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Life and Style… Curvy… Daily Venus Diva, the Lifestyle Magazine for Women with Curves

15 Ways To Boost Your Self-Esteem

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Regardless of your size negative thoughts of your body tend to enter your mind from time to time. To celebrate you and your body, YourTango.com is hosting a 7-day intensive event, Love Your Body. Today’s post offers 15 tips on ways you can boost your self-esteem. The original article is authored by experts Linda DiBella [...]

INTERVIEW: Jay Everyday Appeals to the “Everyday” Woman with His New Fragrance

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Jermaine “Jay Everyday” Smith has huge expectations for his new women’s fragrance, “Everyday” For Women. Created with the women in his life in mind, he pays homage to them with the launch of his new fragrance while further solidifying his position as a lifestyle and media mogul. Mr. Smith was gracious enough to give us [...]

$33,000 Per Pound: The REAL Weight Loss Willpower

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Last week I watched an interesting story on 20/20 called “Losing It: The Big Fat Trap”, which really shocked me on how much these weight loss companies and celebrities profit by endorsing their product. We’ve seen them all: Kirstie Alley, Valerie Bertinelli, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Janet Jackson and the list goes on. All of [...]

And I Quote: Inspirational Divas

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As the week comes to an end here are some inspiring words to reflect on. “Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don’t do that by sitting around.” ~ Katherine Hepburn “Never underestimate the power [...]

My Proud Response to “Black Woman and Fat” by Alice Randall

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As a proud African-American woman that loves her curves, I have never thought of my curves as being a socio-political statement against oppression.  Alice Randall feels that this may be historically the case as she sites sources in her  opinion piece entitled “Black Woman and Fat”,  one  that I feel continues to reinforce negative stereotypes about black woman and [...]

And I Quote: Inspirational Divas

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We are constantly changing, learning and growing. Every day that we wake up, we have a new day before us and a new journey to walk. It is up to us to share what we have learned through our experiences with others, motivate, energize and inspire. Below are some inspiring quotes to meditate on today. [...]

Curvy Actress Yvette Nicole Brown Talks About Size Discrimination

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Yvette Nicole Brown is known for her lengthy acting career and her most recent role in NBC’s hit show “Community”.  Recently, Chicago Plus-Size Fashion Examiner Nikeya Young interviewed Yvette for the USA Today/Media Planet’s Full-Figured Fashion Report.  In the interview Yvette shared her thoughts on size discrimination. I just feel like size discrimination is the last form of [...]

Without Guilt, Without Shame: How State Aid & Charities Helped Me

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When I joined the workforce towards the end of my high school career, I never paid any attention to where my money was going, I just knew it was going to taxes and somebody named FICA. However, as economic times changed around 2009, I got real acquainted to where my some of the funds went [...]

Curvy Quote Of The Day; Beth Ditto, New Album & Fat Apologies

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Our Curvy Quote of the Day comes from Gossip front woman, Beth Ditto. With her band Gossip gearing up to release Joyful Noise, their first studio album in almost 3 years, expect to hear a lot more from this outspoken personality. In an interview with The Village Voice, Beth was asked about being fat and [...]

Curvy Quote Of The Day: Kim Coles On Embracing Your Beauty

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Our Curvy Quote Of The Day comes from comedian Kim Coles. Kim Coles is returning to television as the co-host of Are You Normal America? which premieres on the Oprah Winfrey Network. In a recent interview on TheWellversed.com Kim was asked what advice she would give to women who have not learned to embrace their [...]


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