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MONICA DAY
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Fashion + Lifestyle
OPENS UP ABOUT HER ANXIETY DISORDER
How to care for your hair during the Fall and Winter Season Dare to wear a Mini: Affair Ladies Holiday Gift Giving Ideas MODEL SPOTLIGHTS JOJO TEDDER AMANDA BOLES WWW.QUEENSIZEMAGAZINE.COM| DECEMBER 2017 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
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Welcome to the December 2017 issue of Queen Size Magazine. I swear it feels like just a couple of issues back I was just welcoming in the year. Now we are upon our 2017 Holiday Season, about to prepare ourselves to welcome in 2018. YIKES!!! Where is the time going? I have watched many models, designers, photographers, etc. excel in this industry in such a short timeframe. I want to encourage you all to continue to grow and continue to study your crafts. Life is too short to waste precious moments doing absolutely nothing. Find what you are good at, find what you like and LIVE YOUR PURPOSE. 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. I certainly hope you enjoy what we have put together for you all in this issue. As always, thank you all for your support. We are six years in and still going strong; all thanks to you. 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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MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director & Director of Photography DOUG SWAIM Director of Photography for the DMV area ELVIRA ANDERSON Photographer DANA HALL Photographer MEESHA ANN Fashion Editor JACKIE PAYTES Fashion Blogger CRYSTAL CARMEN Beauty Editor LAWANDA SANYANG Beauty Blogger LAFINA PHILLIPS Creative Stylist ANDREA BLASSINGAME Makeup Artist EYANI COUTURE House Designer
Photographer | PDrew Photography Model | Monica Day MUA & Hairstylist | Tracy “Lady” McCarson Stylist | Reggie May of FForeverstyles Amalia Faux Leather Leggings | Fashion to Figure Black Lace Bralet | Fashion to Figure Floral Print Duster | Fashion to Figure Shoes | Black Lace Booties by Just Fab
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FLAVORS OF FULLNESS House Designer
CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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MONICA DAY - SPEAKS OUT ON COPING WITH ANXIETY By QSM
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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HUMANITY
By COURTNEY K. PENNINGTON
BEAUTY&FASHION TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HAIR 08 HOW DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS By CRYSTAL LEWIS
18 DARE TO WEAR A MINI: AFFAIR By SABRINA JONES
30 FALL INTO WINTER WITH THE AVENUE
MODEL SPOTLIGHTS
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By QSM
BEAUTY HOLIDAY EDITION 32 FENTY RELEASE By LAWANDA SANYANG
SANTA: LADIES HOLIDAY GIFT 36 DEAR GIVING IDEAS By MEESHA ANN
38 FALL INTO WINTER WITH LORALETTE By QSM
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BUSINESS
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JOSE PAGAN TAKES TEXAS
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MODEL SPOTLIGHT AMANDA BOLES
By QSM
By QSM
THE LENS SPOTLIGHT - AISHA 34 BEHIND “A.I.” BROWN By QSM
MARIE AND TIFFANY SMITH 44 QUENSETTA GETS READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS By QSM
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