After helping the curly community online, she’s embarking on a journey to become a true curl specialist. Follow along as Alyson takes Curl behind the scenes of becoming a curly hair expert, and changing lives in the process.
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Watch our video interviews with Cheslie Kryst and Kaliegh Garris as they chat about curly hair and representation.
Yes, Kaliegh Garris is Miss Teen USA 2019, but today, she primarily identifies as a college student. The 20-year-old is entering her fourth semester at Southern Connecticut State University, where she’s studying communications with a concentration in film, television, and media productions. “I’m very passionate about getting really good grades,” she says. “I just finished finals
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Cheslie Kryst grew up watching her mother, April Simpkins, compete in pageants in North Carolina. When Simpkins won Mrs. North Carolina US 2002, 11-year-old Kryst was inspired by her mother’s dedication, as well as the philanthropic opportunities that came with the crown. “I remember watching her sing the national anthem. I remember her giving public speeches
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Photo by Marie Pham Photography“I always make the joke that I never went viral: I went fungal.” At that, Penny Tovar cracks herself up — as always, the butt of her own Beavis and Butt-Head-style jokes. “My rule, though,” she adds, “is that if I can’t sit down and watch my own video and make myself
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“I’m so sorry, do you mind if I take this really quick?”Michelle Stiver is not in the habit of answering phone calls in the middle of a guest’s haircut. But then again, her phone isn’t usually ringing ominously, over and over.The client assured her it was fine, so she answered.The doctor’s voice on the other
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We put two curly-haired social media powerhouses together. Watch the conversation between @reallifecurlygirl and @PennyTovar, then read the article Alyson wrote!
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From a green house on top of a hill in Stratford, Connecticut, Meg Conkling dared to imagine a life devoted to hair.It all began with an elementary school field trip to a hair salon. Once she’d had a peek behind the scenes, Conkling was hooked: She knew what she wanted to do with her life.“I
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Upon her departure from high school, Loni Jean Lafinier did what many graduates do: She visited a college campus to see if it might be the right fit.But halfway through the day, she left.“I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing here. I want to go to beauty school,’” Lafinier says. And so she
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