It's important to feel beautiful; it's political to feel beautiful.
Women's currency is their looks. Like it or not, the most powerful woman is an 18-year-old woman.
I think society perpetuates a lot of mixed messages about what it means to be beautiful for all women, but especially for black women and women of color.
I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
As a woman people judge you on your looks regardless of the fact you're just there to race.
Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos.
The Fox News makeup treatment is unlike any other in journalism. It involves false lashes, layers and layers of foundation, and heavy applications of come-hither lip gloss.
Beauty has always been an element of discussion for black women, whether or not we were the ones having the conversation.
