Dear Young Queen

This week on Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex with guests Zoe Chin Loy and Natasha Gross.

Natasha is a Miami-based makeup artist the ladies have nicknamed “Fairy Glam Mother” and Zoe is a mommy, wifey, plus size Model, and the CEO of Mint Brows. The two friends are in the business of instilling confidence in women, Natasha doing the outward work and Zoe doing the inward work. 

Zoe shares how a 71-year-old client changed her life and led her down a path of self-acceptance and love.  She details the moments when she hated herself most and the adjustments she had to make to help her accept her “new normal.” Natasha shares how important it is for every woman to experience full glam, shares personal anecdotes of procedures she’s had done and puts us up on the surgery game in Miami. 

Are they two friends that sit on opposite sides of the coin when it comes to “love yourself or fix yourself?“

And as they do on every episode, the ladies talk to Zoe & Natasha about some of their firsts and lasts. For Zoe, when was the first time you looked in the mirror and didn't recognize yourself?

And for Natasha, when was the last time you did a procedure to correct a physical imperfection and regretted it?

Happy New Year & welcome back to Dear Young Queen: The Podcast! Don't forget to subscribe to our youtube and rate us 5 stars on your favorite podcast app!

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🗒️Table of Contents🗒️

00:00- Welcome to Dear Young Queen: The Podcast
03:20 - Men saying “You have too much makeup on”
14:00- Defining Beauty 
18:17- Zoe On Her Body After Pregnancy
23:23- Ashley on physical insecurities
25:26- Love yourself or fix yourself?
26:58- Natasha on Plastic Surgery

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Make This Week’s Cocktail”  “Glamorous Ruby” 

Ingredients:

• Prosecco
• Pomegranate 

Step 1: Add pomegranate to the bottom of a champagne glass

Step 2:  Title Champagne glass and pour Prosecco

Step 3: Enjoy!

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This week on Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex with guest, Mieka Joi. 

This Boy Mom and CEO & Designer of Rich Girl Candy, has been making splashes with her very progressive co-parenting style but she sits down with the ladies of Dear Young Queen: The Podcast to explain her choice, to put her son above all.

But that’s not it! Alexis keeps the ladies warmed up for the final episode of the year with this week’s cocktail, “The Grinch Who Stole Miami” and yes hunny, it got the conversation flowing.  These Midwest girlies discuss Mieka & Alexis’ very colorful fashion sense, the importance of owning your own story, and the “real” difference between real and fake bags!

And as they do on every episode, the ladies talk to Mieka about some of her firsts and lasts, including what was the first business Mieka started? What was the first designer piece she purchased on her own? And when was the last time she did something for herself? Not for her child. 

This is an episode you won’t want to miss. 

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Make This Week’s Cocktail”  “The Grinch Who Stole Miami” 

Bring a little heat to an iconic classic by adding jalapeno and tajin to your Margarita. Green Jalapeños are paired with the sweet Miami Mango. Your tastebuds may walk on fire, until the citrusy sweetness of the Cointreau balances the flavor. 

Enjoy Queen & don’t be mean .. the tajin gives all the spice you need. 

Ingredients:

• 2 OZ Tequila or Mezcal (smoky) 
• 1 OZ Cointreau 
• Half lime squeeze 
• 1 OZ Mango juice
• 1 Slice jalapeño
• Mango slice 
• Tajin for garnish/rim 

Step 1: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, including the lime 
Step 2: Add ice and shake until well-chilled
Step 3: Strain into a chilled glass
Step 4: Garnish with a jalapeño pepper and mango slice add  Tajin around the rim or on top. 

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This week on Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex with guest, Lina Palacios.

This Colombian Queen sits down with Ashley & Alexis to share what it really means to work in fashion as a wardrobe stylist and costume designer. Her grandmother, with her sewing machine and her mother, with her bedazzler inspired a career that includes work TV, film, major commercials, music videos, and a host of personal clients.

On this week’s episode, Lina gives her take on fast fashion, entrepreneurship, shares the difference between dating black men and Latino men, and more. And as they do on every episode, the ladies talk to Lina about some of her firsts and lasts, including what was the first piece of clothing she designed from inception to completion? When was the last time she brought a man home? When was the last time she went out dancing on a date?


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This week on Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex with guest, Sahar Bitaraf.

This Persian Queen sits down with Ashley & Alexis to chat working out with Sahar- a survivors story, the bravery of the women in Iran, and finding a career in tech.

When Sahar was 13, her parents sent her to Iran to live and learn more about her culture. Her first time in Iran was more than culture shock. From squat toilets to a run in with The Moral Police over red nail polish, Sahar’s personal experience helps the ladies learn more about the current state of affairs for women in Iran. 

As they do on every episode, the ladies talk to Sahar about some of her firsts and lasts. When was the first time she felt “other than?” When was the last time she exchanged gifts with a man?

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This week on Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex with THE Director Of Vibes, Cassidy Jordan for a super fun episode you won’t want to miss.

This New York-born, Miami-bred Jamaican Queen sits down with Ashley & Alexis to chat about her upbringing, taking risks, setting realistic boundaries, and navigating the relationships with her parents along the way.

Do your parents understand what you do for a living?

This former Def Jam executive has stepped out on her own as a digital marketer, influencer, and content creator and the term “pressure” has taken on a whole new form. From family pressures to her own personal internal pressures, Cassidy lets everyone in on her journey to womanhood.

As they do in every episode, the ladies talk to Cassidy about some of her "firsts" and "lasts." When was the first time she brought a man home to meet her parents? When was the last time she broke someone else's heart?

This Week’s Drinks:
Stoudemire Estate Collection - Pinot Noir

This Week’s Meal:
Chicken Tortilla Soup

Plus, Cassidy drops off her Miami restaurant recommendations:

Gekko
8 SE 8th St
Miami, FL 33131

ZZ’s Club
151 NE 41st St
Miami, FL 33137

Magdoos
30 NW 34th St
Miami, FL 33127

Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen
316 NW 24th St
Miami, FL 33127

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On the first episode of Dear Young Queen: The Podcast, your hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire are coming to you live from #CasaLex.

Ashley Weatherspoon, Queen of @dearyoungqueen and host of Ask Ashley: The Podcast is joined by Alexis Stoudemire, mother, philanthropist, investor, food & drink aficionado, and international solo traveler.

This week, get to know your hosts when they answer the weekly questions about their firsts and their lasts. Alexis shares details about her first solo trip and how it inspired her big trip which included 11 countries in 32 days. Ashley shares her last- first date. That’s a mouthful, but also a single girl whose last first date was in the summer? What is she expecting, a man to break into her house?!

Welcome to Dear Young Queen: The Podcast!

Make This Week’s Cocktails:

Ashley: Sexi Lexi Mule- Alexis’ twist of the classic Moscow Mule. Simple and refreshing, this is a perfect cocktail for your day-to-night VIBEZ that add a fizzy feeling to your tastebuds.

2 Oz Cointreau
1 OZ Tequila 
Half a lime juice
2 OZ ginger beer

* Step 1/3: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, including the lime
* Step 2/3: Add ice and shake until well-chilled
* Step 3/3: Strain into a chilled mule cup

Alexis: #CasaLex Cosmo- This sexy, tangy cosmo will tickle your tastebuds and turn your evening into a sexy celebration even if it’s just enjoyed with your girlfriends in the city. 

1 oz Cointreau 
2 Oz Vodka 
1 OZ cranberry juice 
1 oz fresh lime juice 

* Step 1/4: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, including lime 
* Step 2/4: Add ice and shake until well-chilled
* Step 3/4: Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass
* Step 4/4: Garnish with an orange twist

Welcome to Dear Young Queen: The Podcast. Welcome to your safe place. Welcome to the place where women just like you are shedding their skin for a good laugh, a moment of inclusivity, and yes, the occasional tear.

Each week, hosts Ashley Weatherspoon and Alexis Stoudemire invite women, at various stages in their journeys, to share some of life’s most memorable moments. By exploring their “firsts” and “lasts” we are able to identify the unique pieces of their crowns that molded them into the Queens they are today.