Beyoncé Applauds Michelle Obama’s Strength In Essay For TIME’s Most Influential

Bella Breakdown Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama is one of the many public figures named in TIME’s 100 most influential people list and if you ask Beyoncé the title is well-deserved. In an essay written in the former FLOTUS’ honor, the singer called her “powerful.” It is said that behind every successful man is a strong woman and Beyoncé made sure to applaud Obama’s strength throughout her eight years as First Lady. “She was strong and ambitious and spoke her mind without sacrificing honesty or empathy. That takes a lot of courage and discipline,” the...

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These Celebs Have Been Banned From Other Countries

Bella Breakdown Being a celebrity comes with a lot of perks, but it doesn’t always get you a pass to go anywhere you want. These celebrities have been banned from other countries and here is why. Justin Bieber is not longer allowed to visit China. While there were other offenses involved, it is said that he was banned for recklessly skateboarding. Beyonce cannot go to Malaysia. Queen B got banned? And the reason will have you screaming. Her cleavage has gotten her shows cancelled twice in the foreign country and it has been made quite obvious that she is...

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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Surprise Fans (Again)

Bella Breakdown Beyoncé is the queen in many ways. We admire her vocal power, her dance moves, her ability to be a celebrity working mom. But she’s also the queen of dropping surprise albums. Her and Jay-Z released Everything is Love under the artist name “The Carters” as a surprise joint project. This follows the tour that they hold together, On The Run 2, which started on June 6th and will run through October 8th. Fans were surprised the power couple would do a second joint tour with no new content, but of course, the album dropped on June...

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7 Beyoncé Quotes You Need in Your Life

Bella Breakdown Start the New Year off with a Bey-ng and get inspired by some of our favorite quotes from the bootylicious goddess herself, Beyoncé! From The Mouth of Bey What an amazing and powerful woman Queen Bey is. Check out her best quotes of all time, and prepare to be inspired: “The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” “A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.” “I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.”...

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One Size Fits None

Bella Breakdown It is often impossible to find clothes that fit and today’s sizes are a problem. Years ago, wealthy women had their clothes custom made and other women made their own. Ready-to-wear clothes didn’t become popular until the Depression when money was scarce. Then, the post-war boom created a big industry for factory made clothes, which is when clothing sizes came to be. The government tried to suggest a universal sizing standard, but it didn’t work because it was based exclusively on the bodies of white women. They had to take into account the rising diversity in the...

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