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Some women, though they were never presented with the opportunity are still very motivated and determined to make their life's stories end with success. They push hard and fight for their dreams. Country: St. Vincent Photographer: Patrick Hutchins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296201166-VKI24VPZANGKGTUNG051/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296102756-RL3M6YV49PCA0TQN0676/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "Confidence and conceit are often confused, especially by those who posses the latter. Nevertheless, these two characteristics are distinct. We apply them to daily life in different ways and they uniquely impact the happiness of the individual and facilitate different levels of success in achieving goals. One fundamental difference between confidence and conceit is a steady belief in one's self -- versus a need to demonstrate superiority." GWR: Esther Primus Country: Trinidad Photographer: Jammerson Hunte/CreedKool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466298773837-XHX15VPGPZIZY9AH40QT/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "Quite often I'm asked questions like, "why are you dieting at 15?" Or "are you anorexic?" Or even "why are all models so skinny?" But never did they think that a skinny body is a healthy body, an active body and an attractive one. I may be skinny, but proud. I am me! I'm not anorexic." GWR: Reesa Sooklall (of Traits Model Management) Country: Guyana Photographer: Junior Kennedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296659765-HPXIF01OUNZ3UZJS1Q5R/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us. Country : Bequia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296155122-TFX3VZSV137XN75BKUXN/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype People often assume and say things like "She has money, she can pay for that!" Or, "Why can't she sponsor us? She has enough money. Owning a business does not automatically mean one is rich. It many instances, it simply means that the individual is doing what she can to provide for her family. GWR: Narissa Hutchins Country: Bequia Photographer: Patrick Hutchins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296282171-3281ZHY72I6TA4P40GFE/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype People often assume that because of my accent, I can't speak English properly. Speaking two languages fluently is difficult and it is a blessing. GWR: Cristal Pollard Country: Trinidad/Venezuala Photographer: Curtis Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296574508-UIEZU2DFYBAHENEYXPPK/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype People always assume that because I'm not the shy quirky nerd with glasses , I don't have a brain. I may not be your typical bookworm with conservative attire and introvert behaviour but I'm certainly not stupid. I don't have to look like I'm "smart" to be an intellectual. You can't take advantage of me , I have a brain. Stop judging by what you see. GWR: Jessie DeFreitas Country: Guyana Photographer: Chontelle Sewett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296911845-L6K5HH5PKQ20VTKYYW8N/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype t's time we stop judging people based on the texture of their hair and the clothes they wear! GWR: Shanielle Briggs Country: Trinidad Photographer: Jammerson Hunte/CreedKool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297531632-6QDOP57E5WJZSLUE47SE/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "People often think that because I'm a model, I'm for sale. That's not so! The only thing I'm selling is a designer's clothing, not myself! Neither am I selling sex. Stop judging models based on opinions! I'M A MODEL, AND I'M NOT FOR SALE!" GWR: Tiffani Bonner Country: Guyana Photographer: Junior Kennedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297250580-8065NKOEQMBM6SU9BB4S/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "If I have 5 female friends I go out with regularly, I'm a normal out going girl, right? But when I have the same friendship with 5 male friends, that makes me promiscuous?" GWR: Tamera DaSilva Country: Guyana Photographer: Chontelle Sewett — with Tamera DaSilva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297951527-3C17HY2YYOUMSK2U4155/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "For years glasses have been seen as uncool because it is equated with brains and not beauty. Glasses wearers are not nerdy bookworms or even socially awkward, we just have poor vision. It makes me sad to know that some females are more insecure behind their spectacles and I suggest we embrace our stereotypes and be proud, especially since our vision is what's important." GWR: Chontelle Sewett Country: Guyana — with Chontelle Sewett. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466298397250-NJF2IREPYH5ZFB9MPL5G/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "There are so many stereotypes, internet memes and jokes that label light skin women being 'stuck-up', conceited and just all-round negative people. It's very problematic because it has started a trend of people not wanting to come up to us or befriend us because they assume we will be our stereotypes and react by blowing them off or being rude. People who've gotten to know me often tell me that they assumed I'd be stuck-up. I've proved them all wrong. So, my advice is to get to know someone (everyone/anyone) before you judge them based on the exterior." GWR: Tiffany Bazilio Country: Guyana Photographer: Curtis Henry — with Tiffany Bazilio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296778266-BERWQ1695L8EIJKX4S2C/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype Fashion is about dressing according to what is fashionable. Style is more about being yourself. Fashion may fade but personal style never does. GWR: Tenille Clarke Country: Tobago Photography: Creedkool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296514595-38DB5RN5J0P3W4NJ6RRM/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "We all deal with being unfairly judged GWR: Kellyann Latchman Country: Guyana Photographer: Chontelle Sewette   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466296411686-SSMMBH8Y2OIO3T4WA37P/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "People often think that because I'm a model, I'm for sale. That's not so! The only thing I'm selling is a designer's clothing, not myself! Neither am I selling sex. Stop judging models based on opinions! I'M A MODEL, AND I'M NOT FOR SALE!" GWR: Tiffani Bonner Country: Guyana Photographer: Junior Kennedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297469514-S3OGUFS7E597XWE6GVTX/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype "You're pretty, why are you still single?" "It's about time you find a man, get married and have kids." "Yes, I may be at that age when women typically start families but I am willing to wait and not rush into a life changing situation which I may regret. I am happy being single and I'll also be happy when I finally find the right guy for me." GWR: Tracy Simmons Country: Bequia Photographer: Patrick Hutchins — with Trachia Tracy Simmons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297026352-B0XM18ZAAH8N7K083WA6/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype Many times when I travel abroad, people always question me or look at me in disbelief when I tell them I am from Haiti. As if to say that Haitians have a distinct look and that I do not fall into that category. 'I am Haitian'. Country: Haiti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466298042444-89V91JAU1UUQHJKGXVP2/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype D'Andre Wilson is a creative. She is in love with theatre, music and of course, makeup. "People often assume that when girls wear makeup, they conceal their insecurities (no pun intended). Makeup for me, as cliched as it seems, is more of an art form. I see it as a fun and expressive way of enhancing my features while making me feel more fabulous!" D'Andre occassioanlly shares beauty tips through her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pocketofbeauty GWR: D'Andre Wilson Country: Trinidad Photographer: Curtis Henry — with D'Andre Wilson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466297178107-ANQ6QJ73JJABJRSW21P2/11146442_1108461042514452_9000095858654415459_o.jpg #iamnotmystereotype "Most people assume that because I am quiet/shy that I don't have valid opinions and that I would not be able to represent myself when this is not the case. People should not take my silence as a sign of complacency or weakness." GWR: Adriana Daniels Country: Guyana Photographer: Chontelle Sewett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466298852537-YVYME9E6YLNLOJTHHY6V/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype Photographer: Junior Kennedy GWR: Delesa Archer People often think because I model, I got my "style" of dressing from modeling, they often say "Oh its because she models thats why she dresses like that", this is like saying because it's a banana it has a yellow color" I was who I am before I started to model and they seem to look past that. I have my own style being a model did not give this to me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1466298104874-OL2R4FMXF94TAR9T4MWM/image-asset.jpeg #iamnotmystereotype Sadia Moore is a University Instructor. Her classes run between the hours of 8:00am – 8:35pm. She however manages to find the time to balance cooking and her work life. “Growing up in St Lucia, I spent much of my time with my Grandmother in the kitchen. I was always around to watch her cook and taste.” Sadia recalls always asking many food-related questions to the elderly women with whom she came into contact. At the age of 10, she cooked her first meal which consisted of Dumplings, Lentils and Tuna Fish. “I felt so proud of myself then” she recalls. A popular misconception is that professional women cannot cook or don’t cook but that is not everyone’s story…What is your story? #IAMNOTMYSTEREOTYPE #girlswithroots GWR: Sadia Moore Country: St. Lucia Photographer: Curtis H. Photography — with Sadia Moore. http://www.girlswithroots.org/victoria-bristol daily 0.75 2016-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1472605978987-SRTRHRRVAJA016GLI9X8/image-asset.png Victoria Bristol http://www.girlswithroots.org/new-page daily 0.75 2016-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1472605638477-O9ZZZSP3GYW6J65H6YX0/image-asset.png GWR Ambassadors Victoria Bristol   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1472606748996-PJSQCIHNRRKZ6W3CEHID/Picture+day+hwls.jpg GWR Ambassadors Sherrie Hewitt   http://www.girlswithroots.org/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2016-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1472606532135-I5A2VKUKUVVLU4R1A6XI/image-asset.jpeg Sherrie Hewitt http://www.girlswithroots.org/our-story daily 0.75 2017-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1484453331241-9JCX9ZYPIY4ZZ1TF46AP/IMG_6518.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1490910346909-UGLWHCZ940WSD5O0ZTWG/GG4B0065.jpeg Our Story http://www.girlswithroots.org/new-page-13 daily 0.75 2017-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1484918761033-J9C7O0261PRQI2WAEC3M/FullSizeRender.jpg Guyana http://www.girlswithroots.org/our-focus daily 0.75 2017-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1484445612739-RB53WMAOXQER43KQ6F98/3D7A0744.jpeg Our Focus http://www.girlswithroots.org/thisbravegirl daily 0.75 2018-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1520436098028-OGAMOC2U2DFIBJN51ARQ/Andrea+for+Web+-01.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Andrea Carla McKenzie Sobrique: Dredredoll This Brave Girl found her calling and continues to champion the cause of the girl who dreams of one day turning her passion into her career. Born in 1984 with an active involvement in Carnival from an early childhood, Andrea’s creative expressions exploded with elements of a natural passed on from generations. She has innovated the artistic technique of fusing acrylic and melted wax on canvas to reflect her Caribbean origins, artistic energies and passion. With a unique eye for vibrant colors. Andrea regularly creates privately commissioned, color-inspired, electric upbeat paintings.Over the years, her works has been exhibited in Trinidad and Tobago, throughout the Caribbean, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Australia . Andrea was recently signed to one of the top Talent Agencies in Los Angeles California USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1520435476057-HHXWFXLGFQB0DX27EDL7/Untitled-1+%281%29.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Dionne Baptise #ThisBraveGirl is determined to demystify epilepsy and will continue to be an advocate for all persons affected by seizures. Embrace your greatness. Don’t shy away from your destiny. You were placed here for a purpose...discover it...embrace it. Live it! Don’t hold yourself back to make others feel comfortable. Hold your head high and walk in your truth. Don't make excuses for those who continually wrong you. If they can't acknowledge and appreciate your worth, they don't deserve you. Let them go. Move on and surround yourself with those who are compelled by the very essence of YOU. In the words of Martin Luther king: “Number one in your life's blueprint should be a deep belief in your own dignity, your own worth and your own somebodiness.” Learn More   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1520513868538-QL815XA5SQPU4XPSQCE3/Untitled-3+%282%29.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Chelsea Mark Being an Artist meant more to me than anything I had ever done in my twenty-two years of living. For most of my life my artistic abilities had been stifled by the rigors of our Caribbean educational system and, the ideals and expectations of my parents. • Over time, I decided to live for me, but also respect my parents wishes. I have studied Visual Arts for over fourteen years officially and I am currently pursuing a career in Makeup Artistry, hoping to one day become that role model I’ve always wanted to look up to when I was a little girl. Your dreams shouldn’t be stifled, remove the pressures of life that weigh them down and set them free...Watch your dreams come true. My name is Chelsea Mark and I am #ThisBraveGirl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1520513968653-BYR37FFVN9TKH9OU4PWN/Untitled-2.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Kay-Marie Fletcher As a young, black, Christian female, I’m underrepresented in mainstream media. It’s for this reason mixed with my passion for words that I became a writer. I believe words are wonderful. Words can be simple or complex. It can make us laugh, cry, smile or even frown. Altogether, words make us FEEL. More than just feel, it can help us to heal. There are so many wounded women all around us, I know because I was one of them. Pain taught me how to write, and my writing taught me how to heal. Now I write in hopes that those hurting, voiceless or lacking support know they’re not alone. More importantly, know that they were BORN FOR MORE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765492410-C6EK8JC93ZT4ZCGU1A60/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007527.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Meriah John For me, the best decision I ever made was taking a gap year from school to figure out what I liked and was passionate about. Now I document my fun life experiences and share them with people on the internet, while still maintaining a love for content creation & marketing. I post pictures and videos to Instagram and Youtube about hair, makeup and lifestyle related things and I have managed to gain a following while simply doing what makes me happy. As an introverted person, putting myself on the internet sounds crazy, but I don’t think I would have it any other way. My hope is to use my platform to inspire upcoming creatives so that they don’t waste their talent trying to makes their parents or guardians happy. My name is Meriah John and I am #thisbravegirl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765642417-0L3HFOOYUZY7878ZWU02/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007529.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Ariana Herbert This brave girl believes that every girl from any part of the world should see themselves represented on screen and paper. “Growing up, I felt like while I sa ome of me in book and T, I didn't see enough of m- and girls like me. Now, things are changing and I'm determined to add to that narrative." Ariana is the Children's iterary estival Coordinator at Bocas Lit Fes, and Senior Performance Poet and Teaching Artist with The 2 Cents Movement. She upholds uriosity, tenderness and trut in her storytelling, while explorin themes such a nclusion, ducation, Heritage, Childhood and Gende. A past finalist of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam, Ariana has judged local slams and performed both locally in Trinidad and Tobago and internationally in parts of the UK. Herbert is committed to contributing to diversity in Caribbean Children’s and Young Adult Literature and the development of Inclusive and Special Needs Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765739803-HF9QPBIUGMKDFIG4FHLM/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007526.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Shari Petti Most of my life I was bombarded with people who thought they had the authority to tell me what I could and could not accomplish in life. Thankfully, I was stubborn enough to do what I wanted to do anyway and now those same things people said I could not do, are what currently keeps me afloat financially, mentally, emotionally etc. So to any human out there, if there is something that burns in you, that you know in your heart is your destiny, just go for it, leap, and the net shall appear. People telling you that you can’t do something is them projecting their own insecurities onto you. I am a 22-year-old film student/filmmaker. And I’ve worked as an actress, production assistant and camera assistant on numerous commercials and film productions. I direct, shoot and edit the Youtube Docu-series "Small Lime" which features young Trinis as they explore social issues affecting their society. My film Sorf Hair, which explores the natural hair experience in Trinidad and Tobago, has screened at several film festivals including the Pan-African Film Festival in LA (nominated in the Documentary Short Category), Caribbean Tales International Film Festival in Canada, The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (where it won the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary), the Barbados Independent Film Festival and the Nouveax Regard Film Festival in Guadeloupe (Nominated in the Documentary Short Category). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765815224-TVEQCRY8PYVY0BUGP0TC/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007524.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Alexandra Stewart This brave girl says "Never be afraid to take up space; to finally try that thing you've been thinking about. Life is too short for self doubt; too short for regret; but long enough for you to make a difference." Alexandra Stewart is 2017's First Citizen's National Poetry Slam 2nd place Champion. She has performed in Trinidad and Tobago, the US and UK. She uses her poetry to make people feel better or challenge them to be better. "I may be, #Thisbravegirl but I know that you're #Thatbravegirl " https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765879894-RQQUSH181EQ9R8J1U00O/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007525.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Clara George #ThisBraveGirl currently serves as a School Principal on the island of St. Maarten. Taking up such a huge responsibility at a young age and with only a few years of teaching experience, she explained, was a difficult choice of faith that has proven to be more rewarding than she had ever imagined. She has a desire for educating young minds and believes that with the help of God she can help to influence the lives of her students to produce powerful citizens of tomorrow. Her affirmation to young girls today, is to beat the status quo. To challenge yourselves to go above and beyond what you or anyone have set as your bar. The best time to accomplish your dreams is today. She believes that there is a leader in all of us and it only takes a step of faith to discover that leadership. She often recites the famous quote by Ellen G White, “ Don’t let allow anyone to despise your youth.” Her desire is to be a role-model to other young women and to continuously challenge herself to be better representative of Christ each day. Her words to other young women is to begin pursuing your dreams today. You will never know it all, so NOW is the best day to begin that journey. Take up the challenge to be a leader in whatever capacity! Be that #BraveGirl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5755dbdeb6aa609d464968c8/1521765919057-V3LIBUM2M617LFM12RNK/2018-03-08-PHOTO-00007528.jpg #ThisBraveGirl - Deneka Thomas Deneka Thomas is a Caribbean writer, performer, educator, and Activist from Trinidad and Tobago. 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