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Introducing our freshest Spring capsule collections. Designer fashion scaled to fit petite women! All new Bella Petite Shopping sector.

Bella Petite fulfilled our mission to create a marketplace to meet the Read more

The Bella Petite Hour with (Host Ann Lauren) and co-host Bella Petite Business Expert Maria Gamb features special guest Feng Shui Master and astrologist Donna Collins to help you “Unlock the Hidden Secrets to Overcoming Today’s Turmoil And Find Read more

Bella Petite Magazine is all about engaging talented petite women and bringing you expert advice on issues important to you, with petite fashion and petite models featured in our editorials. We are sincerely passionate about our mission and Read more

Devon Aoki Bella Petite High Fashion Runway Model. Bella Petite Magazine Copyright © 2016

Shortest Runway Models, Twiggy, Devon Aoki and Kate Moss. Bella Petite Magazine Copyright © 2016

Few petite models have made an impact on the runways. 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

Models of Diversity announces strategic partnership with Global Disability Inclusion, LLC Unique partnership will assist companies achieve greater diversity by utilizing models with disabilities.

PRESS RELEASE : SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA (April 30, 2014), Recognizing the Read more

The fashion world can be perceived as a cutthroat monopoly that favors, advocates, promotes, and sears into the brains of “the rest of us” the ideology that the skinny, tall, white girl is what is universally beautiful. In fact, Read more

To affect change it is most important to be proactive, vocal and realistic about your goals. Consider this: plus- size women banned together as a fashion movement over 20 years ago and now they have a recognizable image in Read more

Bella Petite Swimsuit Creme de La Creme

The Monroe top is flattering for a petite woman’s figure!

Ties at the neck and back with a twist in front, you will look fabulous.

The minimizing bottoms are super slimming with Read more

10 Heart Healthy tips for women from a woman Physician

1. Stop Smoking or for that matter never start in the first place!
2. Exercise Regularly (30 minutes of Aerobic Exercise at least 3 times per week), and I don’t mean Read more

BELLA PETITE CLOTHING DESIGNED BY UJENA

Monroe Shaper

The Monroe shaper is the best way to shape every inch of your body while looking like a star!  This is a top selling swimsuit!  It ties at the Read more

Earlier this month we found out on the Bella Petite Hour ( the January 15th live broadcast) that New York Fashion Group International unveiled this year’s nominees for its ‘Rising Star Awards.’   The group is set to Read more

A Petite Model Mission

For over a year now, international celebrity and fashion photographer John Glantz, director of Glantz Media Productions, has been working almost exclusively with petite models. He enjoys using his classic and elegant photographic style, 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.  Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Kristen Stewart & Emma Stone Petite Fashion Style

Bella Petite Magazine on petite celebrity fashion watch. Who’s got the look!   MTV Awards red carpet petite celebrities Kristen Stewart and Emma Stone look Read more

Style Questions & Answers For Everyday Petite Women

Recently two of the most favorite petite women and colleagues I know dared to ask me questions on styling, which I found to be great questions as they are dilemmas that Read more

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 

Who’s got the look? Petite Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Ashley Greene, Kristen Stewart & Nikki Reed Petite Fashion Style Daily Shopper!

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

Who’s got the Read more

Editor’s Pick: Petite Celebrities Kate Bosworth vs. Eva Longoria Petite Fashion Style Daily Shopper!  

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

Who’s got the look?   Read more

EDITOR’S PICK: PETITE CELEBRITIES KARDASHIANS

The Kardashian sisters celebrated their new Kardashian Kollection for Sears.  The line features dresses, shoes, handbags, sunglasses, belts, and jewelry, all for under $100!   Last week Kim Kardashian said at the Read more

Change the Industry, Change the World

It’s not every day that you hear about a modeling or fashion company whose mission is nothing short of global transformation. Spend some time with The Network Talent or with Bella Petite, however, Read more

Dive Into the OMP Get Wet Event for Free Prizes and Upgrades!

One Model Place members can beat the heat and get free memberships or upgrades during the hot summer months by attending our rooftop pool party on Read more

Bella Petite was given an all-access pass to the world of fashion with international celebrity stylist and fashion editor Kithe Brewster!  You can say his name is synonymous with fashion and beauty.   He consistently reinvents celebrity Read more

TOP 10 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts for the Petite Woman

PETITE FASHION “DO’S”

1. Be ready to hit the beach in low rise cut string bikini!

2. Four inch platform, cork, wood sandals, wedges and a flat sandals are Read more

This week’s Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) will feature co-host and Bella Petite job-seeking expert Elizabeth Lions. Our special guest is corporate image and style consultant Jacqueline Peros.

This show is about female empowerment in Read more

Exciting news for petite celebrity 5’0″ Kristen Bell, she is the newest petite model face to become a celebrity ambassador for Neutrogena!  Being a petite “celebrity” actress will definitely afford you better opportunity to land brand recognized campaigns. Read more

PETITE CELEBRITY FASHION SARAH JESSICA PARKER

After party celebration held in N.Y.C. for the premiere of Sex and The City 2.  Leading lady petite celebrity 5’2″ Sarah Jessica Parker attended wearing a black Elie Saab dress, with Kimberly Read more

Unbelievable! So-called petite “celebrity” or more aptly, reality character, Kim Kardashian towered over Prince on stage Monday night (Feb 7th) at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Apparently, that is all she did when Prince brought her on stage Read more

“Lawsuit Claims Nightclub Fired Waitresses for Being Too Short”… This headline is unfortunately very real, as reported by Ti-Hua Chang of Fox5 News New York.    According to Mr. Chang’s report, two women have filed suit Read more

This is the exact headline I cringe to see in the press “Tiny Porn Star-Fashion Industry Hates Little People.” This is no joke!

This is the exact consistent negative media stereo-type of petites we are tired of reading.   Read more

I must admit I was excited when I booked a gig with Universal Pictures to shoot some promotional posters for one of their upcoming movies called “The Change Up” to be released  in August 2011.

The gig got Read more

All that can be said for Paris Fashion Week (at the Christian Dior fashion show) held this week for the Spring 2011 collection is: nothing new!  Pretty boring, in fact.

The fashion world is fresh out of ideas. 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

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

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

WRITTEN BY: New Bella Petite contributor Fariha Alhassen

Fashion represents changing seasons.  We see trends and styles come and go like night and day.  A majority of us women, if not all, are entranced by the styles 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

There has been a been an outcry in the press recently over the Lane Bryant advertisements, but the real forgotten woman is the petite woman!  The actual discrimination happening in the fashion industry is only against using petite 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

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

The Bella Petite Hour (with host Ann Lauren) is exposing the truth about the modeling industry with East Coast model and talent agent Suzi Hosfeld.  Suzi is 5’10” and began her career as a model, working the runways Read more

Written by: Nia Peeples

Women are Read more

Michelle Braun, a Hollywood Madame, claims that the “Tiger” of the golfing jungle prefers his prey “petite, blonde and natural”…oh yeah, and easy on the “breasts!” Although, clearly, that’s not always the case given he carried on a 3-year Read more

PETITE REFERS TO STATURE, NOT WEIGHT.

According to the fashion industry Petite is defined as 5′5″ inches tall and under. In the United States petite women represent 70% of the female population. There are approximately a hundred million petite 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

Powerful petite celebrity icons take on the business of HIGH FASHION!

By Ann Lauren: Petite stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen became millionaire moguls by age 10! Their careers were launched as infants on the tv series, Full House.

Mini 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

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

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER AND PLAYBOY PLAYMATE

The Bella Petite Hour with Host Ann Lauren will launch its premiere radio webcast on October 20th with world-renowned fashion photographer Peter Baratti and Playboy Playmate Colleen Shannon.  Peter has had the pleasure 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

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

2009 MTV MOVIE AWARD RED CARPET PETITE HOTTIES RULE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD! 

Who’s telling the truth about their height in Hollywood? It appears nobody. Even the men lie.

High School Musicals star petite hottie 5’0″ Vanessa Hudgens and Transformers Read more

ANTM cycle13 “shorty show” on PETITE MODELS…

Contestants for cycle 13 of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model will be required to be at or below five feet, seven inches (5′ 7″) in height for the first time Read more

Center Eram, Left Sha

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes!  It’s crazy that lack of height somehow contributes to lack of beauty.  That’s the age old stereo type we at Bella Petite are here to break Read more