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APRIL 2016 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
MONIQUE STEVENS
MUA
TEN TIPS TO HELP YOU FOCUS ON KEEPING FIT AND HAVING FUN BY KATNAP FITNESS
ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT CHUKWU “D” DESIGNZ BY NATALIE DAWN
BEAUTY MUST HAVES
BY CRYSTAL CARMEN
FEATUREDMODELS CRYSTAL GREEN DOMINIQUE DAKOTA LISA RACHEL MEESHA ANN
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE MANAGEMENT TEAM? Queen Size Model Management is a company created to guide aspiring models along the path to becoming successful models. If you are looking for a management team that truly cares about your success, and is looking to dedicate their time and resources in you; then reach out to us and let’s talk about how we can help you. Please email us two photos of yourself to queensizemodelmanagement@gmail. com Tell us why you want to model and we will contact you for an interview. Remember, you have to take the first step. We are waiting.
ALEXANDRA CASTRO QUEEN SIZE MAGAZINE Photography by | Mondern Photographix
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
Note from the Editor Welcome to the April 2016 issue of Queen Size Magazine. Over the next few months you will notice a slight shift in the magazine. We are transitioning to become an all fashion magazine. You are going to be seeing a few less articles and whole lot more fashion suggestions and choices for the curvy Queens. This change is in preparation for our Sister magazine that will be released on March 15th. Look out for the M.I.M.S. Magazine, a new business magazine being born under the Cohesive Minds brand. I remind people on a daily basis to chase those dreams. If you want it for yourself then make it happen. I am living proof of that. Who would have thought that this little Brooklyn girl would become a business owner? A lot of people had that thought as I was growing up. As we are in the heart of tax season I also want to take a moment to remind us all of the importance of investing in ourselves. For those of you who actually get back that pretty couple thousand dollars, use it to help yourself get out of debt. Use it to start up a little nest egg so when you spend all of your tax money you have a little something saved up for emergence purposes. For those of you that own companies, take some of that money and invest it into your company. “The best hobby makes for the greatest business�. ~Tawana Blassingame
Photography by Philip Drew PDrew Photography
Thank you all who continue to support me and the Queen Size brand.
TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief
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MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director NATALIE DAWN Assistant Editor CRYSTAL CARMEN Beauty Editor SHIRLEY BEALE Assistant Editor CARRIECE JEFFERSON Assistant Editor DUANE JONES Director of Photography for N. Carolina DOUG SWAIM Director of Photography for the DMV area KENDALL REED Photographer DIONNE REEVES-GRUBBS Model Recruitment Manager
CREDITS - Cover, this image and all images on pages 22-31 Model: Ify Ufele Photographer: Philip Drew, PDrew Photography Make-up: Sade Perry
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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MONIQUE STEVENS
HEALTH AND FITNESS
06 THE BERRY SMOOTHIE By DARSGI SHAH
10 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
TIPS TO HELP YOU FOCUS ON 36 TEN KEEPING FIT AND HAVING FUN
FEATUREDMODELS
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By KATNAP FITNESS
BUSINESS
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ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT CHUKWU D DESIGNZ By NATALIE DAWN
26 ASHLEY MAKES THE COVER By QSM
AND FLAWLESS SOFT 28 CONTOURED LAUNCH BY TAWANA BLASSINGAME
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42 ALICIA APPLETON BEAUTY&FASHION
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BEAUTY MUST HAVES By CRYSTAL CARMEN
TRACES OF MY PEN
44 I’M A WORK IN PROGRESS By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
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