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Christian Omeshun was founded by Atlanta based designer A’Shontay Hubbard. A’Shontay chose to pursue fashion design when she noticed a lack of modern, sophisticated options for plus sized women - particularly if they were tall. The options found in stores were often cookie cutter, generic, and had an unflattering fit and length. As a plus size woman with a flair for fashion, A’Shontay found this simply unacceptable and set out to create a custom clothing line for the woman who wanted more. Christian Omeshun has been featured in Essence, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, Skorch Mag, Kontrol Mag, and The Curvy Fashionista.

Pretty BIG Movement CEO and Founder Akira Armstrong is a trailblazing pioneer with a big heart and an even BIGGER vision. The Bronx native holds credits including Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Salt-N-Pepa, SWV, Jennifer Hudson, Jasmine Sullivan, Daddy Yankee, Big Freedia, Lane Bryant, Black Girls Rock, and Canadian plus brand Pennington. Armstrong established the house of full-figured, voluptuous, talented and otherwise overlooked dancers in 2008. She sought out the opportunity to create a path and platform all her own which would cultivate empowerment for women of the unorthodox industry look. With the release of Condé Nas "The Scene: Breaking Stereotypes" the Movement became an international household name, with +10 million views overnight and they have been disrupting the waves of mainstream media ever since!

Nancy Youssef is the founder and President of Curves with Purpose, a plus size fashion community. The e-commerce marketplace is ascending the movement of shape diversity, curating global brands for women sizes up to 3X, utilizing an online fit tool to ease the online shopping experience and providing size and styling recommendation. Curves with Purpose also supports charitable organizations in an effort to help disrupt the cycle of poverty.

Jonquel Norwood is an artist, textile designer and body positive influencer from New Orleans, LA. Her mission is to spread the word of body positivity and confidence through her art. She is best known for her plus-size recreations of the Disney Princesses, which have appeared in Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Bustle, Yahoo Style, BET.com and other media outlets. Jonquel has worked with brands such as Full Figured Fashion Week, Ashley Stewart, Rue 107, The Curvy Con, Lane Bryant, and Dia&Co. She is hosting The Curvy Art+Fashion Experience featuring Courtney Noelle, February 9th in New York City! sjii9tSq3DMHzXz4ehj6

A news-junkie with a passion for style and entertainment, Allison McGevna has been working in digital media for more than a decade with a specialty in fashion, film and television. She has worked across multiple platforms and has experience in several roles, including a writer, producer, host, and style architect for major brands and personalities. Allison built her media career at some of the industry’s top digital and broadcast outlets, including iOne Digital, where she was the Vice President of the Women's Lifestyle Division,  overseeing content for HelloBeautiful.com and MadameNoire.com. She has also contributed to Glamour Magazine, People StyleWatch magazine, where she was a featured columnist, as well as FoxNews.com, where she helped to build the independent entertainment and style site, FOX411.com. A nationally recognized fashion, celebrity and pop culture expert, her work has provided her opportunities to interview some of Hollywood and Washington's biggest names alike, ranging from Tom Cruise to Maxine Waters, Denzel Washington to Marilyn Mosby, Jerry Lewis to April Ryan and more.

Tip Jones is an entrepreneur, author, business coach, and speaker. This Bronx, NY native launched POSE Magazine in 2011 and served as the Editor-in-Chief. Her magazine featured personalities such as Goo Goo Atkins, Denise Duffield-Thomas, Lalah Hathaway, CeCe Winans, Nene Leakes, Michael Jai White, Fred Hammond, and the late Dr. Maya Angelou, just to name a few. In 2012 POSE Magazine won the Magazine of the Year award at Full Figured Fashion Week. Now she has moved on to her passion: connecting women to create action plans for their personal and entrepreneurial success through her company Tip Jones Global. Tip Jones Global provides business coaching, graphic design, web design, book publishing, local entrepreneur workshops, webinars, and island retreats. Her upcoming event EnVision: The Ultimate Vision Board Event is January 12, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Alexis Henry is a model of African and Irish descent represented by IPM Model Management. As a full-time model, Alexis can be recognized from working with brands such as Dia & Co, Rebdolls, Ashley Stewart, Old Navy, Nike, Urban Decay Cosmetics, SavageXFenty, Universal Standard, and Fashion Nova. In addition to modeling, Alexis has also produced workshops on body confidence and recently began speaking out to children in New York City charter schools,  concentrating on finding self-love and respect. She is working to banish size and beauty stereotypes by not only illustrating and teaching body confidence but also sharing her world through fashion projects and modeling. Alexis hopes to encourage others to be kinder to themselves by promoting mental clarity and size representation.

Farrah Estrella is an award-winning Latina, plus size fashion, beauty and lifestyle blogger. A native of the Dominican Republic, she previously wrote for Examiner.com and made her blogging debut on the Estrella Fashion Report in 2012. She has been featured in fashion segments for CNN Latino Tampa, Telemundo Tampa, and Mira TV. Farrah modeled for Ashley Stewart's Fall 2016 campaign for extended sizes showcasing top plus size bloggers; and has worked with major brands such as Lane Bryant, Avenue, and Catherines. Named "Blogger of the Year" in 2015 by The Fashion Movement in Tampa and "Blogger of the Year" again in 2016 by Full Figured Fashion Week, she offers a unique voice in the industry.

Tricia Campbell is an accomplished plus-size supermodel, motivator, entrepreneur, and trailblazer who is gaining recognition as a symbol of confidence and a voice of encouragement to women everywhere. Hailing from Montego Bay, Jamicia, Tricia took bold steps towards realizing her dreams by attending The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. After earning a degree in fashion design, Tricia began working for a noted fashion designer. While working for the designer she was often asked to double as a plus-size model. Many opportunities later Tricia became an in demand, full time, plus size model requested by numerous fashion industry leaders. Tricia is Oprah's stand-in model for the O Magazine cover photo shoots and has been featured in publications such as Essence, Glamour, Sister 2 Sister, O Magazine, and Vice Magazine. She has represented clothing brands that include Ashley Stewart, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, American Rag, House of Dereon, and Jessica Simpson. In addition to walking runways in the worlds #1 fashion capital, Tricia is also one of the only "sexy size" models to have been featured on BET's Rip The Runway for 8 years in a row. Tricia is now taking her brand to the next level by stepping out as a designer by launching Glamour Glamour Swimwear.

Marcy Cruz is a New York City-based freelance writer, public speaker, extended sizes fit model and educator. Named one of the "11 Bloggers Inspiring The Body Positive Movement" by BodyPositivity.com and one of the "14 Latinx Plus-Size Fashionistas You Need To Follow" by Ravishly.com, she offers a unique voice in the industry. She is one of the few size 24+ fit models signed to a modeling agency, having done fit for brands such as Universal Standard, Eloquii and Mexican indie brand Generose.  Marcy has also served as a model in body positive campaigns such as Shape Magazine’s Love My Shape series and Big Fig Mattress. Most recently, she filmed a mini docu-video for Allure Magazine detailing her experience as a nontraditional fit model and is a regular in Glamour Magazine’s Sizes 0 to 28 fashion video series, which has garnered over 10 million views on YouTube.