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1BlessedNatural: The Other Thing Besides Natural Hair that Miss Jamaica, Davina Bennett Represents! (photo cred: Facebook) 21-year-old Davina Bennett was showing off that fro as Miss Jamaica at this year's Miss Universe pageant! The title went to Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, and the runner-up was Miss Columbia Laura Gonzalez. Even though Bennett came in at number 3, her presence represented more than the beauty of natural hair and dark skin. She is also a voice for deaf people. Earlier this year, the Jamaican model started the Davina Bennett Foundation, a non-profit organization to help provide opportunities for deaf people. "The Davina Bennett Foundation for the deaf intends to transform how deaf individuals are perceived into the society, " Bennett said on social media. She also shared that her foundation will build a sign language app to "bridge the gap of communication." The Gleaner said Bennett decided to start a foundation after...

1BlessedNatural: Created By Lonna - Lonna styling her model's hair. (photo cred: @createdbylonna) Goals are not always the same when it comes to stylists! This past month, I had the pleasure of meeting Jelony (@createdbylonna), a 25-year-old natural hair stylist! I love her motto. She said, "Give me the kinkiest and curliest of hair! It can be braided without heat!" Check out her interview below! 1BN:Where are you from? CBL: I was born in Newark (The Weequahic Section), NJ. Later on, I moved to upstate NY past Albany. 1BN: How long have you been braiding hair? CBL: I started learning how to braid when I was 4 years old. I showed my mom I could braid with my Barbie. 1BN: I know you said your braiding is influenced by art. In what way? CBL: Later in life, art was put into my braiding. I started using lines and shapes and even creating braids using different shapes and colors around 11 years old. I would do zigzags and circles. I would also do connecting ...

1BlessedNatural: Why Lupita's Response to Magazine for Removal of Natural Hair is On Point! (photo cred: Facebook) Thursday, model and actress Lupita Nyong'o called out Grazia , a UK magazine on social media for editing her natural hair from their front cover, and it was everything! It also showed us how we could combat ridiculous standards of beauty! The original cover photo featured Lupita wearing a black top with her head at an angle and her curled natural hair out in the back. The 34-year-old expressed her dislike of the edited cover by saying, "I am disappointed that @graziauk invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful looks like..."In her post, Nyong'o stated that she grew up with the understanding that light skin and straight hair was the standard of beauty, but now her appearance on magazine covers as her natural self gives her a chance to help others like her to see their ow...

1BlessedNatural: Little Girl Natural Hairstyles (Part 2) Hey, my blessed naturals! The theme of this article is "Cornrows and Buns"! Big and Little Sister Natural's mom, Victoria got creative with their braids! These natural styles are from late September of this year! Enjoy! Big and Little Sister Natural's mom, Victoria ! What other natural hairstyles would you like to see Big and Little Sister Natural wear next? Related Articles: 1BN Kids: Little Girl Natural Hairstyles (Part 1)                             1BN Kids: Little Girls' Hair Halloween Styles