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Leah V is an International Hijabi social media influencer with over a million views combined and new author of Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim. She plays many roles as an educator, public speaker, plus-size model, recipient of the esteemed Gilda Award and the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship (London), and as an activist who’s been featured by Buzzfeed, Yahoo, CBS, CBC, Huffington Post, Seventeen Magazine, and the New York Times. In addition to landing national and international features, she's worked on projects with Adidas, Polaroid, Refinery 29, and NYLON magazine.

Mickey Armstrong is a photographer, producer of The Plus Report, and Executive Producer of District Of Curves: The Washington DC Full Figured Fashion Showcase.  The annual show has become Washington DC’s largest platform for plus size models, designers, and body positive activists. Both platforms were created to help small businesses, small business owners, body positive activists, and influencers within the curvy community, grow and expand their reach throughout and beyond the worlds of plus size fashion and body positivity. District Of Curves is partnering with Fashion Centre at Pentagon City for The Fall Fashion Preview happening September 21st!

Maui Bigelow is the curator of PHAT Girl Fresh, a digital platform that blends feminism with social, fashion, and beauty culture, Maui is known for bringing progressive, authentic conversations with a southern charm only she can provide.

Her annual event hosted in Atlanta, PHAT Girl Fresh Presents: Life Styled, is a tribute event that honors and celebrates promising and notable female leaders in fashion, entertainment and empowerment.

Maui has been featured in articles for Plus Model Magazine, Mic.com Bustle, Buzzfeed, Yahoo, Allure, Good Housekeeping, and Seventeen Magazine, just to name a few.

For her latest project she has joined forces with urban media giant, Madame Noire to present #CurvyNoire, a fashion experience happening Sunday, September 8th in NYC. Hosted during the height of New York Fashion Week, this event will yield some of the most prominent Black women that the plus-size community/industry has to offer.

Joe Freeman is the CEO of MedZone, parent company to the brand-new Zone Naturals line, an all-natural offering of practical skincare products designed to prevent, soothe, and calm everyday skin irritations like chub rub and blisters. The company’s debut product, Chub Rub® Formula, is a cruelty free, anti-chafe beauty stick that delivers paraben free, long lasting, non-greasy chafing protection in every swipe.

Cassy Jones- McBryde is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has a long-standing commitment to the empowerment and positive development of women and girls internationally and specifically in Detroit. In 2009, Cassy founded The International Fuller Woman Network, a body-positive, initiative based organization that connects women around the world to resources that help create a body-positive lifestyle.  She has produced initiatives like The International Fuller Woman Expo in Africa, Asia, and the United States. Named 2013 Ebony.com Plus Fashion Power Player, recipient of the 2014 Heineken Taste Maker Award for Community Excellence, 2016 Spirit of Detroit Awardee and 2019 Corp Magazine Diversity in Business Leader, Cassandra has dedicated her life to helping women overcome adversity, improve their self-image and build a community of positive support and love. The tenth anniversary celebration of The International Fuller Woman Weekend is October 4-6 in Michigan.

Nicci Gilbert-Daniels is a founding member of the Grammy nominated group Brownstone and one of television’s most sought after executive producers. As the CEO of NoEgo Entertainment, an entertainment production company, she created TV One’s most popular docu-franchise, “R&B Divas”, and the popular BET networks series, “From the Bottom Up” and her upcoming Documentary Film  “Broken Things”. Nicci’s intense passion for all that she does, effortlessly manifests itself in her many accomplishments, including deals and partnerships with the legendary Michael Jackson MJJ Records, super producer Tyler Perry, and television mogul Queen Latifah. She is also an entrepreneur who launched Curvato clothing line for the niche plus size market. Nicci will be a featured speaker at 2019 TCFStyle Expo August 9-11 in Atlanta!

Corissa Enneking is the creator of Fat Girl Flow, a body-positive blog launched in 2015.  Fatgirlflow has been featured on several major media outlets including Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Life and Style, and The Daily Mail.  Corissa will be a featured blogger at 2019 TCFStyle Expo Blogger Mastermind in Atlanta!

Marie Denee is a plus size business expert and the Editor In Chief of The Curvy Fashionista, a fashion and style blog that is a one-stop shop for all things curvy, confident, and chic! In 2017 she was honored as The Root 100’s List of the Most Influential African Americans and was a recipient of The Network Journal's 2018 "40 Under Forty" Achievement Award. Marie has been featured in Ebony, Essence, Lucky Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Marie Claire Italia, The London Times, The Wall Street Journal, Madame Noire, Shape Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and more. She is also the creator of the TCFStyle Expo, an annual plus size shopping event where women and men bond over style, entertainment, and empowerment.  The 2019 TCFStyle Expo will be August 9 -11 in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center!

Karla Tobie is a beauty influencer, entrepreneur and body positivity advocate whose impact has caused brands to name her "one of the most influential beauty brands in the world". Hailing from St.Lucia and now, deeply rooted in New York City. Karla's impact on the beauty industry - through videos, viral campaigns and appearances, has catapulted her from small videos in her bedroom mirror to the main stage with a following that now spans millions.

With a brand built on creativity, Karla created the "Princess Bellaaa" brand - an alter-ego brand, turned empire, whose mission is to represent, empower, inspire and promote diversity in beauty and the media through visuals. campaigns, social media and her creative content brand: Karla Tobie Media.

Karla will be a featured speaker at 2019 TCFStyle Expo August 9-11 in Atlanta!

Staci Pratt is a plus-size model, actress, and entrepreneur based in Southern California. Born into an entertainment family, she has been acting professionally since she was 5. Staci made a successful transition to the plus-size modeling industry, signed by IPM Model Management. Her clients include Kohls, JCPenney, Nordstrom’s, Lee Jeans, Ashley Stewart, Standards & Practices, Avenue, and many more. She recently did her ?rst international magazine spread and is in talks to expand her representation internationally. Modeling has been an incredible way for Staci to promote body positivity, self-love, and represent women of all shapes and sizes.