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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

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

Summer of Love

This season, it’s all about peace, love, and bell-bottoms. Can ya dig it? Yes, the 70’s are back and it’s time to mellow out with some of history’s favorite trends, revisited with fashionable petite women. 

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Meet Erika Wasser, a fast rising star on the New York City comedy scene, known for her quick and punchy humor (not for the faint of heart).  Erika’s work can be seen weekly in InTouch Magazine, Comcast OnDemand, 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

Mention the word gossip and many people think of spiteful rumors spread without regard to the truth. In reality malicious rumormongers make up on a small fraction of what constitutes gossip, media and networking expert Shawne Duperon says.

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Finally petite women are getting the right advice when it comes to diet and fitness. It may surprise you to know that petite women should have an entirely different diet and fitness plan than taller women that are 5’6″ Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Kourtney Kardashian, Nicole Richie and Olivia Palermo Petite Fashion Style Daily Shopper!

 BELLA PETITE MAGAZINE: Daily Shopper Petite Fashion For Petite and Plus Size Petite Women 

Who’s got the look? The Read more

The petite fashionista 5’4″ Jeannie Mai is best known as the host of The Style Network’s two-time Emmy nominated television program “How Do I Look?” More than just a fashion-intervention show, Jeannie empowers women to discover their true beauty, 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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Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Olivia Palermo and Victoria Backham Fashion Style Daily Shopper!  

BELLA PETITE MAGAZINE: Daily Shopper GUIDE Petite Fashion For Petite and Plus Size Petite Women 

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BELLA PETITE MAGAZINE: Daily Shopper GUIDE Petite Fashion For Petite and Plus Size Petite Women  

Nearly every morning over this past summer I’d take the short walk up to our roof top garden. As an urban dweller Read more

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

The model ego always craves attention.  The disappointing thing about the ego is that cravings are never quite satisfied, the ego always needs more. How does that make you feel?  If you are a model, it’s not likely that Read more

Virtual Job Interviews: 5 Tips to Get You to the Next Interview Stage  

In our tech driven society, video job interviewing is becoming the preferred method of determining who gets past the first stage of the interview process. Read more

BELLA PETITE MAGAZINE: Daily Shopper GUIDE Petite Fashion For Petite and Plus Size Petite Women

Join us in this powerful segment on Bella Petite Hour as (host Ann Lauren and co-host Maria Gamb)  interview serial entrepreneur and Read more

GIRLS RULE!

How do you know if you are a good leader to your team? How do you know if you are even suited to be a leader? Here are some traits of a great female leader.

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The Kiss that Stays Upon My Lips! 

There is nothing more exciting than the perfect kiss. Amazingly enough I feel that every woman knows without a doubt, when the man in her life has given her the perfect Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Sienna Miller, Kristen Stewart and Minka Kelly Petite Fashion Style

Bella Petite Magazine super Tuesday Petite Fashion Week review! Petite fashionista actresses are abundant on the fashion scene.  Lets take notice of their fabulous Read more

Mirror, Mirror Syndrome: The Power of Reflection

When I was a little girl I used to play “Snow White” and gaze into the mirror asking the question “Mirror, mirror who is the fairest of them all?”

Of course, I 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

Imitate Your Petite: By Bella Petite Personal Stylist Tamy Lugo of Vstylist!

In my fashion & styling experience, I’ve learned a trick or two. A fun way for petite women such as myself to be able to draw their Read more

Podcast Playing: Join the Bella Petite Hour (Host Ann Lauren) and co-host The Change Agent and Author of  “Healing The Corporate World” Maria Gamb, along with special guest expert Dr. Brian Grossman.

During the show we will discuss Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrity Ashley Green Petite Fashion Style!

Recently, petite celebrity actress 5’4″ Ashley Green showed off her petite fashion style at the Salvatore Ferragamo resort show.

The pretty and petite “Twilight” actress looked savvy in her Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrity Minka Kelly Petite Fashion Style!

Recently, petite celebrity actress 5’5″ Minka Kelly helped launch Gatorade’s new G Series FIT campaign.  The fabulously petite Charlie’s Angels actress knows how to bring va-va-voom to the Read more

Negotiations, Money and The Game! By Bella Petite Jobs and Employment Expert Elizabeth Lions!  Author of “Recession Proof Yourself”

Money has all sorts of connotations for different people. Some will view money as a statement of who they Read more

20 Small Acts of Civility to Help Your Career

It wasn’t until I entered into the world of image consulting that the term “civility” became one of my favorite and treasured words. It’s a word that I try to Read more

Petite Celebrity Demi Moore Petite Fashion Style!

Petite celebrity actress 5’4″ Demi Moore attended the Samsung Hope For Children gala this week.  Fellow petite celebrity and People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman 5’3″ JLo joined Moore on the red Read more

Petite Celebrity Mila Kunis Petite Fashion Style!

Petite celebrity actress 5’2″ Mila Kunis (age 28) gave us more proof that “men prefer petites,” at the Guys Choice Awards.  Kunis won the Holy Grail of Hot award and it Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrity Salma Hayek Petite Fashion Style!

Petite celebrity actress 5’2″ Salma Hayek always makes a grand entrance with undeniable petite fashion flare! She is simply breathtaking and beautifully ageless. Hayek joined her husband Francois-Henri Pinault  Read more

Petite Celebrity Lucy Liu Petite Fashion Style!

Petite celebrity actress 5’1″ Lucy Liu attended the N.Y.C. premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2, with Jack Black this week.

Lucy Liu’s petite fashion style is impeccable! She worked the red carpet Read more

Communication Tips to Enhance your Corporate Image

As a former marketing professional for the technology sector, I often worked on developing branding and advertising campaigns for products and services so my transition into the image industry was an easy Read more

One of the Five Behaviors That Will Kill Your Career (and stifle your advancement)

Knowledge is Power (and you don’t have any)

The young lanky girl took my order at Subway. She was slow, but accommodating. I tend to Read more

Petite Celebrity Eva Longoria Petite Fashion Style!

Petite celebrity actress Eva Longoria attended the Inaugural Gala of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 9.  The  36-year-old Mexican American petite actress 5’1″ Read more

Reflection: Major Transition or Transformation of Your Life

This is a reflection on making a major transition or transformation in your personal life. Your business and personal lives are not exclusive they are actually one in the same, seamless, Read more

Bella Petite Hour Entertainment Edition:

Big Foot Studio’s New Movie Release “Deep Gold”

This week’s Bella Petite Hour “Entertainment Edition” with host Ann Lauren features special guest interviews with Big Foot Studio’s CEO Kacy Andrews and celebrity Laury Prudent Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY EVA LONGORIA PETITE FASHION STYLE!

Hollywood hunk Mario Lopez  and comedian David Spade were partying alongside gorgeous petite celebrity 5’0″ Eva Longoria at her birthday bash on March 18th held at Beso Restaurant and Eve Nightclub Read more

Bella Petite would like to welcome newly contributing writer Elizabeth Lions!

AGE DISCRIMINATION: There is the age old question about age discrimination. Am I not getting the job because I’m too old?

Age is a concept.

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PETITE CELEBRITY MILA KUNIS PETITE FASHION STYLE!

Perfectly petite celebrity 5’1″ Mila Kunis is on fire with style!  Sitting pretty in the front row this week in London at the Miu Miu Fall 2011 show.  No doubt Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY AMANDA SEYFRIED AND PETITE FASHION STYLE!

Petite celebrity 5’3″ Amanda Seyfried was seen on the red carpet for the Vanity Fair Oscars after party in a hot peek-a-boo little white dress, paired with a smart pair of Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY BRITTANY SNOW AND PETITE FASHION

Beautiful petite celebrities are abundant in entertainment!  Recently, 5’2″ Brittany Snow dressed to impress at the Rock & Republic “Love is Louder” fantastic event!  Snow didn’t skip a beat in Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY KERRY WASHINGTON ON PETITE FASHION

This beautiful petite celebrity 5’4″ Kerry Washington knows how to pick the best petite fashions.  This week Washington stepped out in the latest designs from Calvin Klein’s current collection.  She Read more

PETITE FASHION AND KIM KARDASHIAN

Showing off her eastcoast style petite celebrity 5’2″ Kim Kardashian was spotted in New York City this week, smartly layered in a beige Burberry coat and Christian Louboutin neutral toned steel tipped heels.   Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY KIM KARDASHIAN BACKSTAGE AT THE TODAY SHOW

Petite celebrity 5’2″ Kim Kardashian was spotted posing backstage after her Today show appearance with sister petite five-foot-nothing Kourtney. Kim was wearing a Rachel Roy tuxedo designer dress and black Read more

EDITOR’S PICK

Petite celebrity and Global Ambassador 5’1″ Reese Witherspoon celebrated Avon’s 125th anniversary this week and helped kick off Avon’s new “Women’s Empowerment” campaign and their $1 million dollar commitment to help end violence against women.

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Fashion, entertainment and lifestyle has never looked so good! I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Klein the CEO and co-founder of the Fashion One Network on the Bella Petite Hour.  Klein oversees operations and business development of Read more

This week on the Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will be co-host Maria Gamb author of best selling book “Healing The Corporate World”.  We will be bringing talking about business, your career and how to hone Read more

Welcome to the first New Year’s week “Industry Special” on the Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren).   We have a wonderful show lined up with two excellent guest to ring in 2011!

Top industry professionals will be Read more

This week on the Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) and co-host Maria Gamb, Bella Petite’s resident business expert and author of best selling book “Healing the Corporate World “.

Our Special guest will 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.

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The press gets it wrong!  The 5’1 ” Legally Blonde” petite hottie Reese Witherspoon and boyfriend manzon Jim Toth aren’t planning to embrace marital bliss anytime soon, despite the most recent US Weekly cover story.  Hold the 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

As a professional romance and relationship matchmaker coach, I’ve helped many women with dating and relationship issues.

THREE TYPES OF WOMEN

This has led me to identify a few client “types,” and coaching methods that tend to Read more

Tyra Banks talks about her new season – Here is what she had to say (and what really chaps my ARSE!!):

Tyra: “Top Model was one of the first times we saw plus-size models treated equally; now it’s a Read more

Summer is coming to a close and we thought it would be fun to do Bella Petite’s “TOP TEN” hot petite celebrity bikini babes of this year!

Here’s the first installment on the top five petite celebrity bikini babes. Read more

August 17th the Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will feature two talented award winning producers!  We have some extreme talent making their way onto the show to tells us about their lifelong influences, life in entertainment, Read more

Inspired Leaders Inspire Others “21 Ways to Strengthen Faith”

BELLA PETITE BUSINESS EXPERT AND NEWLY CONTRIBUTING WRITER MARIA GAMB

To move forward with passion and conviction every business leader needs to have faith. No matter your spiritual orientation Read more

Take Your Networking Event by Storm: 5 Quick Ways to Read the Room™ and Meet “Your People”

This week’s Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) and business expert Maria Gamb will focus on the importance of meeting the 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

The Need, and the Need-Nots

It is true that limb lengthening (LLD) surgery is actually an amazing procedure and equates to a small miracle for some (like, people with leg inequality, bone deformities or for patients who have suffered Read more

This weeks Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will direct you towards some exciting new talent and new channels to explore when embarking on a career in entertainment.

The old rules of how to break into the industry Read more

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

For years it has been defined that a “runway” model has to be 5’9″ or taller.  This illogical definition has killed many aspiring petite models’ Read more

Bringin’ it On

Okay, I’m going to brag here about a woman who is an inspirational dynamo.  She’s a petite dynamo! This woman is pulling petite women together from all around the world!

Her efforts are bringing women Read more

Don’t you hate it when people tell you to stop and smell the roses? Especially when you feel like if you stop for even a moment its all going to come crashing down around you. How can you stop Read more

6/29/10: The Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) features Fortune 500 business experts Maria Gamb and Michael McMillan. We are going to talk about the importance of saying what you mean and meaning what you say.  Plus, Read more

6/22/10: The Bella Petite Hour with (Host Ann Lauren) features entertainment expert’s Lynette McNeill “LA’s hottest acting coach.” Lynette has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years. Plus, Emmy Award winning producer and director Christopher Toyne 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

On the next Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) we will explore the petite model, fashion and entertainment scenes.  We have three great guests scheduled for the show to let us in on what’s happening in the Read more

On Tuesday, June 1st, the Bella Petite Hour LifeStyle show with hosts Nia Peeples and Ann Lauren.  Nia will tell us about her activities in France at the Cannes Film Festival. She will also have two excellent guest Read more

Now Playing, the Bella Petite Hour (with Ann Lauren) with petite powerhouse Fortune 500 Diva, Maria Gamb. In a collaborative effort Maria and Ann will breakdown all of the negative stereotypes and debunk myths relating to women and height 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

Sincerely, Nia…….Have a little FAITH!

Faith in who you are most uniquely, most naturally.  Faith in who you are becoming.  Faith that the universal ever flowing energy, whatever we may call it, can not help but conspire 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

On the Bella Petite Hour with (Host Ann Lauren) there will be two fascinating and knowledgeable guests joining us to discuss the business of entertainment.

You will find out about what it takes to be a glamour model, what 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

Petite women want to wear the latest fashion trends just like our taller counterparts.  The truth of the matter is that if you follow a few simple rules for putting outfits together, there is actually very little a Read more

PETITE MODELS BEWARE!  A smart general rule to follow: Don’t ever attend a modeling school and  if an agency or a management company is advertising for “petite models” it is a scam.  You will never see Read more

On the next Bella Petite Hour with (Host Ann Lauren) we will have special guest entertainment expert Lynette McNeill “LA’s hottest acting coach.” Lynette has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years.   We will get Read more

Sincerely, Nia: Individuality II

“Alive within the energy field of every single one of you is a light so abundant, so overwhelmingly alive, that to touch upon it would fill your longing heart.” Bartholomew, Reflections of an Read more

The “Bella Petite Hour” (with host Ann Lauren) and petite celebrity Nia Peeples will be focused on the importance of “individuality.”  Every month we will have a lifestyle show with Nia to talk about the “Elements of Life.” Read more

Written By Nia Peeples: A Daytime Emmy Awards experience to remember.  It is 3:45 pm and it’s a sweltering 95 degrees. The last thing I want to do is pour myself into a skin tight sequin gown and Read more

Written by: Nia Peeples

Women are Read more

America’s Next Top Model Finalist Sundai Love is a newly contributing writer on Bella Petite and will be sharing her industry experience and petite model insight.

PETITE MODEL ADVICE

I have received a million questions about the modeling industry. Read more

The Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) is pleased to present special guest petite celebrity, actress and musician Nia Peeples!  Nia Peeples has enjoyed a diverse and successful career in the entertainment business which spans over 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 January 19th, the Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will feature Bella Petite’s resident beauty expert, Shonda Chase, RN.

Shonda Chase, a registered nurse and owner of Revive Salon and Spa and Wellness Center in Palm Springs, Read more

The Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will feature a look from above in the modeling and entertainment world, special guest Jillian Rabe.  Jillian is a business woman, entrepreneur and an “industry standard” 5’9″ Read more

For the last decade petite fashion diva 5’4″ Rachel Zoe has been styling the stars. Formerly of Gotham and YM Magazine, she is now starring in her second season of The Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo, a reality show 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

SWEET PETITES ACTIVE AND CASUAL APPAREL

Fashion month continues on The Bella Petite Hour this week with Ann Lauren hosting the founder and lead designer of Sweet Petites Apparel, Elizabeth Dutra.  Petite ladies have never looked so good Read more

ANTM Cycle 13 Episode 6: JABBAWOCKEEZ & Guest Judge Petite Supermodel Josie Maran

By Ann Lauren: This week’s ANTM “Dance With Me” show, with the JABBAWOCKEEZ and judges Benny Ninja and Lil Mama, was uninspiring. Thank goodness for my Read more

Internet PR News Wire Sept. 25 Wilhelmina Hot Body Search

By: Ann Lauren

Wilhelmina International, Inc. announced today that its special event activities have been extended to the category of fitness, and that the first-ever Wilhelmina Hot Body Read more

By: Ann Lauren

My intention in covering America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 13  is to provide objective, reliable observations on the show and how it relates to the current state of petite modeling.  In my experience working 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