September 9th is known as the International Day of Beauty — it was created by the International Committee of Aesthetics and Cosmetology (CIDESCO) and was adopted by the World Congress in 1995. What better day to celebrate body confidence, education, health and community empowerment!
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the 2nd annual Body Confidence Canada Awards – A Toast To Curves held at Panorama. The BCCAs created and run by the amazing Aisha Fairclough and Jill Andrew, of Fat In The City, aims to celebrate “champions of body confidence, positivity and body diversity in Canada”.
The Hosts: Aisha Fairclough and Jill Andrew, of Fat In The City
The evening began with cocktails and incredible views of the city …followed by inspiring speeches from guest speakers and the winning nominees.
The 2014 BCCAward winners included: Ophilia Alleyne, Jewel Kats (absent from photo below), Stefanie Augusteijn of SexyPlus Clothing and Cindy Baker. A honourary award was also given to Dr. Carla Rice, one of the esteemed guest speakers . Each recipient shared a touching experience, who’s words were not only uplifting but resonated with nearly every woman in the room.
For a sample of one of the speeches click here by Miss Stefanie Augusteijn …and her message and spirit of collaboration in the plus community :)
The Winners of The 2014 BCCAwards
A huge congratulations to all the winners from Petite Plus, Meow!
And now… a few fun snaps of all the fun had by me and the other lovelies in the room…
What I wore: Captain’s Bodycon dress from SexyPlus Clothing with peep toed platform heels from Diesel
Events like this help support the body positive movement. If you want to help build this event, please nominate someone that embodies what the BCCAs are all about by heading to the website and nominating someone for 2015.
“EveryBODY has a story” – let’s celebrate them!
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