By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 17, 2012 at 5:11 pm | No comments
The Associated Press reports that the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, died this morning in Florida at age 63 following a battle with breast cancer.
Her family issued a statement saying confirming the death (first reported by TMZ) and adding that they "are at peace celebrating...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 16, 2012 at 1:27 am | No comments
From Working Mothers Magazine, Melissa McCarthy, one of this year's most powerful Mom's!
Melissa McCarthy may have played second fiddle for much of her acting career—in TV’s Gilmore Girls, Samantha Who? and The Nine—but that’s all in the past for this actress after...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 15, 2012 at 8:05 pm | No comments
Queen Grace sides with the writers at the Huffington Post when we say ... (from huffingtonpost.com) we've long admired Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, an effort launched in 2004 to enlist "real women" models (i.e. not just super-skinny professional models) to showcase Dove...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 15, 2012 at 7:09 pm | No comments
This is rather cool. From the Hollywood Reporter, fashion fabulousness that she is, Kate Young has now been named "the most powerful stylist in Hollywood" and it doesn't hurt even a wee bit that she ALSO loves the idea of giving glam style to "real women" affordably - QG WD...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 8, 2012 at 4:56 pm | One comment
From MTV; What do cascading feathers, lemon yellow peplums, errant capes, pops of hot pink, and gigantic gold sequins have in common? They all get top billing at the 2012 Met Gala! Arguably fashion's equivalent to the Oscars and prom all rolled into one magical night hosted by...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 4, 2012 at 7:59 pm | No comments
This is big news! From Hollywood Life;
In an effort to promote a healthier image, the fashion mag has vowed to stop using too-skinny and underage models in its pages — and we think it’s fantastic that the high-fashion publication is paving the way and promoting a healthy...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 3, 2012 at 12:34 am | No comments
From one of our fav buzz sources over at Jezebel;
"I didn't think it was going to get this big," said a trench-coat-clad 14-year-old Julia Bluhm as she stood in the drizzle outside the Midtown skyscraper where Seventeen magazine is headquartered. Bluhm was talking about the...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | May 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm | No comments
Why Plus Size Models Matter – Director of BELLA models, Chelsea Bonner was invited by Vogue Australia to write an opinion piece for the launch of ‘The Health Initiative’ and here's the dish in a blip, you can read the full story in this month's issue of VOGUE...
Posted in: Culture, HEALTH + WELLNESS, Latest News
By Lisa Pool Content Manager | April 28, 2012 at 8:13 pm | 2 comments
We're really psyched to be sharing this great buzz with our QG WD readers - the brilliant and innovative plus size model-turned mega online retailer Aimee Cheshire has been featured prominently in the May issue of MORE Magazine! The Stylebook section of this 40+ fashion and...
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By Lisa Pool Content Manager | April 27, 2012 at 1:58 am | No comments
Just too fun. Our QG WD Q&A interview this week is with the ever-popular, Los Angeles based make up artist and "entrepreneur go getter" Nakeah Fuller. Nakeah is the creator of Nakeah Cosmetics, Inc., and All About FACE Academy, LLC. Enjoy Nakeah's replies and industry...
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