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AUGUST 2016 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
Katherin JenningsVermeille Ms. Caribbean Gemz 2015 and more...... TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
HOW TO FIND A HIGHLIGHTER FOR YOUR SKIN TONE
BY CRYSTAL CARMEN
SAY NO TO BLACK AND SAY YES TO
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SWIMWEAR BY MEESHA ANN
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE A MODEL BY NATALIE DAWN
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief
Welcome to the heart of Summer. How exciting for all of us. Kids are out of school, traffic is flowing and the pools are open. For those of you that experience winter weathers then you understand my happiness here. I am excited to bring you the August/Summer 2016 issue of Queen Size Magazine. I am loving all of the different choices of swimwear that the designers have created for us plus size divas. G’Wan by Charon has kindly teamed up with us this month to show off a few of her creations with beautiful bold colors. In this issue you will also find some great recaps of the infamous Full Figured Fashion Week; THE event for the Full figured community by the full Figured Community. Each year Gwen DeVoe and her team gives us more and more reasons to be proud to be plus. Running Queen Size Magazine is a lot of work but I can’t imagine doing anything else. I am Proud to be Plus and I am proud of this industry. Thank you to all that have supported us thus far because after all, we do this for you. We hope you enjoy what we have put out in this issue.
Photography | PDrew Photography
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MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director NICOLE FRANTZ Assistant Editor & EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR 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
PHOTOGRAPHY | PHILIP DREW, PDREW PHOTOGRAPY MODEL | KATHERIN JENNINGS-VERMEILLE STYLIST | SABRINA EMPRESS CLINTON
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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KATHERIN JENNINGS-VERMIELLE
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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POMEGRANATE-RASPBERRY SMOOTHIE By QSM
FEATUREDMODELS
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08 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
BEAUTY&FASHION SAY NO TO BLACK AND SAY YESS TO
14 COLOR SWIMWEAR By MEESHA ANN
HOW TO FIND A HIGHLIGHTER FOR
18 YOUR SKIN TONE By CRYSTAL CARMEN
BUSINESS
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SO YOU THINK YOU’RE A MODEL
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FULL FIGURED FASHION WEEK 2016 RECAP
By NATALIE DAWN
By QSM
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BIG DREAMS START SMALL By NICOLE FRANTZ
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