Gen V Caracena on July 14th, 2010

The 2010 MIss Plus Diva Pageant and Conference shall take place on August 6-7, 2010 at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center, Baltimore, MD. In line with its mission to encourage plus size girls and women to embrace their beauty and allow their personalities and creativity to shine, Miss Plus Diva has created a unique pageant with divisions for women ages 13 and up who wear a size 12 and above to empower them and instill a sense of inclusion in the world of beauty, fashion and pageantry.

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Young and most famous international model Crystal Renn wrote a short article in response to the negative comments of Designer Julien MacDonald on the plus industry. He called the plus size models a joke. On the other hand, Executive Producer of Full Figured Fashion Week had a few but loud words of Mr. MacDonald.

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Gen V Caracena on June 7th, 2010

There are laws that protect us from discrimination against race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, disabilities, and sexual orientation. But author and law professor of Standford University, Deborah L. Rhode says what we miss out is the protection from something more essential: appearance-related discrimination.

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Curvy Collective (an elite group of plus size fashion bloggers) hosts a panel discussion, “the State of the Curvy Community” on the occasion of Full Figured Fashion Week in New York City this June 2010, with Sharon Quinn, “The Original Runway Diva” as the moderator.

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Gen V Caracena on April 21st, 2010

San Francisco shall host NAAFA 2010 Convention at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel. Highlights of the convention include NAAFA 2010 Fashion Show and Auction Dinner, various workshops and the first NAAFA Health At Every Size (HAES) Summit.

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