com/p/B22pv17Bmkf/ Cassie and Alex have been dating publicly for less than a year. The two hooked up sometime after Cassie called it quits with Diddy around October 2018, after a 10 plus year relationship. Alex proposed to Cassie back on August 27th after announcing they were having a baby earlier in the summer. We guess these two rather not waste valuable time and sealed the deal. C’est la vie. Congratulations to Alex and Cassie!
Source: Maury Phillips / Getty Apryl Jones’ Body Is Crazy If you’ve been watching Love & Hip-Hop over the last few weeks then you know that Fizz and Apryl Jones have had quite the chaotic relationship that has captivated most of the internet. It all revolves around the fact that Fizz is absolutely okay casting his former homie Omarion aside for the woman he loves. He’s also fine acting like Moniece doesn’t exist so that he can be by Apryl’s side when she has issues. This relationship has been universally clowned for its shadiness. We get it. However, we also get this: View this post on Instagram Rebel til the day I die… A post shared by Apryl (@aprylsjones) on Sep 16, 2019 at 10:28pm PDT Apryl’s bawdy is absolutely bonkers. A bawdy like that will make a man do crazy things. So let’s hit the flip and see more reasons why Fizz has no cares in the world…and how fans are reacting. View this post on Instagram @fashionnova A post shared by Apryl (@aprylsjones) on Sep 13, 2019 at 5:20pm PDT Fizz and Apryl are really made for each other. Both of them love blaming their ex partner for everything when they’re the messy ones #lhhhollywood #LHHH pic.twitter.com/DylFEb2utg — I don’t know who this man is (@drml_woods) September 24, 2019 “Fizz and Apryl are really made for each other. Both of them love blaming their ex partner for everything when they’re the messy ones #lhhhollywood #LHHH”
Hailey Baldwin, we see you girl! The 22-year-old model quietly “liked” a photo of Selena Gomez last night on Instagram, out of nowhere, and fans don’t know what to think. Although the two are not exactly BFFs , because, well, Hailey married Selena’s on-and-off ex-boyfriend last year, it looks like time may have finally healed all wounds? Ok, it’s hard to know what’s really going on here with just the smallest amount of Instagram activity, but anything is possible! And when you look further into the details of this story, it seems as though Hailey is totally offering up an olive branch. Besides Justin Bieber, who the girls both um, have in common, they also share best friend Raquelle Stevens. Raquelle posted a cute photo on September 23 to celebrate the launch of her new Vodcast, Giving Back Generation , which featured friends Courtney Lopez, Ashley Cook, and yep, Selena. The three women were Raquelle’s guests for her very first episode, and after the taping, she took to IG to promote the release. “On this episode we talk about what giving looks like through friendship,” Raquelle’s caption read. “This episode is particularly special to me as Courtney, Sel, and Ashley have been my friends all through my 20’s. We talk about what it means to support each other, forgive, and grow together.” “Look forward to hearing your feedback & hope it leaves you encouraged,” she wrote. Hailey liked the pic to support her friend, but Selena fans couldn’t help but notice the gesture. In the show, Stevens emphasized the importance of women not competing with one another and supporting each other instead. “When you’re in your lane, no one else is you,” Stevens said. SO basically, Hailey showed her support on the most appropriate of photos, making it very clear that she is here for that friendship message. And we’re crying it’s fine. Ok, I know that these two will probably never hang out and eat ice cream together, but still, the gesture is inspiring. And even better, it was intentional. Hailey’s “like” is still present on the post, so we’re pretty sure that this time she actually meant to leave it, unlike her last run-in with Gomez on social media. Remember last year when she accidentally followed a Selena Gomez fan account? And then she DM’d the owner saying she was sorry for accidentally following the account? … yeah, it was very uncomfy. But years before any of this love triangle drama went down, Hailey was actually a huge Selenator. Oh No They Didn’t dug up some old tweets made by Baldwin where she gushed about Gomez (and yes, even her relationship with Justin Biber, believe it or not.) In one tweet Baldwin said, “I’m for sure 100% team #Jelena.” Boy, how times have changed. Now, Hailey and Justin are happily married and well, life goes on. Who knows, maybe Selena will return the love to Hailey one day? “Never Say Never” , but I wouldn’t hold your breath. View Slideshow: Justin Bieber: A Chronological List of 31 Women Who Slept With Him For Some Reason
Source: Splash / Splash News Earlier this month it was reported that Kanye West had put down a King Kong grip on 4,500 acres of land in Cody,Wyoming where he and Kim Kardashian found themselves harassing innocent wildlife who clearly didn’t sign up for that ish. Still, Kanye West is all about that “love thy neighbor” life these days and decided to throw one of his signature Sunday Service sermons at the Buffalo Bill Center of The West and invited his new neighbors to bare witness to the hottest ticket in town. Needless to say people showed up in droves to turn up and take in the gospel of Yeezus in all it’s musical glory. According to TMZ some 700+ people attended the Sunday gathering at BBCW’s Powwow Garden where aside from the typical Kanye inspired tunes the crowd rocked out to renditions of classic Nirvana songs “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and “Come As You Are” amongst other joints. Kanye really knows how to endear himself to them white folks in the Midwest. Check out videos of Kanye’s Sunday Service show in Wyoming below and let us know your thoughts. View this post on Instagram Sunday Service x @centerofthewest A post shared by TeamKanyeDaily (@teamkanyedaily) on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:57pm PDT View this post on Instagram #sundayservice A post shared by @ codysundayservice on Sep 22, 2019 at 12:17pm PDT View this post on Instagram #kanye #kanywest #sundayservice #kanyesundayservice A post shared by @ codysundayservice on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:45pm PDT View this post on Instagram #kanye #kanywest #sundayservice #kanyesundayservice A post shared by @ codysundayservice on Sep 22, 2019 at 12:17pm PDT View this post on Instagram #kanyewest #kanye #kanyesundayservice #sundayservice A post shared by @ codysundayservice on Sep 22, 2019 at 12:18pm PDT
Source: Jovanna Reyes / Photo Credit: Jovanna Reyes Name: Althea Smith IG: @iamthequeen87 Agency: Seeking Representation Claim to fame: Smith was chosen as one of five Hello Beautiful readers who graced the runway at this year’s first ever Curvy Noire event. She has also booked herself on segments on The Wendy Williams Show and Dr. OZ without an agent or a manager! “Be yourself everyone else is already taken,” the phrase emblazoned in neon ink on the business cards of model Althea Smith was meant to advocate for authenticity. What she didn’t know was the potential of her authenticity to be isolating. In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful the CurvyNoire model search winner and business owner recalled her previous experience model and advocated for the need for diversity on every runway. View this post on Instagram So this was my very first @thecurvycon and I must say, @curvychrisandra was right. It was a great event! . The goal is for me to be back next year WITH A BRAND! . Lemme just speak that into existence from now A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on Sep 12, 2019 at 5:26pm PDT Smith is a self-represented model who hustles on the daily to find out about upcoming gig, combing sites like Craigslist and sharing information with her friends in the business including former Model Monday subject Chrisandra Wells . “I reached out to agencies so I can get signed, right now I freelance so I get all my jobs my self.“ She has no problem looking for work on her own. A former fashion student at a popular technical college she picked up knowledge that she is able to apply in propelling her career to the next level. Some of that knowledge includes being able to see the Despite having a ton of grassroots experience walking and fitting for designers like Michi Knitwear, Classic Royalty, Jibri Online, Elila Full Figure Jordan Taylor, Sasha Uzuri, and Etched Lingerie she still took it upon herself to enter Hello Beautiful’s search on the off chance that it might introduce her killer walk to a whole new audience. View this post on Instagram This weekend I had the opportunity to walk in the @curvynoire @madamenoire @hellobeautiful Style Summit! . In a world where society places so much emphasis on what the standard should be I put my foot down and celebrate MY SIZE! You can take it or leave it, but I love all of me and No society and No standard is gonna change that for me! A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on Sep 10, 2019 at 1:28pm PDT What does pose a problem for her is that after she shows up and shows out at a casting, the designer often does not bother to do the same on the day of the show. She described the experience of finding a designer who hired her has nothing appropriate for her to wear as “very disappointing,” “Especially if I cast for the show because obviously they like what they see so I would think they have something for me to wear.” View this post on Instagram Full Face using @blackopalbeauty Foundation and Concealers. Finished off with @imancosmetics Luxury Pressed Powder. The way these products are set up, you’re bound to have a flawless face. A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on May 17, 2019 at 5:34pm PDT The last of preparation designers can show their plus-size models is not only infuriating, it has a financial impact because Smith could be on other jobs where she is valued. “First of all it’s a waste of my time,” she stated. “If I did my party showing up and providing you with my measurements ,you should have also done your part making sure that you have something that would work with me. So that’s how I feel disappointed.” CurvyNoire was unlike these shows as it was focused on celebrating women of all sizes and not tokenizing them including Smith who stalked the runway like a seasoned professional. “I liked that the designers had fun and fashionable pieces for us, so that was really cool and there was more than one designer that had pieces for us.” View this post on Instagram “Can my Pharoah find some way to entertain his Queen?” . And while you’re at it, go get a bucket to wash my feet A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on Jul 30, 2019 at 4:34pm PDT The show was unlike many others Smith had done in that it presented a variety of women who might have been told their looks were “too similar” to appear on other runways . Often when chosen from a casting she searched for she would find she was the only one to appear with the “straight size models,” and in that triumph was a little frustration. “The power of modeling is so people can see that there’s more than one thing just like how they have the Victoria’s Secret show they could have twenty white girls that all look the same. Five of them look a little different, five of them could have red hair, you know what I’m saying it’s about the diversity of us too. A lot of the times they have one plus girl or one black girl. They want to put us in this category like that one token plus girl that one token black girl and I kind of want to be added to the roster to show that there’s more than one type of curvy girl.” View this post on Instagram Hakuna Matata A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on Jul 20, 2019 at 9:39am PDT In addition to pursuing a modeling career, and promoting fitness from the perspective of a curvy girl, Smith has several other business ventures she is investing into while working to make her dreams come true. “I do makeup, I sell jewelry, and I have a beverages company now.” That fledgling company Queen Beverages is a nod to her Caribbean heritage, something she values. It offers, “Jamaican inspired beverages sorrel and rum punch.” She says, “we’ll probably be expanding to other things next year.” View this post on Instagram Take Pride in How Far You’ve Come. So Much Left to Conquer. A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on May 8, 2019 at 8:29am PDT She started the business after seeing a hole in the marketplace for authentic options. “Where I am in Mount Vernon, New York aloft of places don’t really have it. Or they have a particular brand and it doesn’t taste like the real thing so I just started making it myself.” View this post on Instagram Big Eyes. Big Smile. Big Heart. Big Hair. Big Body. Big Dreams. Big LIFE! . Everything BIG on my side! Have a good day y’all! A post shared by iamthequeen87 (@iamthequeen87) on May 22, 2019 at 8:38am PDT “It’s something that I do for my family. The sorrel is a traditional drink in Caribbean households, especially around the holidays but I like it so much that I drink it year round,” she explained. Friends and family raved about the quality of her offerings and soon she was bottling it up. Her other streams of income are an expansion of her dreams not a pivot away from them. Walking the CuryNoire runway won’t be the last time you see Smith shine. “I feel like I haven’t gotten my hands on the right person so I feel like there’s still some hope. I hadn’t done a runway show in a while, and I like to show curvy girls can do it too.” DON’T MISS: MODEL MONDAY: Lana Ogilvie Went From The First Black Covergirl To Skincare CEO MODEL MONDAY: Tiffany’s Flame Wants To Shine A Light On All Bodies MODEL MONDAY: Iyanla Galletti Is A God In Her Own Right [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3059309″ overlay=”true”]
Time and time again, interviews with Mike Johnson showed the charmter Bachelorette alum gently set aside rumors that he was in talks with ABC. He was — and is — a fan-favorite to be the next leading man, even though Peter Weber is the Bachelor . Now, Mike reveals that he was in talks, that he did want the role, and shares the extremely noble reason why he was hyped for it. Mike Johnson had already weighed in a little on Peter’s selection — he’s a big fan! But on The Bachelor Happy Hour with Rachel & Ali podcast, he elaborates upon how much he would have liked it to have been him. “I was 100% in talks to be the next Bachelor,” Mike reveals for the first time, having previously claimed to have not been in talks. He admits that, because of this deception, “People probably didn’t think I was considered to be the Bachelor.” Mike explains that he denied being in talks “because I was trying to be so respectful of the crew at Bachelor world.” “And,” he reasons. “I didn’t want to speak about it.” “Even when I went on TV. I thought that was being extremely respectful and a gentlemen of me to the Bachelor world,” Mike says. Oh, he absolutely was. “And Peter didn’t do those interviews,” he acknowledges. “So he didn’t have to go through that.” “I 100% wanted to be the Bachelor,” Mike emphasizes. And he tells th eworld exactly why. He explains: “Reasons being: One, I do want to find a wife.” Mike then adds: “Two, it was bigger than me and I wanted to represent for all people of color.” “Talking about people of color,” Mike continues, pointing out that the black community is not the only minority underrepresented on the show. Having more than twenty seasons but zero black men isn’t a coincidence, but there’s more to it than anti-blackness. “They need to have an Asian Bachelor, they need to have an Indian Bachelor,” he correctly expressed. Mike added: “They need to have other people outside of just black and white.” He also goes into detail about how far along, how prepared, he was. “I had a list of — a Word document — of the type of woman I wanted, what I was scared of, what I wasn’t scared of,” Mike reveals. Mike makes it clear that, as important as representation is, he’s not bitter. “They chose the right person for what they want,” Mike expresses. “And there’s nothing wrong with that at all,” he emphasizes. Mike admits: “When I first found out, I’m not gonna lie, I was sad. I was annoyed when I very first found out.” “But then by the end of the night, I wasn’t annoyed no more,” he shares. Mike explains: “because I was appreciative and thankful that they told me ‘no’ right then and there, because now I could focus on myself.” We can understand why he would have felt annoyed. Not only did ABC and producers skip over yet another black candidate for leading man, but Mike must have felt strung along. Hopefully, his date with Demi Lovato soothed some of that hurt. Unfortunately, as long as a chunk of Bachelor fans decide to tune out when the lead is black — as they did in Rachel’s season — producers may still make the same choices. View Slideshow: The Bachelor Season 24: Meet the Women! Already!
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Rick Ross Is The Latest Guest To Stop By Joe Budden’s Pull Up Joe Budden is really in his hip-hop journalist bag with his Pull Up series, and most recently, he sat down with none other than Rick Ross to talk about everything under the sun. During the interview, the rappers talk about how many revenue streams you need to be a millionaire, investing in businesses outside of music, the differences in the world of hip-hop today, and so much more. Check out the full interview down below to hear some of the gems dropped by these two throughout their hour-long conversation:
Source: ATL Pics / ATL Pics Toya Wright Cuts Her Hair Toya Wright is known for having a head full of healthy hair under her weaves and she’s showing off a new look. The businesswoman/reality star is showing off a sleek short cut courtesy of Atlanta hairstylist Hair By Latise. She also showed video on her story of Latise chopping off inch after inch of her tresses. View this post on Instagram I’m loving my new look @hairbylatise Makeup: @besimplystunning_ A post shared by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Sep 21, 2019 at 3:58pm PDT Toya also added that her boo thang Robert Rushing is none too pleased by the haircut but hopefully he’ll get over it. Toya loves to be candid with fans about her hair care and maintenance. She previously revealed that after the birth of her baby Reign Rushing, she suffered hair loss caused by postpartum alopecia. Toya detailed dealing with her thinning mane in an IG post; “Postpartum Alopecia Is so real… I didn’t know why my hair was falling out. I just noticed my edges and the middle of my hair were getting super thin. Every time I would wash my hair it would come out in chunks. I’ve always had full edges. I did some research and found out that new moms are surprised to be shedding more hair than usual in the first few months after giving birth, but it’s perfectly normal. there’s no need to panic: Your hair should be back to normal around your baby’s first birthday. T hat’s way too long to be without edges but it’s a part of the beauty of giving birth. I just wanted to share that with you ladies. Who else is experiencing postpartum hair loss? …..cause I don’t like it !!” View this post on Instagram Postpartum Alopecia Is so real… I didn’t know why my hair was falling out. I just noticed my edges and the middle of my hair were getting super thin. Every time I would wash my hair it would come out in chunks. I’ve always had full edges. I did some research and found out that new moms are surprised to be shedding more hair than usual in the first few months after giving birth, but it's perfectly normal. there's no need to panic: Your hair should be back to normal around your baby's first birthday. That’s way too long to be without edges but it’s a part of the beauty of giving birth. I just wanted to share that with you ladies. Who else is experiencing postpartum hair loss? …..cause I don’t like it !! #imbaldbihhhh A post shared by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Aug 9, 2018 at 8:19am PDT
Source: Victor VIRGILE / Getty Jennifer Lopez Wears Reimagined Versace Jungle Dress For the second time in history, JLo is buzzing all over the internet for wearing that iconic jungle dress that put her on Google. During Versace’s Milan fashion week show, Jennifer Lopez gave all of the supermodels a run for their money when she closed out the event in an even sexier version of her 2000’s Grammy red carpet dress. Meanwhile, JLo took to social media and celebrated the special event. “So this just happened.. @donatella_versace #jungledress @versace #stillgoingstrong #20yearanniversary #catwalk,” she wrote. Hit play to see JLo strut her stuff! So this just happened… @donatella_versace #jungledress @versace #stillgoingstrong #20yearanniversary #catwalk pic.twitter.com/OK2ajzfgRw — Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) September 21, 2019 The “Hustlers” star later walked out again with the legendary designer herself, Donatella Versace, to pose for photographs. They both received standing ovations. Source: Victor VIRGILE / Getty Good for JLo! Critics are also praising her for her acting in the new movie “Hustlers”. She’s having a great month. Go Jenny.
