Mother and Daughters Rip The Runway at The 2013 Nzuri Natural Hair Health & Beauty Festival

Congratulations to Natural Beauty Sista Shea Dionne for winning 2nd place in the 

Nzuri Natural Hair Health & Beauty Full Figured Foxy Competition!

(Shea Dionne )

Congratulation to her daughter Chole' Symone, 13  for winning 1st place in the 

Little Miss Happy Head Teen Competition &

Madison Skye',5 for winning 1st place in the Little Miss Happy Head Little Girl Competition! 

(Madison Skye',5 & Chole' Symone, 13)

Q&A of Natural Beauty Sista Shea Dionne talking about her girls 

& herself's pageant experience at Nzuri 

Q: What inspired you and your daughters to be a part of The Nzuri Natural Hair Health & Beauty Festival Beauty Pageants?

A: Hmmmm, I'll try to make this long answer a short one :).  I actually showed up at the Nzuri headquarters in 2012 to register my little Madi for the Little Miss Happy Head pageant.  The staff assumed that I was also there to register and handed me an application too. I said no, I'm just here to register Madi.  I am not a model! They all looked at each other and I was then told and I DO mean TOLD honey, that I looked great, to fill out the application, and to get ready for a mini runway rehearsal with the runway coach *Bing, Bam, Pow*! Talk about thrown for a hot loop but in a good way :).  I then settled my nerves and put my fears aside and did just that.  A few weeks later, I received a text saying that I was selected as a Full Figured Foxy contestant and Madi had officially been registered for the Little Miss Happy Head pageant(Btw....I won Miss Congeniality 2012 and Top ticket sales and Madi won 2nd place)

(Madison Skye',5)

By this time I was a 3 year natural, already LOVING my Kinks & Curls.  For me, the decision to go natural was Freeing and Liberating. I wanted my daughters to know that the hair that God gave them was beautiful as well. My decision to join the Nzuri family was about Self Love and Liberation.  It was about learning to embrace our Natural Being.

So fast forward to this year’s Nzuri beauty pageants.  I was ecstatic about returning to compete again as a Full Figured Foxy contestant this year.  I also registered Madi and managed to successfully "encourage" my oldest daughter Chloe to join us.  It was officially a Family Affair!

( Chole' Symone, 13)

Q: How was the pageant experience for you and your daughters leading up to the show and the day of the show?

A: I was a little more relaxed this time around being that I was a repeat contestant. I had also been in a number of fashion shows throughout the city and as well as San Antonio. Madi was cool a cucumber (she oozes pageantry and loves every minute of it) & Chloe was a wee bit nervous because this was her first pageant experience. 

( Chole' Symone, 13)

Q: What was going through your mind and how were you feeling, when you found out both of your girls won 1st place in the Little Miss Happy Headed Teen and Little Girl Competition?

A: I was OVER THE MOON and on CLOUD 1000 filled with Joy over their wins! This was BIG! All of their “our” :) hard work of dance rehearsals, pageant requirements, and outfit preparations had truly paid off.  It was also a great sense of accomplishment for me as a single mother. I experienced first-hand the fruits of my labor!

(Madison Skye',5)

Q:  How did your girls feel when they found out their mommy won 2nd place in the Full Figured Foxy Competition?

A: My girls were happy for their mama.  All they saw was a trophy in my hand and that was spoke winner to them!

(Shea Dionne )

Q: Will you and your daughters continue to model in the future? If so, what are some of you and your daughters' modeling goals?

A: Yes indeed, we will all continue to model in the future.  For now, we are concentrating on their one year pageant queen reigns as Miss Happy Head Teen & Miss Happy Head Petite.  They will be involved in making public appearances, community service projects, radio interviews, and much much more. As for me: Follow me on social media for all the GREATNESS to come: *Facebook: Shea Dionne - Plus Model *Instagram: Shea Dionne *Youtube: www.youtube.com/SheaDionne

(Shea Dionne )

Thank you so much Natural Beauty Shea Dionne for sharing you and your daughters' Nzuri Pageant experience with us! 
We look forward in watching you and daughters blossom into national super models.

Natural Beauties, if you have a story to share with the group please feel free to email me at tierra@tierranicole.com.

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