BELLA PETITE MAGAZINE CELEBRITY BRAND AMBASSADOR EDITOR ANN LAUREN ® IMDB biography / credits

DISRUPT BE EMPOWERMENT    

My message of leadership is meant; to ignite female empowerment, Read more

REVISITING TYRA BANKS’ AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODELS “SHORTY” EDITION.

As you might expect from your favorite magazine reporting on petite fashion, the appropriate title for the show would have been  “Petite Model Edition.”  Rest assured, we went Read more

Bella Petite Exclusive interview

Over the last two years, since her appearance on America’s Next Top Model (ANTM), Sundai Love has continued to pursue her career as a petite model and actress.  Sundai was Bella Petite’s first petite Read more

No “Italian Vogue” for PETITES

Another season of “hype,” …I mean “height” hits the airwaves as America’s Next Top Model launches Cycle 15. September 8th’s premiere proved to be another demonstration of how “petite” models just do not have 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

Pretty Petites Popping up in the Swimsuit Edition

Although Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues have not had any petite models on their covers, I must give them some credit due to the fact that they have allowed petites in their Read more

Meet new petite model faces for Bella Petite!

5’3″ Sundai Love, 5’2″ Colleen Shannon, and 5’4″ Shannon Hall they are a few of the many new faces that will be appearing in Bella Petite Magazine’s editorials.

We Read more

THE TRUTH ABOUT: COMMERCIAL PRINT AGENCIES ON HEIGHT AND PETITE MODELS

Can I get Commercial print as a petite model?  (Petite Modeling)

The current “status quo” practiced by the fashion and beauty industry, leaves the petite model Read more

Tyra Banks’ new cycle of America’s Next Top Model successfully demonstrates why the status quo remains the industry standard.  As a petite woman you owe it to yourself to tune out this series, so we are declaring that 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

By Ann Lauren:  Last week my hopes of having a true petite model winner on ANTM were dashed, though I had been anticipating this disappointment for some time.  Despite this, I caved and watched the finale. 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

ANTM PREDICTIONS BY ANN LAUREN

My America’s Next Top Model predictions are coming true!  The final three models in the competition are 5’5″ Jennifer, 5’6″ Laura and dark horse competitor 5’7″ Nicole.  You’ll notice I Read more

PHOTO CHALLENGE WINNER NICOLE

By Ann Lauren: It’s mid-season and America’s Next Top Model is becoming tedious for me to write about.   In fairness though, all of ANTM’s shows tend to bore me at this point.  I 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

ANTM GUEST JUDGE CHINESE SUPERMODEL 5’3″ China Chow

By: Ann Lauren

Admittedly,  I wasn’t looking forward to ANTM’s episode 5.  I was expecting the same old tired routine and I just could not bare the prospect of Read more

ANTM CYCLE 13 SERIES PREMIERE

Tyra Banks and the America’s Next Top Model producers clearly know they aren’t the “first ever” petite model show.  I wonder if they appreciated our efforts for producing the largest petite women’s organization 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