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MAY 2016 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
CHARLOTTE ROGERS-BROWN 2015 FACE OF KURVACIOUS FAKING IT! By DARSHI N. SHAH
DATE NIGHT CONCEPTS BY MEESHA ANN
STAND YOUR GROUND AS A BRIDE TO BE
BY CARRIECE JEFFERSON
ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT PURPLE KA TOY KREATIONS
FEATUREDMODELS IV MERCEDES LA THE MODEL BETSY REYES MALINDA BELL NATIA JENKINS WWW.QUEENSIZEMAGAZINE.COM| JUNE 2016 ISSUE
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the June 2016 issue of Queen Size Magazine. This issue is packed with great articles. We have a little bit advice for the Bride to be, the Prom Queens, and our everyday Queens looking to relief some everyday stress. Each release feels like the first for me. The excitement never goes away. It brings me so much pride to be able to put out an issue every month that I know will actually help people. When I look back at when I first began putting Queen Size Magazine together I am proud of the growth. Passion and dedication will lead you to where you need to be. This issue is dedicated to all those that believed in themselves when no one else did, when everything seemed to be against them; the ones that go out on faith because they know their destiny and are not afraid to get it wrong and try again.
Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief
Photography | PDrew Photography
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MASTHEAD TAWANA BLASSINGAME CEO/Editor In Chief PHILIP DREW Executive Director 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
GUEST WRITERS DARSHI N. SHAH
Cover Model | Charlotte Rogers-Brown Photography | Philip Drew, PDrew Photography
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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CHARLOTTE ROGERS-BROWN MS. KURVACIOUS 2015
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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FAKING IT
By DARSHI N. SHAH
FEATUREDMODELS
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08 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
BEAUTY&FASHION
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DATE NIGHT CONCEPTS By MEESHA ANN
PROM BEAUTY SURVIVAL GUIDE By CRYSTAL CARMEN
PURPLE KA TOY KREATIONS By QSM
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BUSINESS
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STAND YOUR GROUND AS A BRIDE TO BE By CARRIECE JEFFERSON
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PSBFW FULL FIGURED FASHION SHOW RECAP By QSM
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