My cousin sent me the link to this wonderful video that I just have to share with you: The Queen of Chess. It brought tears to my eyes.

This wonderful champion with her humble smile and beautiful short cropped hair did overcome al possible obstacles, from being Black, to beng poor female  and unducated.

My cousin sent me the link to this wonderful video that I just have to share with you: The Queen of Chess. It brought tears to my eyes.

This wonderful champion with her humble smile and beautiful short cropped hair did overcome al possible obstacles, from being Black, to beng poor female  and unducated.

So even though natural hair was not one of the hurdles Phiona Mutesi had to overcome, I still like to name her Natural Queen of 2012 because to me she is the most inspiring natural woman of the year.

What do you think and who would you crown as Natural Queen of 2012?

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Elza is a beautiful nappy friendly film that I wholehearthedly recommend. You can watch the trailer here: Elza The Movie.