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Ms. Theresa “Sparkle” Randolph is the CEO and President of the Ms. Full-Figured U.S.A. Pageant. This year marks the pageant’s 30th anniversary, making it the longest running and one of the most successful pageants solely dedicated to promoting the empowerment of the full-figured woman. This unforgettable lady energetically crafts the pageants into the most spectacular extravaganzas to be seen with celebrity guests and dynamic production, her highly anticipated sold-out events are a must-see! The Ms. Full-Figured Pageant has been featured on television shows such as TV One's News One Now, ABCTV's Here and Now, Good Day New York, News12 New Jersey, MY9 News, NBC Nightly News, CW11 Morning News, FIOS 1 News, and many more.  Theresa’s full-figured pageants, along with all of her other outstanding undertakings, are her glittering testaments to diversity in beauty and business.  Her motto is “Size has no barrier on beauty” and she most certainly exemplifies that! The 30th Annual Ms. Full-Figured USA Pageant will take place Sunday, April 28th, 2019 in Newark, NJ.

Annette Richmond is a globe trotter and goal digger. She’s a writer, an advocate, the creator of Fat Girls Traveling and Fat Camp, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Fat Girls Guide. As a Digital Nomad she’s constantly on the move. After two years and twenty countries, Richmond hopes to continue to inspire fat women to see the world and be seen.

Dale Noelle? is the Founder and CEO of TRUE Model Management. She was one of the fashion industry’s most successful fitting models for nearly two decades before she founded TRUE Model Management. During her career as a professional model, she worked with the most reputable fashion influencers including designers/brands: Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger, Oleg Cassini, Ralph Lauren, Nicole Miller, Gap, J.Crew, Victoria’s Secret, and many more. Dale Noelle has been featured in multiple television, print, and online publications, including ?Bloomberg?, ?Forbes?, ?Fox Business News: Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®?, ?The Huffington Post?, and New York Times. She is also an instructor at The Fashion Institute of Technology and is a new board member of the Miss America New York organization.

Born in Alabama and raised in Georgia, Devorah is a true country girl with a city grind. Devorah is an in-demand plus model that has graced the cover of Plus Model Magazine for their Love Your Body October 2017 issue, and she's worked with well-known brands such as Ashley Stewart, CurlBox, Jibri, and Rue107. In 2018, Devorah landed her first national hair campaign with Crème of Nature for a Pure Honey, which can be seen on billboards nationwide. When Devorah isn't busy being a mother and a model, she dedicates her time to working with children who have Autism as well as other developmental disorders.

Coach Tulin is The Plus Size Health & Fitness Motivator. She advocates for those starting or re-engaging in fitness from a place of self love and has been helping women on their journey for over 20 years. She is a respectful disruptor in the health and fitness industry who has worked tirelessness to have plus size bodies on the fitness journey seen, voices heard, and to show we are more than a before. She not only works with plus size women but well known fitness professionals as a peer in the fitness industry. Her mantra and hashtag, #fithasnoSize, is dedicated to bridging the gap between those that are plus size or on the journey and the fitness industry. Coach Tulin has shared her message on stages across the US and Canada, to her over 300k followers on social media, and millions across the globe on the power of exercise modifications and creating a healthy relationship with fitness that aligns with how people WANT to feel, forever removing the idea that fitness is punishing. Coach Tulin is a social media fitness influencer having recently been featured in the mainstream fitness program, Proving Grounds, shared her passion on Fabletics campaign, and Lane Bryant.

Tawana Blassingame is the Editor In Chief of Queen Size Magazine, a monthly national plus size fashion and lifestyle publication for both men and women founded in 2011. Tawana is embarking on a new journey. She is the Executive Producer of the Full Figured Industry Awards (also known as the FFIAs) premiering November 2019.  The FFIAs is a prestigious ceremony of awards honoring the craftsmanship and commitment to excellence across various platforms spanning the full figured industry. From models, makeup artists and designers, to bloggers, photographers, entertainers, influencers, and productions; Tawana and her team are working relentlessly to ensure that each and every well deserving nominee is celebrated for their work ethic and dedication to the industry.

Kenyatta Johnson is an accomplished author, television and radio personality, production director, motivational speaker, philanthropist, leadership and empowerment coach. Kenyatta is the creator of Power Plus Weekend, an annual conference scheduled for March 22 & 23, 2019 in Durham, NC. The two-day event will feature several speakers, including thought leaders, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and industry powerhouses. Power Plus Weekend will bring to life the encouragement network’s mantra, “The POWER of S.H.E”, fostering the belief that when women work together through support, healing and empowerment, they will succeed in life and business.

Alexandra Boos is a Hollywood talent manager and coach who is currently most known for her role in developing and managing the career of celebrity Rosie Mercado, host of talk show Face the Truth, produced by Dr. Phil and CBS.

As a thirty-year fashion pioneer, New Yorker magazine called Alexandra a “fixture” in the plus industry, passionately supporting growth in every creative spectrum from modeling to marketing and creative director for a plus fashion magazine to launching a curves division at a Manhattan modeling agency. Alexandra currently develops talent with her own unique faith-based methodology armed with the mission to help create celebrities in fashion and entertainment who serve the world with the gifts and talents God gave them.

Lynx Garcia, also known as Supersize Spanishfly, is an entertainer and activist that has been in the plus size community for over 25 years and is a pioneer in the fight for size acceptance. Most recently, Lynx has been appointed as the ambassador and face of SHE Beverage Company. Lynx has created the Curvas Fashion Show, an all-inclusive fashion show featuring women of all sizes, produced by Gwen Devoe, for SHE Beverage Company’s inaugural SHE Week women’s convention taking place in Las Vegas, July 15-22, 2019!

Kim Postell is the founder of Naturally Fashionable, a lifestyle blog for the timeless woman navigating career, travel, beauty, and style. Naturally Fashionable also chronicles Kim’s expat life in Kuwait, which took form after she quit her job as a public school teacher in North Carolina. She also hosts a successful YouTube channel to compliment her true-to-self Instagram which has over 130,000 followers, through which she emphasis very strong and unpopular views about fashion, such as fit is the key to great style.  Kim’s brand grew immensely with the support of partners such as Creme of Nature, ORS, Vaseline, Always and Shein. In addition, Naturally Fashionable has been featured in Redbook, Ebony, Buzzfeed, and Essence.