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Kimberly Williams is the CEO and designer of the newly launched La Forme Clothing & Accessories, made and manufactured in Lagos, Nigeria. Since 2015 she has worked in various facets of the plus industry including boutique owner, plus model manager, and blogger. In 2016 she served as a staff writer for Fashion Bomb Daily, the web’s number one destination for multicultural fashion. She has also worked on the celebrity styling team for gospel star Le’andria Johnson at the 2017 BMI Trailblazers Gospel Music Honors. Kimberly’s keen business sense and her knack for fashion makes her one to watch in 2020!

Tamara Ivey is currently the Marketing Manager of Customer Acquisition for Ashley Stewart, Inc. She is the brain and master behind event marketing and the in-house public relations team. Some of her accomplishments include the Annual Thankful for Fashion Event, The Love Your Curves Tour, Arise Television fashion segment, star of Ashley TV and occasionally using her beauty expertise for Ashley Stewart fashion shows and campaign shoots. Tamara never forgets her humble beginnings and always looks for opportunities to recruit talent from the Empire Beauty schools across America as Empire Beauty holds a very special place in her heart. Tamara is committed to giving back to her community by advising young people to follow their dreams.

Jessica Milagros is a Plus Size Model, Body Diversity Advocate and CBS Season 21 ‘Big Brother’ Reality TV Star. She is signed to IPM Model Management and has been featured in various publications, appeared on national television, and has walked several runways including New York Fashion Week and The Business of Curves at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Jessica has worked with major retail brands, such as Ashley Stewart, Kohls, Target, Fashion to Figure and was the first Latina size 16/18 model to land a national commercial and swimsuit collaboration with retailer JCPENNEY.   She is passionate about presenting opportunities for all body types to be represented and believes in breaking the social norms.

Mara Hall is an actress and entertainer who can currently be seen as Darcia Lancaster on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s spicy nighttime drama, “Ambitions”.  Mara joined the cast of the new OWN, Will Packer Productions series Ambitions in 2019 as a series regular. Many may recognize her from recurring roles on Scandal (ABC), The Quad (BET), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Saints & Sinners (Bounce TV), and much more. She is also a Type 2 diabetes awareness advocate and talks openly about her experience living with the condition. Catch Mara on the hit drama series "Ambitions" midseason premiere on Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Steffany Bready-Edwards is a Fashion/Wardrobe and Personal Stylist based in Brooklyn, NY. In 2009 she established her business SteffanyAllen, LLC, which empowers women of all sizes to change their perception of themselves and enable them to tap into their inner selves through wardrobe and accessories. She has provided styling for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Full Figured Fashion Week ™, Ashley Stewart, promotional based events for Lane Bryant, editorial styling for Plus Model Magazine and has been a guest wardrobe stylist for The Nate Berkus Show. In November 2017, she was appointed Fashion Editor for CurvesBeReal Magazine. Steffany is nominated as “Female Stylist of the Year” for the inaugural Full Figured Industry Awards, November 2nd in New York.

Zakiyah Caldwell is a Philadelphia native who began her journey as a photographer in 2010. Since then she's collaborated on many projects including Saks 5th Avenues Salon & Spa, NBA Star Chris Bosh's Mr. Nice Tie by Armstrong & Wilson, Diva Curves by Actor Sayed Badreya, as well as numerous celebrities and influencers.

Zakiyah’s work has been published in a variety of magazines including Philadelphia Wedding Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, Cole Magazine in Norway, Elle'ments Magazine, Fabuplus, Queen Size Magazine, BTFL and POSE Magazine to name a few. Most recently Zakiyah shot the October 2019 Love Your Body issue of PLUS Model Magazine and is nominated as “Female Photographer of the Year” for the inaugural Full Figured Industry Awards, November 2nd in New York.

Mallory B. Richardson is a Native American influencer and a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe. She is the CEO of The Platform Experience, A North Carolina based fashion house that provides multiple services including wardrobe styling and model coaching. She is also the Creator and Producer of Crusade of Curves, North Carolina’s first and only curvy community fashion week and Founder of Beaucoup, Raleigh's premiere plus size nonprofit support network for career development, wellness and service. Mallory is nominated as “Emerging Female Model of the Year” for the inaugural Full Figured Industry Awards, November 2nd in New York.

Gwendolyn DeVoe is the Creator and Executive Producer of Full Figured Fashion Week®, an annual presentation of the fashion industry’s finest plus models, designers, retailers, boutiques and businesses with products and services for the plus community.  The event celebrated ten years of production in June 2018 and is heralded as one of the industry’s most legitimate gateways for plus fashion and a “must attend’ for anyone involved in the industry. Gwen has written content for USA Today, and has appeared as an expert on several radio and television shows including Fox 5’s Good Day New York, OMG! Insider Entertainment Tonight and ASPIRE TV.  Gwen’s recent features include The Huffington Post’s Women in Business, Fortune.com, Fashion & Style, and Biz Women - The Business Journal. Gwen will be recognized at the inaugural Full Figured Industry Awards as the Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree, November 2nd in New York.

Jennifer Barreto- Leyva is the Editor in Chief of  Belleza XL the first and only Magazine in history of media dedicated to plus size people in Spanish. She is also a lawyer, journalist, and activist with over 20 years in the body positive movement. Her work has been celebrated and highlighted for Franza Sozanni, Editor in Chief of Vogue Italia and Cristina Saralegui best known as the Latina Oprah. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Ravishly Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, and seen on Univision. Most recently she was featured on OprahMag.com as Latina influencer to be inspired by and nominated as “Journalist of the Year” for the inaugural Full Figured Industry Awards, November 2nd in New York.

MsNickee Mack is the CEO and Founder of Diva Day International Modeling Agency, Makeup Studio, and Development Firm. She is also a brand ambassador for several brands and represents models on their journey as ambassadors and signature models for various clients. In 2016 MsNickee added author to her list of accomplishments with the book “Your Guide to a Perfect Fashion Show Production”.  In addition, she is the Atlanta Regional Brand Director for ORS/Olive Oil natural hair care line and has built a team of certified natural hair product advisers. MsNickee is set to co-host The Full Figured Industry Awards, November 2nd in New York.