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JANUARY 2016 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
NATALIE DAWN 2016 FACE OF QUEEN SIZE MAGAZINE COVER MODEL
WOMEN WORKING ALONGSIDE MEN FATIMA GASKIN & DOMINIQUE DAKOTA DOES MAKEUP REALLY IMPROVE YOUR SKIN CHEAP SHOES/ MARIA WILLIAMS EXPENSIVE ISSUES TAWANA BLASSINGAME ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT CRYSTAL CARMEN & LAURA MAZUREK
BEHIND THE LENS RAYMOND MULLINS
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
Note from the Editor Welcome to the January 2016 issue of Queen Size Magazine. Happy New Year to all of you. Allow me a moment to reflect back on 2015; it was a great year and I was fortunate to meet so many great people. I was fortunate enough to provide opportunities to many writers, entrepreneurs, models, photographers, etc. I was even fortunate enough to attend some great events; one of those being Queen Size Magazine’s Pink Carpet Fashion Show. When I look back at how far the plus size industry has come, I realize that we have a long way to go but I also realize that we have come a long way. While we are still making strides I want to remind everyone not to lose sight of the big goal. Remember that we are trying to sell an industry and not sell ourselves. Do not forget that we are still trying to fit into a fashion industry so don’t leave the fashion out of modeling. Speaking of models; in 2015 we had some beautiful models grace our pages; models who have worked with very talented photographers. In this issue I have chosen one model from each issue last year and highlighted them in the 2016 issue.
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Photo by Paul J. Heyw
2016 will bring some great things for Queen Size Magazine. We are celebrating the release of our 50th issue in March and we are celebrating five years in business in November. In March 2016 Queen Size Magazine will also be getting a sister magazine. Be on the lookout for M.I.M.S. Magazine; a quarterly publication that will focus on business and the straight size fashion industry.
TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief
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MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director PAUL J. HEYWARD JR. Photographer/Videographer NATALIE DAWN Assistant Editor MARIA WILLIAMS Beauty Editor KAMILLE RIVERS Assistant 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 DAWN HALL Model Recruitment Manager DIONNE REEVES-GRUBBS Model Recruitment Manager
CREDITS - Cover, this image and all images on pages 22, 25, 26 and 27 Model | Natalie Dawn Photographer | Duane Jones Photography MUA | Adra Campbell Stylist | Kristina Argenal Designer of shoes and african print shoes | Chuwku ”D” Designs
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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NATALIE DAWN
HEALTH AND FITNESS
08 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
BUSINESS
FEATUREDMODELS
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06 ARE YOU A LEADER By NATALIE DAWN
THE LENS 10 BEHIND PHOTOGRAPHER |RAYMOND MULLINS
12 THE PINK CARPET FASHION SHOW By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
WORKING ALONGSIDE MEN 18 WOMEN DOMINIQUE DAKOTA FATIMA GASKIN
By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
42 2015 PINK THE RUNWAY By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
SPOTLIGHT 44 ENTREPRENEUR CRYSTAL CARMEN By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
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ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT LAURA MAZUREK By TAWANA BLASSINGAME
BEAUTY&FASHION MAKEUP REALLY IMPROVE YOUR 16 DOES SKIN By THE COLOR BOX BY MARIA
TRACES OF MY PEN
41 DREAMS
By KAMILLE RIVERS
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