Archives for: August 2009
My girl, Devyn Ashely in the new Asher Roth Video

I’m so proud of my girl, Devyn Ashely aka Queen Bee. She’s in the new Asher Roth video. She’s a wonderful lady and I am just buzzing to see her in this. She’s looks hot!! I miss hanging out with her – she knows how to get her dance on! God bless her in all she does – she truely [...]

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V past

Hello Vansters, Yeah, so I was going through some of my earlier work and I found my very first porfolio. This picture you see here was my first professional shoot. I got paid for it. This was a print – no digital I don’t think back then. If there was no one used it that much. I was that slim [...]

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Guest Post on The Curvy Fashionista

Hi Vansters, (Link updated) Just wanted to let you know that I have a guest post up on The Curvy Fashionista regarding getting started in the modeling business. I was thrilled to be asked to do it and I hope you find it informative and useful. Many thanks to Marie Denee for letting me loose on her fantastic blog. What [...]

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Introducing Debra Mazda – Shapely Girl
Introducing Debra Mazda – Shapely Girl

Introducing Debra Mazda I have just sat and read the bio of a lady named Debra Mazda and I’m close to tears. Why, because I see someone who is very passionate about reaching out to women who are overweight about the importance of exercise. Before you get the idea that I’m going to write a post about how we should [...]

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PETA Versus The Plus Size Community: The Exclusive Interview on PLUS Model Radio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PETA Versus The Plus Size Community: The Exclusive Interview on PLUS Model Radio PLUS Model Radio tackles PETA new “Save the Whales’ Campaign live on Tuesday, August 26, 2009 at 6 p.m. Pacific. Los Angeles, CA – PETA’s latest “Save the Whales” ad campaign will be the focus of the next PLUS Model Radio (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/plusmodelradio) with host [...]

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Nima Beckie – Interview Editor at Skorch Magazine with me on SHF-Radio

Thank you to Nima Beckie for taking the time to chat to me today. We did have a technical issue half way through but Nima was a sweetheart and patiently waited for me to call her back. You can listed to the interview below. If you’d like to contact Nima you can find her on http://www.facebook.com/nimabeckie and http://www.twitter.com/nimabeckie For details [...]

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PETA responds to my complaint about their ‘Lose the blubber’ billboard

As some of you know I wrote to PETA both on their official  blog, but also to their Campaign team regarding the recent billboard campaign in Jacksonville, Florida – which claims by going vegetarian you can get a beach body and that you won’t look like a ‘whale’. Many of us were truly disgusted by this. Though many were not [...]

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PETA saying “Save The Whales, Lose The Blubber: Go Vegetarian.”

I saw this on Plus-size Lyric’s Facebook. I couldn’t believe it and I don’t think she could either. I thank her for sharing it.  Post this on your blogs and twitters. Let @officialpeta on twitter know they have gone way too far! I am disgusted – I thought PETA understood ‘hate and cruelty aren’t right – or do they just [...]

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Life is crazy but rewarding

I often get the feeling I’m about to just collapse. This past week, including the weekend has been crazy – but rewarding. I interviewed  Sommer J from Gemini Magazine @gemimimag (you can listen to it here on my site via the Blogtalk radio widget)  and I posted my interview with The Curvy Fashionista Marie Denee @mariedenee also. Then on Sunday I [...]

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The Curvy Fashionista, Marie Denee, speaks to V about everything Fashion!

Marie Denee came to my attention via Twitter. I can’t remember who added who first but the point was I finally found someone talking about fashion I could relate to. After quietly reading her Curvy Fashionista blog and also finding some great articles on examiner.com , which she also writes for; I concluded that not only is this woman a [...]

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