In this episode Ida Fanelli sits down with Christella Merveille-Ilunga—Registered Behavior Technician, educator, advocate, model, and former Miss Grand Rhode Island & Massachusetts 2022.

Christella shares her journey from teaching and behavioral health to the world of modeling and pageantry, highlighting the challenges, pressures, and opportunities that come with redefining beauty standards. As the founder of Hair’s Culture Cosmetics, she also discusses her mission to promote confidence, self-expression, and safe, non-toxic beauty.

Key Topics Covered

• Mental health, advocacy, and hidden pressures within the modeling and pageant industries
• Common misconceptions surrounding pageantry and modeling
• Redefining beauty standards and embracing individuality
• Makeup and cosmetics as tools for empowerment, self-confidence, and self-expression
• The importance of safe, non-toxic cosmetics
• Practical, budget-friendly beauty and wellness strategies

 What You’ll Hear

• The truth behind beauty pageants and modeling pressure
• Christella’s journey from teaching and behavioral health to the runway
• How and why, she founded Hair’s Culture Cosmetics for safe, non-toxic beauty
• Why real beauty is rooted in confidence—not perfection

A powerful conversation about confidence, resilience, and breaking stereotypes in the beauty world.

To contact Christella

• Instagram: @christellamilunga | @heiressculture
• LinkedIn: @ChristellaMerveilleIlunga
• Email: [email protected]
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