Betty and Coretta

To kick off the beginning of Black History Month 2013, Lifetime will air the movie Betty and Coretta. The premiere of the film brings a huge smile to my face. This is a story that needs to be told. It elaborates on the women that stood behind the activist men that we knew.

This movie focuses on two wives and how they deal with the assasinations of their husband. Coretta Scott King and Dr Betty Shabazz.

Coretta was the late wife of The Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Betty was the wife of Malcom X. When Malcom was assassinated Coretta came to her side and together they struggle to continue on their husband's legacy. 

Coretta Scott King is played by Angela Basset while the role of Dr Betty Shabazz is played by R&B singer Mary J Blidge. Both of these women tell a story about how they continued to fight for what their husbands believed in while also being single mothers. 

Their husband might have been killed but their IDEAs continue to thrive on. This movie displays the power of friendship and shows just how strong a woman can be when she is faced with adversity. Be sure to watch the movie tonight on lifetime at 8pm eastern time, 7pm central time, and 6pm mountain time.

I hope you guys enjoy the movie, and learn a few things about these 2 great women. Watch the preview and check out more pictures from the movie below.

Fierce & Love 

Lela

COUNTDOWN 2 TOUCHDOWN

 This week has been a very busy one for Grammy award winning artist Beyonce Giselle Knowles who has been busy preparing for the half time of the 2013 SUPERBOWL in which she will be performing. I honestly do not care about the game and will only be watching it for the commercials and to watch my girl Beyonce kill the halftime show.

The location of this year's game will be in NEW ORLEANS aka THE BIG EASY aka NAWLINS. New Orleans is my second favorite city behind my hometown, only because it reminds me so much Mobile, Al. Those similarities include, New Orleans being a port city, Mardi Gras, and the French exterior of Downtown. The game will be played in the New Orleans Saints SUPERDOME (WHO DAT) I wish the saints were playing, but I'll definitely take a performance by Beyonce instead.

This event will be very big for bey,  because people who are not a fan of hers or who don't usually watch her performances will get glimpse at QUEEN BEY herself. The football lovers will soon be Bey Fans (I'm just putting that out there). Throughout the week Bey and her team have been posting pictures of the rehearsal via facebook and instagram. It is obvious that Bey and her team are working hard so that they can put on a good show for the American people

Check out the NFL players singing their favorite Beyonce songs

I am excited to see what Beyonce has in store for us, she never fails to entertain. I plan on spending SuperBowl night with some new friends I have met here in El Paso, I hope they are ready to see me act a fool once Beyonce hit that screen the night of February 3rd. 

There is also something else I would like to address and that would be the (rumors) that Beyonce was lip singing during her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration of President Barack Obama. 

My response is simple 

Yes Bey did lip sing and she admits it in the video below at the superbowl press conference.  I do know the voice that I heard on January 21, 2013. was the voice of Beyonce and thats all that matters. I do not understand why some people are so upset and think that it is such a big deal. No money was spent out of our pockets to hear her sing, so the haters need to have a seat. Beys response to this drama is displayed in the picture below (CAN I LIVE ) 

oh and she also responded with singing the national anthem live on jan 31, 2013 at the superbowl press conference check her out 

CHECK BEY OUT SINGING LIVE she has something to prove

Check out a SNEAK PEEK of what Bey has in store for us the night of February 3rd, 2013. 

Fierce and Love

Lela

Beyonce Stan 

Destiny's Child new 2013 *single* NUCLEAR

My favorite girl group is back at it. After an 8 year hiatus from the music industry DC3 has returned. I am overjoyed that my girls are back. I grew up with these ladies, I remember the days when me, my sisters,  and friends, use to play Destiny Child when we were younger and I had to fight for the right to play Beyonce. (YALL KNOW I HAD TO BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW).

They really tried to make me play Kelly (who I adore).  I was tall and dark skinned therefore I was given all of Kelly's parts but I was not having. No offense for not wanting to play her, but we all know BEYONCE had all the parts so I had to steal the spotlight.

 The newly released single has been given the song title  NUCLEAR and was produced by Pharrell. The track has an early 90s feel, which happens to be an era of music I enjoy.

The group is set to have an album released Jan 29, 2013 entitled LOVE SONGS. Unfortunately the album has a slight twist, it is a mixture of old and new tracks. I really wish it was all new material, but at this point I will take what I can get. Check out Destiny's Child newest single below. This is also the song they are set to perform at the SUPERBOWL. I'm in love with the year of 2013 already, I can not wait to see what Beyonce has in store for us.

Fierce & Love 

Lela 

Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2012

 

Victoria Secret 
provides many women with the opportunity to be BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, AND CONFIDENT. The SuperModels also known as Angels all possess these three qualities. Every year as it nears near the annual fashion show I get super excited to watch some of the most beautiful girls that the world has to offer work the VS runway. I get to live out my dream through them and imagine that, that's me  strutting on that runway of GLITTER. As a a young girl growing up in America, I saw Victoria Secret a lot from the catalogs to the stores in the malls. I also got my first glance of the organization through its tantalizing commercials. The VICTORIA SECRET commercials are one of a kind so sexual and sensual. I actually use to call Victoria Secret my store because it had VICTORIA in it and that's my middle name. I thought I was the only one with Victoria in my name. Even as an adult I still feel a special connection to that store, I might even name one of my daughters Victoria. 

Victoria Secret was founded by Roy Raymond in the year of 1977 in the city of San Francisco. Roy initially started the company because of a previous shopping experience where he felt embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife at a department store. His initial strategy was to sale lingerie to male customers, but after Limited Stores took over the company they changed the company's strategy and focused primarily on selling to female customers. 

The company started its annual VICTORIA SECRET FASHION SHOW in 1995. The initial viewing was done through webcast and these cast turned out to be a complete failure. On December 4, 2012 Victoria Secret aired its 17 viewing of the VSFashionShow and it was a success. Although the showed aired in December it was originally held in New York City in early November. The showed featured 6 themes which were Circus, Dangerous Liaisons, Calendar Girls, Pink, Silver Screen Angels and Angels in Bloom. The show also featured 3 performers who each performed 2 songs. Rihanna, Bruno Mars, and Justin Beiber all performed. I was so stoked to see Robyn Fenty on that runway doing her thing. 

Okay now its time to talk about the main attraction. THE FASHION SHOW. The very first theme of the 2012 show was CIRCUS

The Lucky Angel who was given the opportunity to start the show was none other than the RING MASTER herself Adriana Lima. She is one of my favorite Angels and has been apart of the VS family since 2000. This Brazilian beauty has some of the most hypnotizing eyes known to mankind.

I love this entire design, from the knee high boots to the high waisted panty, this particular outfit screams POWER AND CONTROL and they had the perfect Angel to wear it. 

(Circus)

Adriana Lima (RINGMASTER)

Alessandra  Ambrosio (star light star bright, in the spotlight) 

Doutzen Kroes (sexiness is no trick) 

Barbara Palvin (clown)

Izabel Goulart (snake hypnotizer)

Toni Garrn (balloon girl )

Joan Smalls (Tiger Tamer) 

Miranda Kerr (seeing stars; angel)

Candice (light to fly)

Karlie Kloss (target; aims to please)

Liu Wen (sexiest tattoo lady in history)

Erin Heatherton (marquee)

The second theme of the show was Dangerous Liaisons. I honestly did not understand this theme. Rihanna performs and she sings #DIAMONDS the first model comes out and proceeds to do a nice slow, sexual, and sensual walk. The entire time Rihanna performs she flirts with the girls. 
My favorite look was Isabeli, she killed the BLACK AND WHITE look. 

Behati Prinsloo (gilded angel wings)

Lily Donaldson (yellow Lily)

Constance Jablonski (little opulence)

Miranda Kerr (leading nominee in the sweetest smile category)

Shanina Shaik (blue wings and shiny things) 

Sui He (runway royalty)

Bregje Heinen (Bregje does Baroque n' Roll)

Magdalena Frackowiak (strut in those stripes) 

Isabeli Fontana (black and white all over)

Doutzen Kroes (no cage in the world can hold all her sexiness)

The third theme was CALENDAR GIRLS and Bruno Mars was the performer. During this particular walk each girl wore a lingerie themed outfit that represented each month of the year. As I was watching the girls walk I realized that there was no representation of NOVEMBER. My initial reaction was, WOW Victoria Secret completely skipped November. Could they not think of anything for that month.  I'm sure they could have came up with a sexy turkey or pilgrim outfit, only Victoria Secret can make something average into something ultra sexy. I also considered the possibility that maybe Miss November tripped and fell and got edited from the show. Thanks to one of my friends ( Chanelle ) who reminded me about the Native American issue. The November Angel wore a Native American headdress which members of this culture found to be offensive. Only the males are designated to wear this particular item within the Native American culture. In other news, Miss New Years was missing her hat and was hesitant to walk but she pulled it off while grabbing her hair while working the runway  Here's the lost ANGEL (Karlie Kloss).

Erin Heatherton (New Years) 

Candice Desnrporl (Valentine)

Hilary Rhoda (Clover)

Cameron Russell (April Showers) 

Frida Gustavsson (Sunny Days for May; Cinco de Mayo)

Lindsay Ellingson (sexy little bride) 

Lily Aldrige (American Beauty) 

Barbara Fialho (Beauty and the Beach)

Izabel Goulart (VS cheeleader) 

Behati Prinsloo (witch for a broom; witch ) 

Barbara Palvin (Sexy Ms. Clause) 

The Fourth theme is PINK. This particular portion of Victoria Secret caters to young, and college age females. The undergarments are not as sexy as the items in the VS Incredible and VS Body collection. Justin Beiber was the performer during this segment. The pink runway was set up like a pin ball slot machine and as always this portion of the show is full of color and cute lingerie and I love it. My favorite look was from the British model JOURDAN DUNN she was dressed in attire that resembled a robot. She capped her walk off with actually doing robotic moves at the end of the runway and KILLED IT. That could have definitely gone wrong but definitely worked in Jourdan's favor.

Jessica Van Der Steen (petal to the metal)

Leva (Lagunamokey's around) 

Elsa Hosk (rocks to the pink nation) 

Maud Welzen( Alice in wonderland) 

Shu Pei (Walk on the Wild side) 

Sharam Diniz(Sexy & Country) 

Cara Delevingne (Sweet in Candy Stripes) 

Jacquelyn Jablonski (marches to the beat of her own drum) 

Dorothea Barth Jorgensen(all fun and games)

Jourdan Dunn (Robot)

The Fifth theme is Silver Screen Angels and Bruno Mars performs once again. My favorite look in this them was the BLACK DIAMOND look that Lindsay Ellingson rocked. The wings that she wore were so commanding. 

Lindsay Ellingson (black diamonds)

Sui He (art deco inspired)

Doutzen Kroes (Diamonds are a girl's best friend) 

Hilary Rhoda (platinum to silver)

Bregje Heinen (feathers are perfectly ruffled) 

Cameron Russell (high shine sparkle)

Magdalena Frackowiak (Ta-da she makes quite the interest)

Lily Donaldson (Fetch me mycouture)

Miranda Kerr (halo of white feathers) 

Joan Smalls (boudoir to runway ready)

The last theme of the 2012 show was ANGELS IN BLOOM. The ladies portrayed different types of flowers, and looked hot while doing so. Rihanna performed one final time and graced us with a performance of a song which I'm sure will be her next single PHRESH OFF THE RUNWAY. Towards the end of the song Rihanna does her runway walk down the glittery array that lies before her and knocks the walk out of the park. My favorite look of this theme was the petal parasol look portrayed by Jasmine 

Candice Swanepoel (shrinking violet)

Shanina Shaik (stunning vine like creation) 

Alessandra Ambrosio (2.5 MILLION FLORAL FANTASY BRA) 

Isabeli Frackowiak (Di-VINE)

Jasmine Tookes(petal parasol)

Lily Aldrige (Lily pad) 

Karlie Kross (goes green)

Behati Prinsloo (stunning orchid) 

Toni Garrn(garden variety)

Andriana Lima (fantastic in florals) 

The Victoria Secret Fashion Show is the most glamorous show that any model can partake in, and is considered an honor.OVERALL I think there could have been more black girls. It would be nice to see Victoria Secret a bit more diverse. 

When you think of VICTORIA SECRET you think about 
Walking the GLITTERY RUNWAY, THE SLOW motion camera, the Sexy wave and runway kisses

Tell me you love me, tell me you want me, excite me, delight me, tell me there/s no other woman in the world like me

The show will re-air on December 12, 2012

PS my favorite Angel will always be the lovely TYRA BANKS 


FIERCE AND LOVE
LELA

The Re-Election of the 44th President of the United States " Barack Obama"

I would first like to start this blog off by saying congratulations to President Barack Obama on being re-elected as the 44th President of the greatest country on earth. Being apart of this victory was a great feeling. 

When the results came in that President Obama had reached 270 electoral votes my heart literally fluttered and I instantly smiled. I smiled for myself, my grandparents, the generations before me, and my ancestors. History had been made once again, and I knew that my future was in great hands. 

 Election years for me always tend to be great years. Not only are election years Olympic years but I also tend to reach major milestones in life during this particular season.  In 2004 I graduated from middle school, 2008 high school, and in 2012 I earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. I'm going to see if I can do something big for 2016.  

November 6, 2012 was a very special day. Majority of the day I walked around with butterflies in my stomach, while managing to send out words of encouragements to my friends and family via text or social media who were voting that day. 

Then the night time came, and 6pm central time arrived, which meant the polls on the east coast were starting to shut down. At that moment I said to myself, here we go. The moment of truth had now arrived and it was time to countdown the electoral votes and see which party candidate would become the president of the United States of America. 

I was somewhat nervous during the early part of the countdown only because I thought some people would have not voted for Obama because the economy is currently not where he hoped it would be now 4 years ago, but the American people did not disappoint. 

I would like to take advantage of this opportunity and discuss something that could possibly be upsetting a few people and this topic deals with 4 words,  "MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK"

I've seen a few people get upset over the fact that this statement was being made, so I wanted to take the time to break it down for you.

The statement MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK, is not racist. It simple is stating a FACT. President Obama identifies himself as being an AFRICAN AMERICAN. Members of the African American community are proud to have a president who is African American. It is an honor for our people to have a man of color in the highest position in the country. By making this statement it is their way of saying my president looks like me and I'm happy to have something in common with him. (Let's be serious here) everyone can't have an ivy league degree.

I am absolutely overjoyed that President Obama has been re-elected. I donated to the campaigned, by donating money and even buying cute Obama shirts for the babies in my life. I also took it a step further and called registered voters in the state of Florida on the behalf of #ObamaforAmerica to confirm that they were going to vote, and that they were going to vote for President Obama. 

I look forward to the next 4 years and am proud to serve under such a great individual. 

xoxo Fierce & Love 

Lela