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LaShawnna is determined to help women of color realize their true potential. This can be seen as she visits schools and youth centers with her models to teach young girls, college students, teenage moms and women in general about self-esteem, believing in themselves, and following their dreams. LaShawnna Stanley is a motivational, inspirational, informational speaker on a number of Hip Hop and women empowerment topics such as "Hip Hop & The Sexplotation of women" dissipate stereotypes and learn the truth about the women in hip hop music videos from an inside perspective. "Empowering Teen moms to beat the odds" Dream big and don't limit yourself. "Empowering Women to become Entrepreneurs " Create your own destiny. Become your own boss.

  • Booty vs. Beauty

    2010-02-01 11:20:11

     In the era of the urban model, the video girl, the I hv booty pics up on myspace therefore I am a model has gotten utterly out of control and embarasssing. Once upon a time it was a honor to have the title "model", not so much anymore. Ethnic women get a bad wrap, stereotyped and down right disrespected. We wonder why? No its not just because we are curvy and they are hating on us. And I'm tired of hearing  white women can pose in maxim and sports illustrated in swimsuits why can't we do the same thing in our magazines? Well ladies I will say it once as I've said a million times, presentation is everything, its not what you do but how you do it. As the pioneer of the urban modeling game I will give you some guidelines to go by to know if you are putting yourself in the "booty vs beauty" category 

     1- if your booty is more prevelant in a photo than your face. This indicates that your booty is all that you feel you have to offer. Although curves are in, that is not what advertisers are selling. Just because guys compliment you on these type of pictures does not mean that is what the modeling industry wants to see. In fact its quite the opposite.

     2-Never pose doggy style. Are you a dog? its ok to show off your curves and your nice buttocks but you should never pose doggy style in a picture. A nice side pose with your back curved in a S shape will show your curves without being distasteful.

    3- Never, ever, ever under any circumstance should your butt crack be exposed to the camera. Crack kills!
    4- The look on your face is worth a million bucks. There is no need to have a seductive look on your face  when posing in a bathing suit, the fact that you are in a bathing suit is sexy in it self. The look on your face should be pleasant or happy not sexual. Remember there is a difference in being sexy and sexual. 

    Now if you are into adult entertainment I.e. escort service, prostitution, porn star etc and are selling your body(none of which we recommend) then disregard all of the above. However if you are a model that wants to be taken seriously, would like to transcend beyond music videos and girlie magazines then I hope my tips have been helpful. Remember: corporations do not and will not associate you with their product if your image is raunchy if you are unsure what raunchy is..... It looks like an ad for sex or porn not beauty.

    We can either work toward killing the sterotype together or future feed the negativity with distasteful imagery.
    LaShawnna Stanley aka Boss Lady

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     Stanley aka Boss Lady

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