Miss Haiti 2012: Christela Jacques

Edited to add pictures

Haiti has a new miss!!!!!
Meet Christela Jacques

She's 19 years old and from Port au Prince

I can't wait to see her with professional makeup, hair, clothes, training. I think she has good potential.
From my quick online search I didn't find much about her so I'll be keeping my eyes and ears open for more info and pictures.

Edited to add

Here's her miss universe page if you want to vote
http://www.missuniverse.com/members/profile/652712/year:2012

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Sarodj By Maite Makeup Company

Sarodj Bertin (Miss Haiti 2010) has a limited edition collection with Maite Makeup Company.
I like that she's branching out and taking advantage of her opportunities. For that I say go Sarodj!

The company:
Launched in May 2012. Founders are Dominican makeup artists Maite Rivera and Luisa Mendez

 Maite Make Up Company includes a full line of highly pigmented mineral makeup with high-end ingredients, environmentally friendly packaging and labeling. It is also FDA approved and are not tested on animals, gentle on sensitive skin and hypoallergenic.

Now on to the makeup...
There's an eyeshadow quad "Jacmel" $20
Blush "Jeremie" $14
and lipstick " I love Haiti" $ 10

yeah... pa sezi non mkonnen se Ayisyen nou ye!!! lol

I'm wondering how much say she had in choosing the colors and how did the names come about? The eyeshadow quad for example doesn't quite remind me of Jacmel...
With that said, I don't know how long this collection is going to be available but I'm contemplating gifting myself "I love Haiti" for my upcoming birthday because well I do love Haiti lol and it looks like a color I would enjoy. I've never gotten anything from Maite before (never even heard of them) but their reviews seem good. With shipping, this is going to be the most expensive lipstick I've ever bought so I will definitely come back and review it sometime next month if I get it. Maybe I'll even get one for a giveaway if I like it so stay tuned!

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Featured: Marvin Bien Aime

So far, I've only featured female Haitian models on here but I recently looked up some nice male models and I thought I would share...
I think Marvin Bien Aime is one of my favorite male models right now. He's young, sexy and an activist. He has a nonprofit called Smile4Haiti that seeks to help children stay in school in Haiti. A good start in my book!
Well then, here is Marvin

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Marjorie Judith Vincent

In my search to find and celebrate beautiful Haitian women whose stories need to be retold,  I stumbled upon a Kreyalicious story about Marjorie Judith Vincent .

She was the fourth woman of African ancestry to win the Miss America Pageant and the first Haitian American winner. 

With a classic beauty, Duke law school education, and a flawless execution of a Chopin piece. She captured the crown in 1991

What I find interesting with her story? Well apparently, she abandoned her law degree pursuit at Duke when she was almost done ( 4 credits short) for a journalism career but, years later in 2008 she went back to school to finish in law. I would love to see her now and perhaps learn more about her personal story.

She is a Vre Fanm Kreyol (Real Creole Beauty)

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