When was the last time someone made a comment about your body that made you feel uncomfortable or unhappy about the way it looks? Or you made a crude comment about your body to yourself?
“My total body positivity blossomed in 2011 when I came into the entertainment industry through acting. At the time body image was key in the media. I felt that you had to be a certain body shape to be an actress, news anchor or model,” the actress tells The Standard.
She speaks about her subsequent self-growth, which saw her take up roles as a plus-sized actress.
“I realised I have a huge role ahead of me, to lead and empower women who were hiding, filled with insecurities, and facing depression,” says Neomi.
The actress celebrates her mother as a source of support during her period of growth, saying that the matriarch would remind her how beautiful she was.
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Curves can be difficult to dress but not impossible with Miss Nyawi (Image: miss nyawi/ Instagram)
With great curves comes great responsibility. And one chief task is letting your inner diva shine through the clothes that adorn them
Snatch your maxi dresses with a belt to show off those curves (Image: miss nyawi/ Instagram)
Maxi but cinch
You may feel your best in flowy dresses, but they can sometimes make you look frumpy. Beat that with a wide belt at the slimmest part of your waist and show off the curves in style.
When dressing in white check for the fit and structure (Image: miss nyawi/ Instagram)
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She is beautiful, she is curvy, and she is sexy. Nyawira Mumenya, a Kenyan plus-size model and digital content creator, inspires plus-size women to embrace and have confidence in their bodies.
Miss Nyawi, as she is commonly known, gained popularity on social media through her love for fashion and the urge to inspire plus-size women to build their confidence and self-love.
Her passion for fashion began back in 2011 when she was in campus and noticed most plus size ladies were not visibly expressing their style, with that her blog
Curves With Style was born.
Although Miss Nyawi never intended to be a fashion influencer, she has since become an internet sensation inspiring women of all shapes and sizes to dress in whatever outfits that suit them.