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MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
COVER STORY: THE AVENUE LAUNCHES LORALETTE
LA-FINA PHILLIPS SHARES HER STORY OF LIVING WITH LUPUS
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Fashion + Lifestyle
SPRING INTO BEAUTY SEE WHAT’S TRENDING IN FASHION MODEL SPOTLIGHT JANELLE SIMMONS TEISHA THOMAS JOYCELYN WAY MAY 2017 ISSUE
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“If you love what you do stick with it, but do it right!”
Photography | PDrew Photography Pants, Shirt and Boots | The Avenue Duster | Ashley Stewart
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ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief
Welcome to the May 2017 issue of Queen Size Magazine. Fashion is in the air and it is very refreshing. We are absolutely loving the evolution of plus fashion. And speaking of evolving, guess who just recently released a new brand? If you’ve gotten this far then I am sure you already saw the cover! Congratulations to the Avenue on the release of Loralette, their new brand for the youthful buyer. You can check out some of their pieces inside this issue. We also shed some light on some recent fashion trends that hit the stores. Each month we pack our pages with tips, ticks, trends and inspiring stories. We certainly hope you like what we gave you this month. 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 LA-FINA PHILLIPS Creative Stylist TANAYA JOHNSON Makeup Artist ANDREA BLASSINGAME Makeup Artist EYANI COUTURE House Designer
Photographer | Francesco Benson Stylist | Keith T. Pollick
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FLAVORS OF FULLNESS House Designer
CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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LORALETTE.COM, THE AVENUE’S LITTLE SISTER By QSM
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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LIVING WITH LUPUS - LA-FINA PHILLIPS By QSM
BEAUTY&FASHION
12 SPRING INTO BEAUTY By CRYSTAL CARMEN
14 TRENDING SHOES
MODEL SPOTLIGHTS
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By MEESHA ANN
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BUSINESS
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MODEL SPOTLIGHT JANELLE SIMMONS
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MODEL SPOTLIGHT TEISHA THOMAS By QSM
THE LENS SPOTLIGHT 38 BEHIND EL ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY By QSM
SPOTLIGHT 42 MODEL JOYCELYN WAY By QSM
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