Patricia Gaines
Patricia Gaines, otherwise known on Nappturality.com as “Deecoily” and the founder of Nappturality.com.
Season 3
America’s Next Natural Model 2011
Patricia Gaines
Patricia Gaines, otherwise known on Nappturality.com as “Deecoily” and the founder of Nappturality.com.
Belle of Naturalbelle
Belle comes from a creative background in fine art and has spent the last 9 years working in fashion retail and, most recently, ihigh end hairdressing salons that include Aveda and Hari’s salon in London’s most affluent areas. Belle has also worked as a freelance natural hair stylist specialising in braiding,
Maria Thompson
International Award winning Maria Thompson of Twist & Curves specialises in Braids, Locs, Twists & Natural Hair. She is also a Licensed Cosmetologist, Educator & Platform Artist. A native of London, England, she started there over 30 years ago, and migrated to the USA in the 80’s.
Sasha-Shae Shaw
With a passion for all things natural hair, art crafts and design, she shares bits and pieces of these love on her blogazine Afroniquely You. On the blogazine, she discusses the beauty of natural hair, tips and tricks to keep it healthy and fabulous.
Sasha-Shae Shaw
With a passion for all things natural hair, art crafts and design, she shares bits and pieces of these love on her blogazine Afroniquely You. On the blogazine, she discusses the beauty of natural hair, tips and tricks to keep it healthy and fabulous.
Teri Laflesh
Teri, author of Curly LIke me, experienced, in both cultures, how very curly hair is dealt with, as well as how it feels to have hair like hers. Like many people of mixed-African heritage, she has curls of various sizes, ranging from waves to coils narrower than the width of a pencil.
Lady Kinnks
After Lady Kinnks took the step to go natural, she felt liberated, but lost. Along her journey, she had the help of friends, books, products, and trial and error..
Lendise Braxton
I wore locs for 5 years, and loose hair for five. I work in the nonprofit industry, and I am a writer.
The Candidates
They are equally beautiful but only one can win. the decision is yours. Take a look here.
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Challenge #9 The Finale
I’d like to start by Thanking Mireille for asking me to be a judge for the Ms. Nappurality contest. It has been a honor and a privilege to be a part of this process. I learned quite a bit from all the contestants and it warms my heart to see such young sisters so clear […]
Challenge 8 – Letter to State the Case for Natural Hair
In this 8th Challenge, it is apparent that these awesome contestants put in a considerable amount of effort, time and energy to meet this challenge. Unfortunately, none of the entries submitted sounded like a professional letter to an official. I think this is a case of perhaps over-thinking the challenge. I was expecting to read […]
Challenge 5 – Creating Hair Coils… Update: My pictures are now posted!!!!
For Challenge 5 I was given the task of creating a How to Guide for Creating Hair Coils. To achieve the Coils I had to roll my hair on flex rods. This was the first time I ever used rollers of any kind since going Natural. I also have never worn my hair in Coils. […]
The first challenge
The first challenge was soo much fun! Immediately upon placing the hair pins in my hair I felt regal, I felt like an Egyptian Goddess… Especially after putting on the dress and makeup. The location just added to those feelings. I was surrounded by Egyptian hieroglyphic writing and numbering, photos, statutes, and themes. It was […]
Finally got the box!
Greetings fellow natural beauties! Ok so I finally got my box of goodies! Yaayyy! There are some incredible items here in this box. I can honestly say I got so excited upon opening this box. I mean its not just the contest in general, but the chance to be a part of something which allows […]