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What is your name? Teresa Gittens<br />
Where are you originally from and currently<br />
located? I am originally from Staten Island, NY.<br />
I currently reside in Atlanta, GA.<br />
When did you fall in love with fitness and<br />
why? I have always loved to exercise since I<br />
was a little girl. I fell in love with running<br />
when I joined my high school track team. I was<br />
a Cross Country and mid distance<br />
runner. Going through College and Graduate<br />
school I became consumed by my<br />
studies which made it difficult to make time<br />
for the gym. About 5 years ago I went to my<br />
first bodybuilding competition and fell back in<br />
love with fitness. I initially attended because<br />
my Husband was a competitor along with 2<br />
other ladies who he had trained for the<br />
competition. During the bodybuilding<br />
completion I was amazed by all of their<br />
physiques and inspiring weight loss stories.<br />
This inspired me to not just be a spectator of<br />
the sport but to actually compete. With a<br />
weight loss goal in mind of my own I started<br />
training and lost 45lbs in the preparation<br />
process.<br />
How long have you been interested in Fitness<br />
course! Modeling? I have interested in Fitness<br />
modeling about a year after I won Pro Card<br />
with Supernatural Bodybuilding Federation<br />
(SNBF) in 2013.<br />
Are you interested in video promotions? Of<br />
If you could go anywhere in the world and<br />
compete, where would you go? I would love<br />
to travel and compete in Australia.<br />
What gym are you a member of, and do you<br />
provide personal training? I trained primarily<br />
out of L.A. Fitness. I do train out of other gyms<br />
when I go out of town.<br />
How can my readers follow you on social<br />
media? On my IG (TJ_GIT_FIT) and FB (Teresa<br />
SNBF PRO), I currently have over 2,500<br />
followers for both sites.<br />
Would you like to give anyone a shout out at<br />
this time? I would like to shout out my coach<br />
Lance Gittens, without his training, love and<br />
support I would not be were I am today. The<br />
GITT FIT TEAM for their on going support on<br />
and off of the stage. My competition posing<br />
coach Kim Frempong who showed me how to<br />
display all of my hard work with sass and<br />
grace. Lastly, Waterbabies Bikini which is the<br />
swimsuit brand I am modeling.<br />
So what?s next for you? I will be running the<br />
Peachtree Road Race 10k on July 4th of this<br />
year which I am super excited about! I am<br />
currently in the midst of scheduling<br />
photoshoots, fashion shows, and bodybuilding<br />
competitions for the rest of 2016.
P r essur e Bois Inc.<br />
Danielle- Hey Hajj! How are you?<br />
Hajj- I am doing great beautiful.<br />
Danielle- Where are you from?<br />
Hajj- I am from Ghana, West Africa.<br />
Danielle- I?d like to know a little bit about you?<br />
Hajj- Cool!!! What do you want to know? I am here for you.<br />
Danielle- What did I tell you young man? Are you trying to<br />
kill me ooooo lol???<br />
Danielle- How long have you been modeling?<br />
Hajj- well, for some few months now. Yeah.<br />
Danielle- Where do you prefer to shoot? Indoors or<br />
outdoors?<br />
Hajj- indoors and outdoors because, I love what I do and it<br />
doesn?t really matter where. Danielle- Are you a runway<br />
model as well?<br />
Hajj- I haven?t been on any runway show but I tell you I am<br />
good at what I do and I know I will nail it even on my first<br />
runway show.<br />
Danielle- What company or agency do you represent?<br />
Hajj- I represent the Pressure Models (PBMD)<br />
Danielle- How long have you been with Pressure Bois Inc.?<br />
Hajj- for a year and some few months now. Oh yeah!!<br />
Danielle- Tell me about the company and what kind of<br />
things you all do?<br />
Hajj- PressureBois Inc, is the next big thing to hit Ghana,<br />
Africa and the world at large. Well, people have the idea<br />
that, the ?Bois? in the name represents ?Boys? NO it doesn?t.<br />
What it means is (BRAND OF INTERNATIONAL STATUS). Well,<br />
PressureBois Inc is into event planning and promotions,<br />
music (PressureBois Music Group ( PBMG) ) , Modelling<br />
(PBMD) ? .I don?t think I will finish listing what we do<br />
beautiful. Just expect more from our office. We Are Large.<br />
Danielle- Where do you see yourself in the next few year?s<br />
career wise?<br />
Hajj- I wouldn?t say much but by the grace of God , I see<br />
myself doing more great things and making more<br />
appearance on your screens , magazines and in the<br />
international front and making a fortune oh yeah !!.<br />
INTERVIEWEDBY:<br />
DANIELLECRAIG
P r essur e Bois Inc.
HAJJ'S INTERVIEWCONT'D<br />
Danielle- Did you attend college as well?<br />
Hajj- oh yeah I did. I graduated with a Diploma in (Information Technology) from Accra<br />
Institute of Technology in Ghana. Danielle- What do you enjoy doing for fun?<br />
Hajj- taking pictures, hanging out with friends and playing video games and sometimes<br />
writing computer codes yeah.<br />
Danielle- What?s your favorite snack or food to eat?<br />
Hajj- Ghanaian homemade Jollof, Waakye. You should join me sometime to have them for<br />
lunch .hahaha.<br />
Danielle- Sure why not I love Jollof rice and plaintain it?s so yummy!<br />
Danielle- Do you plan on leaving Ghana anytime soon?<br />
Hajj- at the moment no, but when the time comes, why not ? you could invite me over for a<br />
week. Hahahah what do you think?<br />
Danielle- I think I?m old enough to be your mama young man? however I?m enjoying the<br />
compliments from you? carry on lol!<br />
Danielle- You?re a handsome young man and I?m sure the ladies want to know if you are<br />
single & searching or taken?<br />
Hajj- Hahaha handsome is my forth name hahaha. Well, at the moment I am single and ready<br />
to mingle. Hahahah<br />
Danielle- How can we follow you on social media?<br />
Hajj- you can follow me on twitter @mey3_hajj_pb<br />
Danielle- How can we get in touch with you via social media?<br />
Hajj- get in touch with me on my twitter page @mey3_hajj_pb and on my emailbook.hajj@gmail.com<br />
Danielle- You already know what time it is? shout out time woot woot!<br />
Who would you like to shout out at this time?<br />
Hajj- shout out to you, my team the PressureBois, Kobby Stone and to all the sexy and<br />
beautiful ladies reading and to my friends and family, I say, I love you all.<br />
Danielle- Thanks a million for your time and gracing the cover of volume <strong>17</strong> of <strong>London</strong><br />
Le?<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. I asked the CEO Kobby Stone for a hot young male model, and I wanted<br />
the photo shoot on the beach and you guys delivered. I appreciate everything, amazing work<br />
btw.<br />
Hajj- I wish I could give you a hug for having me on the cover of your magazine. And thanks<br />
for having me and for this great opportunity. Hope this isn?t our last. We got your back. GOD<br />
BLESS!!!!!
Miss Ri Ri needs no introduction! The Pop<br />
princess turned mogul is killing the fashion<br />
industry! She kicked off 2016 with a bang!<br />
Robyn Rhianna Fenty was born in St. Micheal<br />
Barbados however she grew up in a place<br />
called Bridgetown. Her singing career took<br />
flight when she met Jay Z. Her first major<br />
single "Some pon di replay" dropped and it<br />
was wrap! She's released hit after hit since<br />
making her one of the largest Pop stars in<br />
the world.<br />
On another note this year has been crazy<br />
for <strong>Rihanna</strong>, from performing at the British<br />
Award Show with Drake to winning an award<br />
at Black Girls Rock. To top it off she<br />
launched not one but 2 different shoe lines<br />
year. The Bad Gal linked up with Puma<br />
bringing us the dopest furry sandles. But<br />
the ultimate for her was her recent<br />
contract with the fashion tycoon Manolo<br />
Blahnik. She actually sat down with him as<br />
he sketched out the designs and brought<br />
her creations to life. The whoa moment for<br />
Ri Ri was seeing Jlo rocking the boots in<br />
her new video. In a recent instagram post<br />
she stated " She wore the 9-5 in a video!!!<br />
Mayyyyyjorrr!! Yaasssss @jlo thanks for the<br />
support! I'm having such a fucking moment<br />
knowing that forever I have proof of a bad<br />
one like you in my designs" END quote!<br />
By Danielle Craig<br />
Photo Credit: Andy Kropa/ Invision/ AP
L e'A un<br />
Danielle- Well hello there gorgeous how are you doing?<br />
Le?Aun- I am doing amazingly well thank you Danielle, thank you<br />
for asking, and thank you for this opportunity. I hope you are just<br />
as well.<br />
Danielle- So where are you from, and where are you currently?<br />
Le?Aun- My full name is Leanne Joseph, and I am from<br />
Birmingham, born and raised, and currently still reside here.<br />
ar for yourself tell me about it.<br />
Le?Aun- Yes I do Danielle, there is a lot of positive movements<br />
happening at the moment, 2016 has been like a very powerful but<br />
amazing whirlwind. Firstly, I hope to complete my Degree this<br />
year in Business & Human Resources Management, which I am<br />
currently in the middle of exams for. Next on my list is my<br />
modelling career, which has been prosperous so far this year. I<br />
recently competed in the one of Birmingham?s biggest fashions<br />
shows Rule The Run Way with some fantastic designers such as<br />
Dive VIPz Only and Mr Plobz, In February. I have since been<br />
working more on my portfolio, and now entered a Beauty Pageant,<br />
Mr and Miss West Indies UK representing an Island of my dual<br />
heritage, Grenada. I am also a singer/ songwriter, working on my<br />
debut E.P. ?New Chapter?, which will be 3 part E.P. expressing my<br />
journey throughout the new life I am building for myself and my<br />
beautiful 6 year old daughter.<br />
On top of all of this, I am the Founder of my organisation, Le?Aun<br />
La Femme, which is basically the French way of pronouncing my<br />
name and female unity. Under this organisation, I have my<br />
business, Le?aunz Occasionz, which is a party/ wedding planning<br />
service and equipment hire, cakes and Events management. My<br />
team and I, including aDanielle- You have some awesome stuff<br />
going on this ye fellow pageant contestant, are in the process of<br />
organising a fundraising event. I also promote myself under<br />
myself as a musician and model under this umberella. My stage<br />
name is Lea Lea O<strong>fficial</strong>.<br />
I am also trying to get into acting. I have done a bit of acting over<br />
the years in music videos and a short flim, but I would like to<br />
further expand that this year.<br />
Danielle- How long have you been model?<br />
Le?Aun- I have been a model now for just over a year, and I am<br />
loving the journey thus far. My 1st catwalk show was for Yaneek<br />
in Wolverhampton. It was a charity fundraising event and a great<br />
show. I met some amazing designers and a few models I still keep<br />
in touch with now. I have always been told from a young age that I<br />
have the height and the look of a model, and that my natural walk<br />
looks as though I am continuously on the catwalk, which is exactly<br />
how I view life now. The catwalk is a place of focus, confidence,<br />
and continuing to move forward even if you fall down. Always<br />
walk strong with your head high to be successful and to reach<br />
your destination in life, and show everyone around you just how<br />
amazingly bright your light shines. This is what I try to teach my<br />
daughter, and I am still learning myself. "
L e'A un
Danielle - Heeeeey Bianca, how are you?<br />
Bianca - Hey hey ! Im very good thank you Danielle- I'm am<br />
doing fabulous darling thank you!<br />
Danielle - Where are you from?<br />
Bianca - I?m currently living in Manchester, England.<br />
Danielle - You have been in the entertainment industry for<br />
quite some time now - tell me about your experiences.<br />
Bianca - Oh gosh where to begin! (laughs) I guess I?ve always<br />
known deep down that I?m a creative and always wanted to be<br />
"on stage" in a sense, performing one way or another. I?ve<br />
covered acting, modelling , singing, songwriting, dancing, and a<br />
little film crew work experience. This covers all different<br />
genres including TV and Film, interactive/ musical Theatre,<br />
music videos, etc.... variety is the spice of life. (gives us a<br />
cheeky wink). I?ve had some of the best times of my life doing<br />
this type of work, experiences are essential in life. We only<br />
have one go at life ? you have to make things happen. I<br />
actually have a part-time delivery driving job as well... don?t ask<br />
where I fit stuff in, some weeks are beyond crazy!<br />
Danielle - I read that you have been on several TV shows. Can<br />
you name a few, and tell me about your overall experience as<br />
an actress?<br />
Bianca ? I have yes. Oh gosh lets see: Shameless, Peaky<br />
Blinders, Coronation Street and No Offence are some. Acting is<br />
a great passion of mine. I love it. I just love being on set and<br />
meeting different people all the time, all walks of life really,<br />
and losing yourself in your character. My best experience to<br />
date is in Channel 4s "No Offence" last year (written by Paul<br />
Abbott). I played "Tatu 2" - a butch lesbian part of the riot<br />
response for the Police Force! So much fun, yet an adrenalin<br />
rush to be able to play a cheeky, yet rough-and-tumble part to<br />
the programme. Our first day filming involved me smashing a<br />
door down with a real-life iron battering ram, and the ram was<br />
as big as me i tell you! But i took that door fully off its hinges<br />
good and proper, I think the Director was impressed! (laughs)<br />
That alongside the rest of filming was an amazing experience.<br />
And of course working alongside talent like Will Mellor, Joanna<br />
Scanlan and Elaine Cassidy...i feel very lucky to be able to do<br />
what i do. Overall, for me it?s just an incredible feeling when<br />
you get a chance to be a part of some of the nations most-loved<br />
programmes here in the uk, doing what you love alongside<br />
some amazing talent.<br />
Danielle - Music is a huge part of my life, and you sing, write -<br />
tell me about your music career thus far.<br />
Bianca ? Ah is it really, yes it?s also one of mine too. Ive always<br />
loved singing from being a child. I always used to be singing in<br />
my bedroom with the hairbrush , the usual stuff that girls do !<br />
(laughs) . Then I took vocal training up with a lovely lady called<br />
Jill Maxwell when I lived in Fleetwood ( England). I always<br />
doubted myself, never felt I was good enough, you know? Then<br />
as I got older the confidence grew. The song writing came<br />
about in 2011 when I was approached by an independent<br />
company with a sample track? which turned out to be my first<br />
solo written track released on iTunes! I was gob smacked.<br />
There?s actually a video for the track too, and others I?ve done<br />
on YouTube. It?s called ?Up Your Game? under Tianna B which is<br />
my stage name. Not the best video I?ll admit, but we all start<br />
somewhere! Haha. I think I?ve just grown from there really. My<br />
vocal coach (Jill) was always supportive getting me into<br />
showcases, competitions, singing in hotels etc. and telling me<br />
?you can do this?. My close friends Paul and Darren (Dj?s) have<br />
allowed me to sing at various events with them too. I?ve<br />
headlined at a Football Club, I?ve been very lucky really.<br />
Photographer: Dan Archer
RUNWAY<br />
SPIRIT<br />
MODELING<br />
AGENCY
S elina L eung
Ceri Thomas<br />
Ceri Thomas / Model/<br />
Designer :Plobs Print<br />
Photo Credit: Elementz Imagez
Ceri Thomas / Model/<br />
Designer :Plobs Print<br />
Photo Credit: Elementz Imagez
Photo Credit: Elementz Imaez
Photo Credit: Elementz Imaez
Jon
DAWUNI X DAWUNI<br />
Daw uni X Daw uni ak a DX D (Burniton<br />
M usic Group) resides in A ccra Ghana<br />
proudly representing A shaiman.<br />
Lyrically he can hang w ith the best of<br />
the best of them. The A fro Beat singer<br />
surprised his fans recently w hen he<br />
dropped ?A luta? and ?Fire Bon Dem?.<br />
Lik e w ho k new he could rap? lik e that?<br />
Wow ! I?m j ust saying big ups to you<br />
Daw uni. One of the bars that caught my<br />
attention is ?I am a rapper and a singer<br />
and a true representer coming after your<br />
baby lik e a w oman placenta?. A yyyyyy!<br />
It w as amazing to see different style of<br />
music from DX D. I?ve been follow ing<br />
him since A pril 2015, and it?s aw esome<br />
to be able to see the grow th and<br />
maturity in his music career. New Tune<br />
?Sugar? drops nex t w eek , M ugon Yaro<br />
video j ust dropped, and be sure to click<br />
the play box online so you can hear<br />
?A luta?? no guns no k nives but dem<br />
dead already!
ANITA<br />
LIMBU<br />
Anita Limbu is a 5 foot 6in, 24 yr old model who<br />
has modeled for Rule the Runway UK, and is Miss<br />
Sparkling Beauty Swindon 2016. She has modeled<br />
in commercials and in an afro beat song that is yet<br />
to be released. We look forward to seeing what<br />
this beautiful aspiring young lady will do next,<br />
please keep us posted and as always much love.<br />
And shout out to Hyper Hype for this beautiful<br />
feature.<br />
By M ar k esa "Sw eet P ea" Young
STONEBWOY<br />
His ?Royal Bhimness? Stonebwoy Burniton<br />
has done it again this year at the 2016<br />
Vodaphone VMGA Award show in Ghana.<br />
He showed up on the red carpet wearing a<br />
blue and black tuxedo totally swagged out.<br />
He was awarded Reggae/ Dancehall artist of<br />
the year and the Reggae Dancehall song of<br />
the year with his global hit ?Go Higher?.<br />
During the event he also put on an<br />
electrifying performance. The entire stage<br />
was lit up with Bhim all over the place.<br />
"Stone" rocked all white trimmed in black<br />
with one of his ?signature Stonebwoy?<br />
shirts. He sang ?Go Higher? of course and<br />
my ultimate fav. Mightylele. Oh my<br />
goodness the crowd went wild. Everyone<br />
stood up as they were singing each tune<br />
word for word as loud as they could while<br />
dancing, jamming with the king.<br />
On another note Stonebwoy just released<br />
another hit ?People Dey? on May 1, 2016.<br />
The video was filmed and directed here in<br />
the states while he was putting in ?work<br />
work work work work? on the Go Higher<br />
world tour. During the tour he performed in<br />
Ohio, Canada, Atlanta and NY twice even<br />
sharung the same stage with Lauryn Hill at<br />
"Disapora Is Calling. The show was<br />
streamed via Tidal worldwide.<br />
The BET award winner's road manager<br />
Blakk Cedi just announced via social media<br />
that the king of Bhimantion will be going<br />
on tour in Europe very soon , I'll keep you<br />
guy's updated on the dates. <strong>London</strong><br />
Le'<strong>Blanc</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> has nothing but love for<br />
Bhimnation . From the artist, management<br />
team, to the fans!!! Medasse!!!<br />
# AmericanBhimpress # BHIM<br />
By: Danielle Craig (United States)