The idyllic setting on an island nestled beautifully within California’s Gold Coast known as Balboa Read more

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

PopSugar Fitness Host Mandy Ingber: Watch this video and learn how to do the Sun Salute.

Petite celebrity Jennifer Aniston (5’4″ age 47) has one of the best bod’s in the biz! 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

AGATE STONE HOME DESIGN

ABC Primetime and HGTV celebrity interior designer Vanessa Deleon has “Agate On The Mind Design.”  Taking us back to the Babylonian Empire, the Geode Agate Crystal saved from destruction because of their singular matrix Read more

How to Reboot Your Home:  Featuring show moderator Vanessa Deleon a celebrity TV personality-interior designer, along with panelists; Leura Fine the Founder for Laurel & Wolf; Founder of Innit Eugenio Minvielle and Jeffery Sears the CEO of Pirch.

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Winter woes are setting in and with spring break on the horizon, many women are heading out to tanning salons. Before you do, you need to know the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is contemplating how to impose tougher Read more

Bella Petite Magazine’s fashion initiative advocates for the use of petite models and for a greater selection of fashion designers creating clothing for petite women. This editorial offers valuable insights by petite model Jennifer Bolinger as to how the Read more

Bella Petite Latina’s list of our top 10 latino men for this month! These men will surely leave you fantasizing about a latin fling, but it’s not cheating when you’re just dreaming, right?!

Top Ten Hottest Latino Men… Bella 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

Valentine’s Day comes and goes every year, but romance can last all year long with just a little effort and imagination.  In this weeks’ show, (with host Ann Lauren) teamed up with Kathy Ireland’s Design Ambassador’s Chef Read more

MARIA GAMB: BUSINESS EXPERT FOR BELLA PETITE Maria Gamb ‘s mantra is change the norm, change the world! She is  the CEO and Founder of NMS Communications, LLC. Maria is an advocate of  ”no more stress,” Read more

It’s 2016!  A new year, a new beginning, another chance.  I’m a petite model, former NPC figure competitor and now a fitness expert for Bella Petite.

I am originally from New York, a place where we have Read more

Tablescapes By Vanessa Deleon

I hope that you have enjoyed many of my recipes that I have shared with you here on Bella Petite magazine. Now that you have some of my favorite recipes, it’s time to create a Read more

Mars and Venus Don’t Need to Collide in the Bedroom

He likes blue, she likes pink, she wants the bigger closet, he settles for the smaller one, or he’s annexed into another space in the house. Ultimately these two Read more

Bella Petite Jennifer Lopez Swimsuit Shoot

JENNIFER LOPEZ SWIMSUIT SHOOT

Bella Petite Latina Jennifer Lopez (5’4″ age 45) ! The Song said it first: She’s all about that booty—and she’s not sharing! “Being single is good,” Lopez Read more

Bella Petite Interior Design Editor Vanessa Deleon

Vanessa Deleon, celebrity interior designer and television personality.  Inspired by her Cuban roots, Vanessa is as influential as her Art Deco styling rooted in her cultural composition. Deleon’s innovative sensibility combined Read more

Home Design by Vanessa Deleon

What to do if your significant other hates what you are bringing to move into your new palace together!  I know this may be a difficult concept to grasp, but “compromise” is the Read more

Bella Petite: 10 Reasons Why Men Cheat

Bella Petite Latina Column

10 Warning Signs That your Man is Cheating….

Is it me, or is my guy cheating? Many women may ask themselves if their significant other is cheating. If Read more

Bella Petite Latina Celebrity Roselyn Sanchez and Interior Designer Vanessa Deleon

Sexy! Bella Petite Latina Horoscopes For 2015

Bella Petite Latina Celebrity Roselyn Sanchez

1. Roselyn Sanchez Age: 41 Height: 5’5″

Born: San Juan, Puerto Rico

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How Can a Woman Really Tell when a Man is in Love with Her?

One of the most amazing mysteries to women is knowing when a man is authentically in love with her. Most women study all the signs Read more

Bella Latina Vanessa Deleon and primetime interior design star receives the prestigious ‘Trailblazer Award.’ Recognized by the Hispanic New Jersey Chamber of Commerce at the 24th Annual Expo & Convention luncheon. Vanessa was the recipient of the annual 2014 Read more

Giselle Gastell, a rising Latina pop star, is hot on the scene with her new song  “Estupida Cancion.”

Gastell latest hit was written and produced in collaboration with 5 time Grammy winner Alfredo Matheus. Read more

BELLA PETITE LATINA

A Latina’s journey: from the Lee Strasberg Studio, to a successful singing career…

The 5’ 1” curvaceous Bella Petite Latina pop singer Giselle Gastell, knew from a very early age that her passion in life was Read more

Back To College; Storey inspired by Alvin Ailey

Going off to college can be one of the most frighting experiences anyone can face, meeting new friends, moving into a new dorm, or just being on your own can Read more

This summer is all about fun details, both large and small. Exciting large floral and graphic print wallpapers are wonderful statements for a room. However, if you still want the flare without the drama, textures enhanced with metallic details Read more

BELLA PEITTE LATINA COLUMN

Today unaccompanied children from Central America are making their way to the Mexico-U.S. Border. Many are fleeing from poverty, drugs cartels, or for political unrest. Unfortunately for many, attempts to cross borders come Read more

BELLA PETITE LATINA PROFILE: CHEF MARICEL PRESILLA

Move over Julia, make some room for Maricel Presilla. Named Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation, she is co-owner of not one, but two pan-Latin restaurants Read more

ANN LAUREN’S  ‘SUPERMODEL FOOD’

Just in time for the July 4th holiday! Get ready for a feast of epic proportions! Here you go the world’s most glamorous food suited for every-body. As you may know the most popular 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

What’s Your Look?

ANOREXIC (underweight), THIN (good BMI), FIT (athletic shape), CURVY (hourglass), OVERWEIGHT, FAT (The U.S. population of men and women has reached epic proportions of obesity)…

Firstly we think women of all heights should want to Read more

Choice

Thinking more on joy this morning, it struck me: its all the little choices in a day that add up to our disposition and ultimately our happiness, our joy and our success.

I remembered a passage from an Read more

BEAUTIFULLY PREGNANT RAFFAELA

Raffaela Jeurissen-Oratmangoen (age 31) is the perfect example to show that it is completely fine to train at the gym, even while pregnant. She is proud to show that a pregnancy is not an excuse to 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

House calls with Dr. Samara Khatib! I’ve taken the time to compile a list of questions that I think might help you based upon the questions many of my patients seem to be initially reluctant to ask.  Read more

I can imagine you have seen this title, or some similar and many articles written about this particular issue. The fact is there is no magic bullet, unless you can clone yourself and split the list of things that Read more

To many Americans, size is inseparably linked to success in life as illustrated by the number of zeros on your pay check. America’s obsession with size has been a subject central to our ideological importance as a nation. In Read more

Relationship Expert “The Loveista”- Candace Chambers-Belida 

Some people believe that if you out-love, out-give, out-nourish your personal relationship that you will get back all that you gave and much more. Unfortunately this is not the case. No matter Read more

This is an amazing time for petite women, fashion and Bella Petite models! We are proud to announce our partnership with the Ujena Network for the Bella Petite Model Search. Ujena manufacturers the largest line of swimwear in the Read more

Supermodels and celebrities from Iman and Kathy Ireland to Cindy Crawford and Sandra Lee have tapped into the design and furniture world and found success.  In fact, Kathy Ireland built a $2 billion global brand, with Read more

The New Year

Each New Year it seems we take a look at ourselves and pass judgements in the form of ‘resolutions’ for the coming year. This year is probably no different. What we need to understand is resolutions Read more

THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW ON NBC IS SEEKING BACHELORS AND BACHELORETTES NATIONWIDE!

Are you a short man or a petite lady that is looking for love?  Do you want to meet our hand picked, accomplished, handsome, well Read more

The Love Chase-When Does A Man Stop Chasing After A Woman?

As we all know, men are hunters by nature. Men are the ones that lead the romance dance, but what do you do when you find yourself in Read more

Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For the Raise

LeNisha had no idea how powerful she was, but I saw it immediately when she sat beside me in the coffee shop. She had pure energy, positive vibes and was beautiful. Read more

Glamistic Design Tips From  HGTV Design Star Vanessa Deleon

1. Metallics! Mosaic tiles are high style and used to create a gilded glamour effect.

2. Use a bold splash of color in a room full of neutrals.

3. Read more

Being a Professional Petite Woman

For those of you who are about to start a professional life, it is always important to pay attention to your looks, in work life even more than in private.

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 Why Corporate Recruiters Won’t Work With You

There is a common theme that recruiters are insensitive to job seekers. Specifically, the complaints of most candidates are that recruiters don’t tell them where they stand in the process, don’t Read more

Picnic fare

As the weather gets warmer we start to head outdoors for work, play and a favorite pastime a picnic. A summertime tradition; the word picnic actually comes from the French pique-nique, meaning “a fashionable social entertainment” in Read more

Yes! Life is like a box of chocolates!

It is amazing when you look back upon your life and realize that some decisions that were made in your life truly altered the course of your life. With detailed precision Read more

A Union For The Models

The truth behind the fashion industry is different than one might imagine, and it is unlike what I envisioned when I first started.  After being in the industry for a while, I really 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

When you take a look at a piece of art whether it is a sculpture, a painting or a carefully designed dress, you will most likely spot some imperfections. Creation is a process and in that process there are Read more

Back in the day of mega-supermodels like Janice Dickenson, Tyra Banks, Iman, and Kathy Ireland (to name a few), Clarissa Burt dominated the runways and was a supermodel muse for Valentino! In her candid interview on the Bella Petite Read more

During recession, I don’t recommend going to work every day blindly, wondering if you are going to be laid off. Chances are a job loss will happen to you during your career. How do you know if you are Read more

REMODELING ROI 

Let’s start with DATA, according to the “Remodeling Cost vs. Value report 2011-2012.” Today,the costs to remodel a kitchen or bathroom remain stable. A mid-range kitchen remodeling project could recoup 72% when you resell, and an Read more

CHEW ON THIS WITH STEFANIE: GRAS is Never Greener

No, I don’t mean “grass”. I mean GRAS as in “Generally Recognized As Safe”.

Now, before I get into it, a little on food politics…

The United States Food and Read more

Leadership Skill: The Rule of “3” for Powerful Communication

Public speaking and/or giving presentations can be one of the most nerve-racking experiences in any professionals’ life. Some people are naturals at it. Others loose sleep over the very 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

YOU ARE THE PRODUCT AND THE PACKAGING MATTERS

In an arena where companies now have their choice of personnel, having a personal brand – especially one that meshes with the branding message of a company, can make all the Read more

LOOKING FOR WORK?

The new trend in interviewing may require you to brush up on your camera skills. In 2011, it’s estimated that 42% of first round interviews were conducted via webcam according to the Wall Street Journal.

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The other day I happened to have a stimulating conversation with a friend that was trying to explain to me the problems with getting married in today’s society. He was trying to elucidate to me why men are not Read more

STEFANIE’S FOOD SOLUTIONS

Well, the holidays are upon us. I’m Jewish, married to a non-Jewish man thus we celebrate all holidays. And I am not just talking Chanukah and Christmas. Let’s add Easter, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Read more

Your “High BMR” To Do List:

Breakfast – Always eat breakfast within the first hour of waking up to get your body out of “Starvation Mode”, which it enters into during 4-5 hours of sleep. Rolled Oats/Oatmeal make a Read more