One Florida mom was fed up with trying to find a doll that would embrace the natural features of her three daughters. She searched everywhere but when she heard her oldest daughter Sophia began to complain about her brown skin and kinky hair she decided enough was enough and designed her daughter a doll that looked just like her.
(Photos+Video) You Go Girl: Big-Boned Woman Flaunts “Thick” Body All Over Hollywood Blvd In Bikini To Promote Self-Esteem
20-year-old Amani Terrell might be a little thick, but she says she’s the most confident person around! Matter a fact, she’s so confident that she threw on a bikini and strolled down Hollywood Blvd. to prove to the world she loves herself and that they should take pride in loving themselves, too! She bared it all to promote the message of being confident and loving the skin you’re in, regardless of shape, size or color. “You cannot seek validation from other people,” she said. “This world is very cruel. You must seek validation within yourself and be kind to yourself.” Terrell explained how living in Hollywood is very difficult because people are so superficial and base their lives off this “perfect” physical perception of what beautiful is. “That’s all you see are thin women,” she explained. “I came up with this idea because I live in Hollywood and there’s this mass hysteria of perfection in this town. There’s a misconception that big women have low self-esteem. I don’t have low self-esteem.” Peep the video and flicks below.
Halle Berry Talks Being Biracial, Self Esteem & Bad Relationships
It’s still so very hard to believe that Halle Berry is 46 years old. What fountain has she been drinking from? She looks young and rock starish in her signature pixie cut as she posing in the newest issue of T Magazine. Inside, she dishes on what it was like to grow up bi-racial (while comparing it to a secret society), as well as why she believe she has a hard time finding Mr. Right, how she felt after she won her Oscar and her continued troubles with being stalked by Paparazzi. She also revealed that she always felt like the underdog growing up which made her an over-achiever. Catch excerpts from the very candid and revealing interview below the jump Quay
Gabrielle Union Writes Encouragement To Younger Self On Self-Worth
Ebony Magazine loves Gabrielle Union. She’s covering the mag for the second time in 6 years and in the cover story, she’s penned a letter to her younger self. In the note, she encourages her younger self to be comfortable with her skin tone and to not let low self-esteem trick her into believing that she has low value. She also tells her younger self and other young women to never worry about love, love will find you and you will find love in an incredible man. Read more after the jump Quay
