Spring cleaning, time for a change.
I have been in New Zealand the past few days and have been so inspired by the fashion and trends here in NZ and decided to give mai hair a New start.
what do you guys think of mai new do?
Archive for Mai News
“Trafficker priced me up”
This article is one of the many reminders of the sisters we have out there suffering we through what reporter Mimi Chakarova calls “the worst human rights abuses known to mankind”.
Please read and not only pray for these women surviving through this today, but also support organizations like “Not For Sale” and “Nightlight Bangkok” to help put this to an end.
Trafficker priced me up
By Mimi Chakarova, Special to CNN
For the past decade, photographer-filmmaker Mimi Chakarova has examined conflict, corruption and the sex trade. Her film “The Price of Sex,” a feature-length documentary made over seven years on trafficking and corruption, premiered in 2011. She was awarded the Nestor Almendros Award for courage in filmmaking at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York. It will air in the U.S. on The Documentary Channel on April 11 at 4.30p.m. ET
She was wearing a polka dot skirt and her favorite pink flip-flops the day she left her village in Albania. Her mom called out her name before she got into her boyfriend’s red Mitsubishi. She didn’t turn to wave goodbye. She was 12 and angry.
Her stepdad has been raping her for as long as she can remember. She couldn’t tell her mom. She knows she’d be sent away. She’d be the one blamed. Girls tempt grown men and bring it on themselves, they’d say. And there was also his drinking that made him do it, they’d add.
Once they were in Italy, her boyfriend changed – he told her she’ll work for him as a prostitute. She thought he was playing some silly joke. She left home to be with him; to one day marry him. He is older. She’s in love.
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So Eyes Wide Shut (Behind the Scenes of NBC’s Fashion Star)
First week behind the scenes. As you can see, I was a lil excited. Wouldn’t you be?
Hey, lmk what you Jeannie Bugs would want to see and know for next week’s video? I’m here for ya!
Fashion Star Premiere Partay!
After months of having to keep all my delicious deets on the downlow, FINALLY we are officially into the swing of Fashion Star! With last night being the season premiere, everyone was just bubbling with excitement at the premiere party held at Macy’s Herald Square in NYC. Here are some pics from the night. I felt like a proud mother hen watching these hard working designers on the show.
I totally teared up when Orly did the moment she was first bid on, and I loved the lil mouth off between Terren from Saks and designer Oscar. Mai fave moment each week was catching up with each designer to see how they were doing, because lets be real..it was tough on these guys to be separated with absolutely no contact from they’re loved ones.
After eppy one, has anyone picked out a fave designer yet? Did you agree/disagree with the purchases? More importantly…WHAT are u buying today??
Me w/ the adorable Edmund, Barbara and Nzimiro. We called each other to color coordinate.
Why doesn’t Orly sell dresses that come with that bod?
Anxiously waiting to watch
Caprice from Macy’s teaches me how to “mean mug.”
then Fashion Star family watching the show!
Mai Fashion Star Bio
Fashion Star starts TONIGHT at 930pm EST on NBC. ARE YOU WATCHING?
As a popular personality on Style Network, Jeannie Mai is best known for her exuberant energy as the host of “How Do I Look?” More than just a fashion intervention and makeover show, Mai empowers women to discover their true beauty, overcome their insecurities and employ fashion to give them the confidence they need to help achieve their career goals. Mai is also a style expert for Perez Hilton’s hit fashion website, www.CocoPerez.com, which brings in over 9 million unique visitors per month, and she appears as a frequent fashion correspondent on NBC’s “Today” show and “E! News.” Most recently, Mai was tasked with contestant makeovers on NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser.”
Beyond her current television series, Mai has hosted a wide variety of other specials at the Style Network, including “Dude, Where’s Your Style?,” “Go Fix Yourself” and “Lucky Shops,” in conjunction with Lucky magazine. Outside of her television career, Mai has had endorsement deals with companies including Avon, David’s Bridal, The Limited and Yoplait. She has also been featured in a wide variety of popular publications such as Us Weekly, OK! magazine, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Elle, Allure and Ebony, to name a few.
Mai has made it her mission to inspire, educate and empower women. She recently received rave reviews as a speaker on the main stage at Maria Shriver’s The Women’s Conference, immediately following other notable talent ranging from Donna Karan to Jessica Simpson and Jane Fonda.
Deeply committed to a wide variety of charitable causes from Seven Bar to Dress for Success, Mai also uses her recognition as a fashionista as a platform to promote fledgling female designers and entrepreneurs from around the world by wearing their designs on air and on the red carpet.
Before becoming a television personality, Mai was a celebrity makeup artist and stylist from San Jose, California. Throughout her career, she has worked with such celebrities as Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne. She premiered on the Emmy Award-nominated Asian-American television magazine show “Stir.” After gaining attention for her spunky personality and knack for style, she became an entertainment reporter and producer of The WB’s “Daily Mixx” before moving to Los Angeles to host MTV’s “Granted,” alongside Frankie Muniz. Her big break came when she was tapped as the host of “Character Fantasy” on USA Network and eventually became a regular correspondent for “Extra.”
Prior to her current role at the Style Network, Mai was part of the on-air beauty squad on the hit TLC series “10 Years Younger” and one of the judges on the TLC series “Miss America: Reality Check.” She has also appeared as a popular host for several other networks, including E!, NBC, MTV, TLC and Lifetime.
Besides her flair for fashion, Mai is a hard-core foodie who is on a constant search to find the world’s most delicious meals. Through her website (www.IHeartJeannieMai.com), she documents her culinary adventures and opinions through colorful video blogs for her fans, along with her own column concerning taste in Food and Wine magazine in 2011.
Fashion Star. 2mo. Can’t wait.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/story/2012-03-11/fashion-star-nbc/53490338/1
‘Fashion Star’: It’s not ‘Runway,’ but will it take off?
Broadcast TV has anointed star singers and survivors. Now it’s in search of a star stitcher.
NBC’s Fashion Star, which makes its premiere Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET), is a few formats knit into one: American Idol (each week 14 designers face elimination from a trio of industry judges), Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (the first episode opens with models clad in host Elle Macpherson’s lingerie), game show (the judges — buyers from Macy’s, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue— enter a bidding war to scoop up contestants’ weekly pieces) and HSN (viewers can purchase the winning apparel after every episode).
One thing Fashion Star is not, the producers and cast insist, is a pumped-up Project Runway, despite the power pop soundtrack, flashing lights and final purse: $6 million in clothes orders.
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No I am not excited or anything.
Fashion Star: Watch it Today, Wear it 2mo.
R U READY?
Series Premiere March 13 9:30/8:30c
Mai LiL Bro
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Another Mai is in the building.
Yup, lil brother Daniel Mai (follow him on twitter!) is here in LA and crushin it with fun projects like this. I wanna know what yall think? Can’t be too bad..starring fellow cousin Mai’s and all 
Turn up the volume and enjoy.
Jeannie Mai: On Real Beauty
http://thebeautybean.com/site/real-beauty/jeannie-mai-on-real-beauty/
She may be best known for her fashion interventions as the host of the hit Emmy-nominated television program How Do I Look?, but Jeannie Mai is less about the external makeover that seems to rule the show than she is about empowering women to discover their Real Beauty, rise above their insecurities and use fashion to bolster their self confidence.
We sat down with Jeannie Mai and asked her to weigh in on Real Beauty…
I think beauty is… being selfless.
I feel most beautiful when… I am wearing something that represents my personality.
I deal with the pressure for body “perfection” in the fashion industry by…. completely ignoring them and enjoying delightful ways to indulge (like with Yoplait Light!)
My 3 cannot-live-without-them beauty products are… number one makeup remover, oh my gosh, Noxzema Makeup Removal Wipes are really minty for a super fresh spa-like feel after every wipe and they moisturize. I love false lashes, they’re so flirty and a necessity. And number 3 would have to be a good book – I know that sounds weird – but I feel beautiful when I ingest knowledge-enriching books, like The Five Love Languages – I absolutely love it, everyone should read it to understand their relationships better!
My pre-event routine consists of… playing some fun girl-power music to get me in the mood, packing some healthy snacks to make sure I don’t nosh on unhealthy things and a pair of fold-able flats for sure.
The women I most admire are… Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, and my mom!
If I could give young women a piece of advice, it would be… listen to that tiny knowing voice inside of you and teach it to speak louder – we all have it in us.
My dreams for the future are… to empower every single woman – friend, family or stranger that I pass in my life.
The one lesson I try to remind myself of is… you can’t do it alone.
I wish more women would… see themselves as unique as they are.
I wish I could… have more hours in a day! I get bummed when I have to go to bed.
My favorite body part of mine is… my smile!
I hate my… mind whenever it says I can’t.
The one style tip I swear by is… to break fashion rules.
If I could only keep 3 items in my closet, they would be…a pair of flasses, which are fake glasses, which don’t have a purpose but are so sexy; my fluorescent green tank top and my wedding ring.
I feel most confident when… I can look in the mirror and see myself as gorgeous without anything on.
My celebrity crush is… Ryan Gosling – or actually Dr. Drew all the way!
http://thebeautybean.com/site/real-beauty/jeannie-mai-on-real-beauty/
