The Kardashians. We all speak about them – I admit to follow
their pages on social media and this is where I came across some behind the
scene pictures for their new collection with a girl whose smile was so vibrant
yet natural that I had to look up who is she. Her name is Briana Harrington and believe it or not – by the age of 19 she
already made her mark in the industry. I was really happy to catch her on a
sunny Sunday afternoon – well, for me it was night but who cares about the time
zones – and had a lovely chat about her rising career...
CUPCAKE&PEARLS: It
sounds funny as your are still only 19 yrs old, but please tell me about the
beginnings of your career!
BRIANA HARRINGTON:
Yeah, I know – everything happened so fast! I recall two iconic moments, both
reveal around Torrid – I was 14 when I saw their advertisment and it truly
empowered me to see a curvy woman on an ad. And funnily, some years later – at
17 I got my first job as a plus size model to work for Torrid and so I could be
the curvy women of their ad. I really wish to inspire other women – especially
little girls like I was to embrace their curves..
C&P: As they say,
everything happens for a reason – and I know that after Torrid campaign you
made another dream come true to be in the magazine which you read as a
teenager.
B.H.: Yes,
Seventeen magazine was a real dream coming true – and it started just as a nice
trial to send my pictures to a national competition I heard about, organized by
the well-known supermodel, Tyra Banks for Seventeen magazine called „Fiercely
Real Model Search”. And then an email changed everything around – I was
selected from the thousands of applicants to travel to New York city and make a
photoshooting together with 3 other girls and the beautiful Tyra. It felt so
irrealistic but yet uplifting to walk into the offices of Seventeen magazine
and meeting the editor-in-chief. Those 2 days memories never fade and was a
real milestone in my career to make a breakthrough.
Seventeen Magazine - with Tyra Banks |
C&P: Your story
really gives me the creeps – and yet inspiring how every dream can come true!
And what happened next?
B.H.: Since last
year June I am signed with Natural Models
and I feel blessed as I love my job to show my curves to other women and
send the message: „You should also love your body with every inch of it and do
not feel guilty to have curves but embrace them!”. And 2 months ago I could rock my curves in
the new Kardashian Kollection campaign as well – which was really fun shooting
and project to do. It also started as an application for a model search where I
sent my pictures and then I was the one to be selected.
Kardashian Kurves Kollection |
C&P: And what is the
next project in your career?
B.H.: I’m so
excited as May brings along my very first fashion show to participate and I am
especially looking forward to it as charity is involved. I will rock the runway
at Evolution of Curves fashion show which is a series of shows organized for 5
years on now and supporting a charity cause and donation. So this is not only a
typical show but education and empowerment – which unities my goals with
modeling perfectly!
C&P: And what or who
is your inspiration source?
B.H.: Tess
Munster with her whole being - who
proved that despite she was not tall enough and
too curvy for plus size modelling, everything is possible! You just have
to believe in yourself and stop comparing yourself with others! You are a
unique beauty – just believe it!
Behind the scenes |
C&P: What advice you
would give for those reading this interview and lack of self-confidence?
B.H.: I was
always the curvy girl in the class in school and my peers often bullied me so
they pushed me to depression. I had to make a choice: live in misery or stand
up and show the world : This is me and I love myself just the way I am! of
course eating healthy is important and I always did sports but do not let other
people try to change the way you are, including your appearance. Get as many
positive people around you as possible -
I know your blog and the community is a great start, full of inspiring
thoughts, motivational blog posts and encouraging kindness from you. Another
advice for the morning routine: look into the mirror and say you are beautiful
– first you may not believe it, but eventually you will!
C&P: So true! And now
as you are officially joining my movement of „Beauties With Plus”- I am
curious,what do you think: what plus can
make a woman beautiful?
B.H.: Being
totally happy! This is so important and radiates on all your charisma – if you
enjoy life with every small details of it, let it be a coffee or a bunch of
flowers, your laughter and kindness truely can make you look beautiful!
C&P: And last but not
least – tell me about your latest fashion obsession!
B.H: I’m going
crazy for peplum tops and street, edgy looks, paired with 4-5 inch (10-12 cm) high heels.
I think high heels are the eternal essentials – even if you are a tall girl
like me (175 cm), spice it up with those heels!
C&P: It was really
fun talking to you, thank you very much for the interview!
I’m sure you will hear her name in the future – I definitely
will keep an eye on this Beauty with Plus with whom my conversation turned out
to be a bubbly, fun talk with so much laughter. She is an easy-going,
fun-to-be-with girl whose natural beauty and smile sweep you off your feet. It
is so hard to believe that in her school years her bullying went so far that
she started to have an eating disorder. Hopefully her story serves as a
motivation for younger readers to stop torturing themselves and see the beauty
in every cm of their bodies. Because you are beautiful – follow Briana’s advice
which I also told you earlier: look into the mirror with love because that is
your gorgeous body, a unique masterpiece which deserves to be loved!
p.s. in case you missed, she also sent a video message to You:
xxx
Susie
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