We met a couple of years ago in New York and had the best time. She let me sleep in her bed -I mean, that’s love… And showed me around Brooklyn and other cool parts of New York. I even did a shoot on her rooftop (hello dream!). Later on she visited me in Amsterdam and I returned the favor of taking her around my city. Morgan Reid is a special kinda person. She’s a model, but to me she’s a free spirited artist. Her drawings and paintings are so dope. She lives big and bold. Like selling all your stuff and buying a plane ticket to travel through Europe. Morgan Reid, a girl you just have to meet -mic drop. So here you go…
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I’m so excited! I’m featured in an article about fat shaming on Facebook and the importance of body positivity. And I just heard myself on the radio as well. I’m almost too happy to write this post… The article was published on ‘NOS op 3’, one of the biggest news organisations in The Netherlands.
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This Thursday Thunder is extra extra special! My model friend Janneke van Opstal isn’t just sharing her take on body positivity but also a beautiful editorial shot in her own home. Time to get familiar with Janneke’s thunder!
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Thurday Thunder is back with a bangin’ babe! Meet Maria Merckens (24). She is a mix of a Dutch dad and a Surinamese mom, considers herself an island girl after living in the Carribean for years and has been modeling fulltime since last year. What is her view on body love and self acceptance?
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I’m not perfect and I accept that’
On The Publisized a Thursday doesn’t mean throwback, it means it’s time for some thunder! This week I got you curves, curls and confidence from the stunning Audrey Ritchie (23). What’s her view on body positivity?
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‘You will never be able to love your body as long as you cringe at the thought of looking at it’
It’s Thursday again, so you know what that means: time for some thunder! There are so many inspiring women out there and this is my way of celebrating them – and asking them all about their body confidence. This weeks Thunder comes from student, model and blogger Marianne Nykjaer (26). She’s from Belgium – give me waffles please!!- and absolutely gorgeous. And she got some pretty damn good advice for us too!
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How to have a beach body? Have a body. Go to the beach. Right. I know this to be true, now, but for years it wasn’t that simple for me. Life just wasn’t a beach. Even though I loved the beach, the sea and being sun kissed, I didn’t like my body on the beach. Especially not in a bathing suit or bikini. I felt like I didn’t belong there. The beach is a place for slim, toned and perfect people. At least that was what I told myself.
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‘I am beautiful and that’s it, nobody can tell me otherwise’
It’s Thursday again! So you know what’s up. A couple of days ago I was snooping around on Instagram and bumped into the picture above. I loved it instantly. I immediately wanted to know more about this lady. Briana Nichols is a 23-year-old student from Southern California. She’s been modeling for half a year now. I asked her to share her boost of thunder on the blog, and she has some powerful stuff to say…
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‘It is good to see that you don’t have to be a size zero anymore to find a place in the fashion industry’
It’s been a while but Thursday Thunder is back! This is my way of applauding women I find inspiring. This week the gorgeous Carina Behrens shares her thoughts on confidence and curves. She lives in Germany and has been modeling for 4,5 years now. The last two years she’s been working fulltime as a model. We’ve worked together a couple of times and she’s an absolute sweetheart.
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‘There’s no wrong way to be yourself’
It’s Thursday again! Are you ready for your boost of thunder? This is my way of applauding women I find inspiring. This week French model Clementine Desseaux shares her thunder thoughts on confidence and body positivity. I’ve been following her freckles and stunning features on DeaInstagram for a while now. But this lovely lady has her own blog too. And she cooks. I want to have dinner with her someday…
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