By Tulin Reid Carre Otis was a rock star to many of us, having modeled for Guess, Donna Karen, Calvin Klein, and Revlon and appearing on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. The media couldn’t get enough of her turbulent love life with Mickey Rourke and her undeniable good looks.… [Continue Reading]
This month AdoraOm is giving 1 LUCKY WINNER a fabulous makeover for the “New Year, New Look, New You” Makeover Contest which starts Midnight November 29 & runs until Midnight December 31, 2011. The winner will receive: * A Complete New Hairdo, compliments of Stylist Antoinette Holton of Jaeso Studio in Anaheim. Have you ever wanted to have that “celebrity style” and were always afraid to… [Continue Reading]
According to the CDC, approximately 34 percent of adult Americans are overweight; according to TV shows and films, however, most of the people who fall in love tend to be thin and preternaturally good-looking. Empirical evidence shows us that people of all shapes and sizes meet and fall in love; for proof, any trip to your local… [Continue Reading]
The Hotter than July Bellydance Extravaganza is a celebration of the Girls Raks Bellydance and Body Image Summer Program. The event will be held July 9, 2011 at 1:00pm at the La Peña Cultural Center at 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. Now in its second year and led by Raks Africa, Girls Raks is a… [Continue Reading]
Via Mirror Magazine In a world where beauty essentially means being thin, can a curvy figure be as acceptable? The Mirror Magazine finds out. There’s a photograph taken by Lionel Wendt of a woman’s torso – her abdomen is divided into neat, long rolls of fat. Clearly, he saw some beauty in it, that voluptuousness… [Continue Reading]
Shapewear is all the rage these days. More and more women- and even men – are using shapewear to look thinner and create a sleeker profile. But what if your shapewear can offer health benefits such as back pain relief, posture enhancement and abdominal support for women with abdominal muscle tears from pregnancy? The result is a revolutionary… [Continue Reading]
Who says big girl don’t work out? Meet Rochelle Rice. She’s a nationally-recognized speaker, educator and author of Real Fitness for Real Women. She holds a Master’s degree from NYU specializing in Plus-Size Exercise and has been working passionately with the plus-size population for 15 years. To read the entire article click HERE.
This is a letter to all Daily Venus Diva and PLUS Model Magazine Readers from the Publisher, Valery Amador – It’s Time for a Conversation… This is a shout out to ALL Curvy Women (and Men) who have embraced who they are and are living the ‘Vida Curvy’. For years, we have been on a… [Continue Reading]
(Remember, plus modeling IS about looking YOUR personal best… and a healthy plus model is a working plus model!) John Rowley, fitness expert and best-selling author of the sensational hit Climb Your Ladder of Success Without Running Out of Gas, offers the below health and fitness tips to Americans across the country looking for fitness… [Continue Reading]
(Remember, plus modeling IS about looking YOUR personal best… and a healthy plus model is a working plus model!) John Rowley, fitness expert and best-selling author of the sensational hit Climb Your Ladder of Success Without Running Out of Gas, offers the below health and fitness tips to Americans across the country looking for fitness… [Continue Reading]
