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Cover image by Rick Jones
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Photography | PDrew Photography Dress | Ashley Stewart Shoes | Anne Klein
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief
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Welcome to the February 2017 issue of Queen Size Magazine. I hold this issue very dear to my heart; literally. I am dedicating this issue to women all across the globe. Plus size, straight size, young elderly, black, white, orange, etc. As we all know February is Valentine’s Day month; but more importantly it is Go Red for Women Month. This is the month when we raise awareness for Women’s Heart Disease; our number one killer. In 2016 many of my friends had scares with their hearts; none were fatalities thank God, but all were wake up calls to take better care of ourselves. Very recently someone very dear to me experienced her own “warning sign”, it was enough for everyone very close to her to take a look are ourselves and each other. Ladies, if you are experiencing any changes in your body that is out of the norm, I urge you to get it checked out. You owe it to yourselves to do that. It may not be anything but on the other hand it might be something. Don’t ignore the signs, continue to do your research and spread the word. I am my sister’s keeper. Thank you all for continuing to support Queen Size Magazine. 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.
Photography | PDrew Photography Dress | SWAK Jaket | Ashley Stewart
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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 DARSHI SHAH Assistant Editor CARRIECE JEFFERSON Assistant Editor DOUG SWAIM Director of Photography for the DMV area DIONNE REEVES-GRUBBS Model Recruitment Manager
PHOTOGRAPHY BY | PDREW PHOTOGRAPHY MUA & HAIR | BY MODEL RED DRESS | FASHION TO FIGURE CORSET | AMAZON BOOTS | RAINBOW STORES STOCKINGS | TORRID
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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THE 2017 FACE OF QUEEN SIZE MAGAZINE - MEESHA ANN
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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GO RED FOR WOMEN
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7 FOODS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART
By QSM
By QSM
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VALENTINE’S DAY DESSERT OTIONS
MODEL SPOTLIGHTS
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By QSM
BEAUTY&FASHION
12 COLOR CORRECT EXPRESS
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By CRYSTAL CARMEN
HAVE SCENTS FOR MEN AND 14 MUST WOMEN By MEESHA ANN
SWEATER THAT ARE CUTE AND 16 TORRID’S WARM By QSM
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BUSINESS
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ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT EYANI COUTURE By QSM
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IMPORTANT MARKETING TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS By QSM
SPOTLIGHT 38 MODEL CHARLENE GRACE By QSM
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