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Summer is here and the great outdoor beckons, so how do we get you outside and how do we get you to truly love outdoors?

At Jardin our mission is to encourage you to celebrate outdoor living and Read more

Although I describe what I’ve learned about male and female preferences, sexual selection, and evolutionary psychology in the coming article, to give you a little food for thought, I’ve listed some statistics to help clear your mind (perhaps after Read more

MOTHER’S DAY LOVE

This week on the Bella Petite Hour Chef Andre joined Ann Lauren in an “ode’ to Moms!”

Whether you still live at home, are out of the house, or if you are living states away, there Read more

A short time ago, Jessica Simpson was interviewed by Oprah on the ‘Own” network to talk about her personal experiences living with the prying eyes of the paparazzi and constant tabloid slams over her weight. The central focus Read more

When renovating, there are several things that you need to know before executing your design plans. The first Read more

Bella Petite: How To Create a Clutter & Stress-Free Environment.

Primetime interior design star Vanessa Deleon from HGTV has design tips to help create stress and a clutter free environment.

The first thing when looking at the interior of Read more

 Bella Petite Magazine Editor on Interior Design

“Black and White Style”

Bella Petite Celebrity Interior Designer Vanessa Deleon

Coming soon “Designing Women,” Lifestyle and Fashion Expert Ann Lauren the Editor-in-Chief of Bella Petite teams up with Lifestyle Read more

A Gossamer Garden 

Bella Petite Lifetsyle Expert Nicholas Walker of Jardin is here to bring you a world of beauty through butterfly eyes.

We know everybody enjoys watching beautiful butterflies fluttering by them! Right now it’s a good Read more

“Beauty is in it. Your best you is in it  Believe it. Trust it. Never doubt it.”

I want to share a little story with you about trusting in your individuality and uniqueness.

It’s a story my father Read more

Bella Petite Cover Model Fresh Face Editorial 

An intriguing combination of intellect, beauty and spice, Dr. Marchette Richardson is proud to be one of 12 Bella Petite Magazine cover models for 2013! Born in Michigan, Marchette Read more

Authentic Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability 

For my fellow adventure travel lovers out there, I have some very exciting news to report! Last month, while I was leading my annual 30 day yoga teacher training retreat in Bali, Read more

Here is what we know from the Big Brother Network about former Bella Petite Cover Girl Aaryn Gries and Big Brother contestant (season 15).  Bella Petite Magazine Editor-in-Chief Ann Lauren’s initial statement issued July 3rd has been picked Read more

Editor’s Message: Bella Petite is proud to bring you healthy living solutions with Marchette Richardson a Bella Petite Cover Girl.  Marchette has joined our team as a contributing expert with health and wellness solutions that you can Read more

Petite celebrity 5’1″ Melissa Molinaro was recently a guest on the Bella Petite Hour, where she and celebrity yoga expert Dashama shared inspiring words to help keep you motivated! Molinaro shared with us that she was inspired at a Read more

We live in a fast-paced, sometimes harried world where demands on our time and energy can sometimes overwhelm and send us spinning. As we seek to achieve the “Love, Joy, Peace, Prosperity, Health and Success in our life and Read more

Recent news, petite celebrity 5’5″ Emma Stone looked simple and chic to help launch Revlon‘s Nearly Naked makeup line at The London hotel in NYC (December 5th).

The blonde actress sported a gorgeous Daniel Vosovic dress to fulfill Read more

New Face of L’Oreal

Petite celebrity 5’1″ Lea Michele has been officially named as the new face of L’Oreal Paris. The ‘Glee’ star landed a contract of $1 Million with an international brand of cosmetics, beauty and perfumes. Her Read more

The most wonderful thing about falling in love, is finding your soul mate is the “Crown Jewel of the Relationship.” When searching for your soul mate, what you find is the other you. It’s the other half of who Read more

Many couples today are being blindsided by “The Love Crunch,” not only is their love for one another being tested, but their relationship is going through a very grueling financial complexity. What once may have been marital bliss, Read more

The indelibly pretty petite celebrity soap starlet 5’1″ Lexi Ainsworth (age 19) is a breath of fresh air on the young Hollywood scene.

Lexi is born to a dentist father and a teacher mother in Oklahoma City, perhaps not Read more

BELLA PETITE HOST Ann Lauren ® celebrity biography on IMDB Interviews: The Push Girls

Sundance TV Channel viewers are in for a real surprise on June 4th at 10pm Read more

It is amazing how often we start things in life, and end up with unfinished business.

We have projects that we in the beginning started with passion and enthusiasm to only later ditch the project, or get side-tracked.

Many Read more

Vanessa DeLeon’s  interior design is inspired by her Cuban roots and the Art Deco styling that so strongly influences her culture. This, coupled with her innovative sensibility and keen eye for details, results in her signature Read more

Your Answer Will Determine Your Happiness

Is your relationship to your work one of a Job, a Career, or a Calling? Research suggests that people who consider their work to be a Calling report greater life and Read more

Have you been feeling a little over worked and with not enough playtime?

Perhaps you can remember a time when you felt the glow of your sun kissed body radiating from beneath a silk sundress blowing in the breezes Read more

Bigfoot Entertainment’s latest movie release “Deep Gold” hit worldwide distribution in over 20 markets on April 22nd.  Enter the Deep Gold $5k Sweepstakes Getaway VACATION!

International model and star of “Deep Gold” Jaymee Ong is hot off the Read more

A BELLA PETITE MODEL PROSPECTIVE

JEANENE CANNON

Petite modeling inspiration and petite model tips about getting into the petite modeling industry. Written by Bella Petite fitness and nutrition expert Jeanene Cannon of Physique Complete.  Here’s Jeanene’s story on Read more

Ever wonder how Obese people on the Biggest Loser can lose the amount of weight you weigh almost in totality and yet, you struggle to just lose 10 pounds? It can be quite frustrating especially when you are active Read more

It’s official, curvaceous petite celebrity 5’3″ Scarlett Johansson and her hard-body husband Ryan Reynolds have separated, with plans to divorce.  The couple has been living apart for quite a while now, so this is apparently an amicable separation. Read more

We all go through times where we’ve lost the focus on our goals and aspirations. Family issues arise, holiday times and/or an over committed schedule are all examples of the subtle ways one can get side tracked. It happens. Read more

In the upcoming New Year, like previous years, we are faced with many challenges. Whether it’s a failing economy, a planet in peril, or changing the fashion industry standards, the challenges remain. But within all these challenges, there is Read more

Lauren Conrad just can’t get enough of living in front of the cameras!  She reportedly left all the mishigas on “The Hills” to take a break from the craziness of life in the spotlight, and has since tried Read more

This week Portia De Rossi appeared on the Oprah show to talk about her personal struggles with anorexia and bulimia, coming out of the closet and her new book release.

In the late 90’s, the former Ally Read more

There are times when we all hit the wall.  We hit that wall when we start to wonder whether or not what we’re doing is making any kind of impact – not just on ourselves and our families, Read more

This week we are proudly celebrating our 50th Bella Petite Hour  (with host Ann Lauren) show, and will be joined by co-host, Emmy-winning producer Christopher Toyne, our resident entertainment expert.

To shake things up, Toyne will turn Read more

Sincerely, Nia: I’m just going to say it: GOing green can be tough. To suddenly shift everything in one’s life to a kinder, more gentle way of living, can seem daunting and even impossible even though we know Read more

Nia Peeples is taking the month of August off!  Yes thats right.  I’m off to Bali to regenerate, rejuevnate, refill, relax. everything RE. so in the meantime I have my wonderful guest writers coming in directly from Read more

Let me ask you some questions:

Do you feel alive?  Do you get excited?  Are you curious? Are you aware and living in the moment?  Or do you feel like you’re living in a box, in Read more

Written by Angela Phillips a Bella Petite Regional Director and newly contributing writer.

Life is sometimes very tough.  We often think our journey is far more difficult than others and feel like giving up.  When I feel Read more

Sincerely, Nia….Don’t make Mountains Out of Your Mole Hills

I live at the beach, so it stands to reason I’ll be wearing a bikini much of the time.   I’m okay with that. I’ve been good to my Read more

“GAGA” Over “Gaga!”

What does “Obama, Facebook, a murder scene and the word, Jerk,” have in common? No, it’s not a riddle… or a joke – it’s breaking news over the petite, shock-pop-performer, “Lady Gaga!”

Those of you who Read more

A FATHER’S DAY TRIBUTE – A True Story

Here Comes the Judge (and she was “petite” too!)

“Please rise – Superior Court of the State of California, Honorable Judge Leonard presiding over the case of, Toro vs. Toro, in Read more

“BATHING SUITS” – WHERE THEY’VE BEEN, WHERE THEY WENT, AND WHERE THEY ARE TODAY!

A Petite’s Chronicle thru the Centuries PART-2

Proper Etiquette Bygones…with STUDS!

So, we’ve cover the “bathing-gown” of past Centuries, in part one of this Read more

On May 7th 2010, petite full figured Oprah was all “glam’d up” and had nowhere to go – that’s because she was already at the “showplace of the nation,” New York City’s landmark and favorite entertainment venue, “Radio City Read more

Article written by Bella Petite Member Sunshine Peterman:

This is my story…

Writing to me is a hobby, children are my passion. Put that both together, and with the Examiner, I am able to have a voice that may Read more

The First Cover – Petite or Not?

1964 marked the first issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and was credited with making the “bikini” a justifiable piece of apparel.  The cover girl for this January issue was Read more

At age 16,   I went to work at Pam’s figure salon in West Covina—my very first job. My duties were simple: Teach aerobics…sell memberships. Clean the hot tub… sell memberships. Tout the grapefruit diet… sell memberships. Strap women Read more

On the April 13th Bella Petite Hour radio show with (Host Ann Lauren) we featured special guests petite model Amber Forrester and International agent Swan Bowden.

Amber is the Bella Petite cover girl finalist for April! She is one Read more

On the next Bella Petite Hour host Ann Lauren introduces Bella Petite’s new lifestyles host Nia Peeples.   Together Ann and Nia will have fun talking to you about “faith! ”

Faith in who you are, faith in Read more

Written by: Nia Peeples

Women are Read more

The Bella Petite Hour (with Host Ann Lauren) will feature “Wheely Famous,” petite model Tiphany Adams. Tiphany is a living exhibition of courage and inspiration, and her story needs to be heard and shared around with world. In life, Read more

On December 1st, professional petite business women on “The Bella Petite Hour” with host Ann Lauren.  It’s always great to highlight professional women making a difference, and we have two excellent guests who exemplify that image.  Cynthia Read more

By Ann Lauren:  The beautiful petite celebrity 5’2″ Robin Givens appeared on Oprah Winfrey today and received an apology from Oprah, who admitted during her show that she should have handled a recent Mike Tyson interview “better.” Read more

By Ann Lauren: America’s Next Top Model no longer has any petite models on the show!   Much to my chagrin the last remaining true petite model 5’5″ Jennifer didn’t make it into the top two (as Read more

America’s Next Top Model Episode 3 “Make me Tall”

By: Ann Lauren

I have a feeling the Wilhelmina Agency is hoping ANTM can magically make the petite models tall.   This week was ANTM’s biggest improvement, mostly since Tyra Read more

Season Premiere September 9 on the CW Network

By Ann Lauren

ANTM breaks the mold for cycle 13 by offering women “below the industry height standard” (5’7″ and under) the chance to become America’s Next Top Model.

Tyra Banks Read more

Summer is here and the great outdoor beckons, so how do we get you outside and how do we get you to truly love outdoors?

At Jardin our mission is to encourage you to celebrate outdoor living and Read more