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MEESHA ANN
SEPTEMBER 2016 ISSUE
MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
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Fashion + Lifestyle
RISING STAR
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
ON TOP VERSUS ON BOTTOM: WHICH ONE ARE YOU
BEAUTY 911
By CRYSTAL CARMEN
ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT RAYYAN AKHDAR
By DARSHI SHAH
YOGA FOR FULL FIGURED WOMEN
BY CARRIECE JEFFERSON
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Photography | PDrew Photography Dress | Ashley Stewart Shoes | Ralph Lauren
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Jewlry | hrisie Styles Boutique
ARTICLE TITLE | BY AUTHOR MAKING QUEEN SIZE MOVES
FROM THE EDITOR
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Welcome to the September issue of Queen Size Magazine. Each month I write to you all, but this month I am going to ask you all some questions. Where are we in Plus Size Fashion? How far have we come? How far do we have to go? Are you doing your part? What exactly is your role? Are you really supporting the industry? Lots of questions right? Well my reasoning behind it all is simply this; we all have a part to play in building our industry. It takes way more than buying a ticket to a fashion show. This month I chose to open the minds of our readers and make you all think of how you can do more. Be the change that you want to see. Let’s do our best to continuously support each other and make our foundation a stronger one.
Tawana Blassingame Founder & Editor in Chief 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 SHIRLEY BEALE Assistant Editor DARSHI SHAH 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
PHOTOGRAPHY | PHILIP DREW, PDREW PHOTOGRAPY MODEL | MEESHA ANN
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CONTENTS FEATURED STORY
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MEESHA ANN
HEALTH AND FITNESS
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“ON TOP VERSUS “ON BOTTOM” By DARSHI SHAH
FEATUREDMODELS
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08 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION By SHIRLEY BEALE
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YOGA FOR FULL FIGURED WOMEN By CARRIECE JEFFERSON
BEAUTY&FASHION
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CLASS IS IN SESSION By MEESHA ANN
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BEAUTY 911
By CRYSTAL CARMEN
BUSINESS
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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE 101
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7 SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA
By NATALIE DAWN
By QSM
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RAYYAN AKHDAR By NICOLE FRANTZ
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