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APRIL 2018 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
WHO IS PLUS? WHERE DO WE START?
Fashion + Lifestyle
COVER MODELS FAITH COSTA SERENITY THE MODEL CATHARINE CHU
MODEL SPOTLIGHTS SHAKIRA HOWARD AUTUMN RICHARDSON WWW.QUEENSIZEMAGAZINE.COM| APRIL 2018 ISSUE
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief Photo by PDrew Photography Dress by Juul Couture Makeup done by Brooklyn Tate
Welcome to the April 2018 issue of Queen Size Magazine. Each of our issues are usually surrounded by a particular theme. This issue was surrounded by a particular story. I have had countless conversations with people, models in particular, about the feeling of not fitting the mold. And the question still remains as to what the mold is. Plus size fashion should be, in my opinion, anything outside of the straight size standards. Why are we excluding size 12 from this mold. The troublesome part to me is that it is us that are doing it to each other. It seems so strange that our industry was created to provide representation for the women who look more like “US”. But yet we are not willing to accept our own. In this issue you will get to read the stories of three women who represent three different spectrums of plus. You will get to read of their individual struggles in an effort to remind us all that Plus is Equal; no matter what size plus you are. As with every issue, I truly thank each and every person that had a hand in making Queen Size Magazine possible. And on behalf of myself and Queen Size Magazine, I would like to thank all of our readers; without you we would not still be here. We would love to hear your feedback. Email us at queensizemagazine@gmail. com and let us know what you like, don’t like and/or want to see in future issues. We value your opinion.
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MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director & Director of Photography ELVIRA ANDERSON Photographer DANA HALL Photographer MEESHA ANN Fashion Editor JACKIE PAYTES Fashion Blogger LAWANDA SANYANG Beauty Blogger LAFINA PHILLIPS Creative Stylist ANDREA BLASSINGAME Makeup Artist EYANI COUTURE House Designer FLAVORS OF FULLNESS House Designer
Photography | Philip Drew (IG: PDrew Photography) Makeup | Vera Palmer (IG: iamverapalmer) AND DMarie Beauty (IG: Dmariebeauty824) Hair | Flawless Designz by Charisse (IG: flawlessdesignznyc) Dresses | Kabi926 Models left to right | Faith Costa, Serenity The Model, Catharine Chu
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SABRINA JONES Lifestyle Editor
CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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WHO IS PLUS.. FEATURING FAITH COSTA, SERENITY THE MODEL AND CATHARINE CHU By QSM
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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NOURISH YOUR SOUL
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HOW TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THOSE COMMERCIAL BREAKS
By COURTNEY K. PENNINGTON
By QSM
BEAUTY&FASHION
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MODEL SPOTLIGHT: SHAKIRA HOWARD By QSM
MODEL SPOTLIGHTS
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16 FAQ’S AT THE SALON By CRYSTAL LEWIS
18 SPRING MUST HAVES By QSM
36 FAVORITE FIVE BASIC BEAUTY By LAWANDA “LALA FACES” SANYANG
SPOTLIGHT: AUTUMN 38 MODEL RICHARDSON
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By QSM
BUSINESS
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KABI926 By LAWANDA “LALA FACES” SANYANG
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