CURVYSTA MAGAZINE NO. 1 | Page 10

WHERE DO I BEGIN?

AFTER YEARS OF LABORING, FEAR, AND ANYTHING THAT KEEPS YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD ON YOUR DREAM, OUR BABY, CURVYSTA, HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. WE FINALLY FOUND A TEAM OF CONTRIBUTORS THAT HAVE THE SAME PASSION, DRIVE AND ARE JUST "CRAZY" ENOUGH TO GROW WITH OUR DREAM PROJECT.

IN THIS ISSUE, OUR COVER MODEL IS SAMANTHA LEBBIE. SHE WAS CHOSEN NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE'S OBVIOUSLY STUNNING, SHE IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST GRACIOUS MODELS WE'VE EVER WORKED WITH. SHE'S OUR "DOLLBABY" AND WE LOVE HER!!

JESSICA LIKAS, THE CURVY QUEEN OF QVC, IS FEATURED IN OUR SPRING FLORA.

SHE TOOK OUR BREATH AWAY WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING. THE GIRL'S GOT IT!

ALIYAH CHERRISSE, WINNER OF PNO MODEL SEARCH AND AN ASHLEY STEWART MODEL,

IS FEATURED IN MODEL MUSINGS, AND YES SHE IS SHAPED LIKE A "ROCK GUITAR".

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE WHEN YOU REACH HER PAGE.

JEWELS HAYS IS BLUE CRAZED. PERFECT FOR THIS EDITORIAL. THE GIRL IS BRAVE AND BRAZEN!

ANOTHER FAVE MODEL AND ASHLEY STEWART REGULAR, NAIMAH TERRY IS DRESS OBSESSED AND WEARING MY CHERISHED VINTAGE CHRISTIAN DIOR MINK CHAPEAU.

ESSIE GOLDEN, THE GORGEOUS BLOGGER/MODEL/FASHIONISTA IS OUR CURVYSTA BLOGGER BEAUTY.

DANEN WILLIAMSON IS A FRESH FACE ON THE RISE. FULL OF LIFE AND OF GREAT SPIRIT, SHE IS A NATURAL!

OUR FIRST EVER, CURVYSTA GIRL, 18 AND UNDER, RACHEL IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOSETT VALDEZ. JOSETT IS FEATURED IN HOT PRINTS. ENTREPRENEUR, MODEL, MOTHER, MANAGER, AND PART OF OUR MAKEUP TEAM. THIS BEAUTIFUL LATINA DOES IT ALL!

MEET MICKEY ARMSTRONG, A CURVYSTA INNOVATOR AND PRODUCER OF THE FIRST EVER

DISTRICT OF CURVES FASHION EVENT IN D.C.

WE WILL PUBLISH ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, BY SEASON AND LOOK FORWARD TO DELIVERING THE BEST OF CURVY FASHIONS TO YOU.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE MODELS THAT PARTICIPATED, YOLANDA NICOLE, MY GIRL, MY FRIEND AND MY ONLY GO TO HAIRSTYLIST. TOCCARRO SHANEL, BRIONNA JONES AND KTHOMPSON, MUA'S THAT CAN DO IT ALL, WELCOME HOME!

TO ALL OF MY NON-DESPICABLE MINIONS(PRIVATE JOKE)...AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE,

THAT ASSISTED, CARRIED, PULLED, HELD, FED, SHOPPED, CLEANED...

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE ISSUE AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED CREATING IT.

BECAUSE I'M HAPPY,

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