Inspiration

Rope Bracelets!

I spotted Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2011 jewelery line earlier this year and it stopped me in my tracks! I never ran a price check on the beautiful rope bracelets because I was shopping for a dress that day, but after I saw Nina Garcia post the rope bracelet on her website as one of her… Read the Rest…

Want to be a model?

A lot of you have expressed your interest in modeling to me and I wanted to share an interview that www.plusmodels.com posted with my agent, Aida Brigman, at CLICK Model Management in NYC. This interview addresses most of the questions that I had when I was going through the process of deciding whether or not… Read the Rest…

Plus Size Models Unite

I know I’ve mentioned this website before, but I really do love them and admire the two gorgeous and hard-working women that put this site together. Plus Size Models Unite is a great blog and resource for models in the industry and even for people who generally just believe in a healthy image. I like… Read the Rest…

Haute Holidays & NYE Masquerade

Happy New Year friends! I hope you were all able to ring in the New Year the way you had imagined you would, and that you’re starting to now make those resolutions a reality! One of my resolutions this year is to be an honest and compassionate friend to everyone. I was able to ring… Read the Rest…

Embraceable You!

I recently was featured on the Madison Plus website as their new Fresh Face. I really am honored to be a part of a such a beautiful movement; where models can be themselves–happy and healthy. Madison Plus is based out of New York City and offers a common ground for the fashionable, modern, and average/plus-sized… Read the Rest…

De Rossi and Some Good, Healthy Laughter

One of my favorite comedians, Ellen DeGeneres, is married to a beautiful woman, Portia de Rossi. De Rossi published a book this month revealing what unhealthy habits she had developed from modeling and acting at a young age, and how those habits almost killed her. Yes, the story is a very raw and sad illustration… Read the Rest…

Haute and Healthy Women

Have you been noticing the popularization of  healthier women in the modeling industry? I’m seeing women that look like…us! Athletic, beautiful, curvy, health conscious, and very fashion aware women! It is certainly an exhausting battle that much of the modeling industry is fighting now, advocating that healthy and happy models are what we want our… Read the Rest…

Wilhelmina: Curves for Change

I was so excited when I found out about Wilhelmina’s “Curves for Change” initiative! Curves for Change is bringing attention to the modeling industry’s bad reputation for using models that are dangerously thin, and promoting the new push for healthy-sized women in the industry. Truly fantastic! I looked at my schedule to see if I’d… Read the Rest…

Tips on Eating a Vegan Diet

People often express how much they would love to eat a vegan diet, but they just don’t know how it would be possible to eat that way, everyday. Does this sound like you? I believe that making the decision to become a vegan–or even a vegetarian–is a completely personal decision. Whether the doctor has ordered… Read the Rest…

Made in USA

Most would agree that the athletic apparel giants, Under Armour and Nike, trump all of the “other” brands in the industry…and on every other day, I would totally agree with you. After all, who doesn’t love seeing that famous check mark on their body when they’re looking in the mirror at the gym? And what… Read the Rest…

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