Five ladies from across Dominica will take to the stage on February 1 in an attempt to capture the 2013 Plus Size and Elegant crown.
The show is to take place at the Old Mill Cultural Center from 8:00 pm.
The contestants are Kishma Joseph, Beverly John, Allie Guiste, Candia Hinds and Brenda Steadman.
The five will compete in the categories of introductory speech, professional wear, performing arts, swimwear, creative wear, lingerie wear and evening wear.
Tickets for the show cost $25.
Dominica News Online ran into the ladies as they were making their rounds around Roseau on Friday morning.
oh lord we’re supposed to be promoting good health,not obesity,what example does that bring the public.this simply says that being obese is a great thing,ah ma gway sar.NOT GOOD AT ALL
these people on dno low minded dominicans i am suprise at u each of u needs to get a big mirroir no 2 put one front and the other at ur back strip urself and see wat u have to fix i am not talkin about ur outside ur life style included
since my mirror believes am sexy thats all i care about!
In my view, PLUS means a tall person with a good portion to fit their body (height/size). That does not mean obesity.These ladies will be ridiculed when performing in swimwear for example. They should NOT have to go through this.
then u do not know what is odesity these girls are not
Most of you don’t understand that this is a very destructive life style.
You think that I am negative, ask some of the doctors that I work around with, they will tell you.
i know this one person who was suicidal and came to me for help because of that same condition,I refuse to help because for the last 10 i have being warning her about her eating habits, but never to adhere to my warning,now in college she can’t fit in,the young girls of her age group look down on her. This is serious,
the amount of peoples that are suffering quietly is scary.We as a national need to do something about this problem.I do take into consideration those with hormonal imbalance,but except them, the rest should make a better effort to combat this poor food choice.A woman metabolism is much slower than a mans.And to much sucrose is being consumed in this country,
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Ironically the same country that boast of it’s greenery and the most centenarians also join the rest of the Caribbean in hypertension sugar diabetic 1 and 2, now think again and please keep the government out of this one.(Blame yourself)
They say beauty is skin deep, this i totally agree but!!!! this is pushing it seriously!!!! there is a difference between plus size and obesity i think and these are CLEARLY obese women…
no offence but try some jogging after the show
no disgrace on a normal tone,
but is the stage horrors i wont watch.
nothing wrong in being big
some big people have the biggest hearts
but why should they disgrace theirselves in this manner. i am slim and i watch what i wear so badly, why should someone so big parade half naked?
shame
is not just half naked… the whole point of the public is that LINGERIE BUSINESS!!!… We are all grown ups and Adults and have an understanding what LINGERIE is!!! I know people are not hypocrite, and wouldn’t pretend like they don’t what a sexy sleeping wear is made for!… HOWEVER! THE FACT THAT THIS SHOW IS CALLED PLUS SIZE AND ELEGANT… WALKING AROUND IN LINGERIE FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD TO SEE IS NOT ELEGANT IN MY BOOK! … CASE CLOSE! CHAPTER END! BOOK CLOSE!
Not everyone insecure like you. some people love their body and embrace that they are big and beautiful. And im not just saying that, cuz I am no where near big. I am only bout 120lbs and 5.1. So shush and give them a chance
Brenda we are supporting u all the way, go out there and do your very best. Mahaut people please come out in large numbers to support Brenda Stedman of Mahaut. Mahaut all the way for 2013.
we all are human stop hating the girls are doing just fine give them a chance if u cannot say good dont say bad
I think that it is a total disgrace to promote obesity. With the Prime Minister being very concerned about that very topic in Dominica and his plea for healthy eating, I am very surprised that this competition is a go. Why not have a competition like “Biggest Loser”? I know that the organizers have heard about it! Find fitness gurus and do hikes, swimming etc. The one that looses the most weight wins a huge prize-a airline ticket to somewhere, a monetary prize etc. etc.
America promote anorexia so just hush! Why is it American models look like they ready to break but its ok? stups……plz! under 100lbs is d trend in d US and thats good for u?
“the Prime Minister being very concerned about that very topic in Dominica and his plea for healthy eating” hehehhehehehe
Have you not seen the PM lately? sometimes eh.
Candia Hinds good luck to you . Your fam in canada sends their love and support to you . Go ahead and take the crown coso.
i am so disappointed y do u guys have all this negative things to say about these beautiful ladies?
some of the sexy slim ladies r not healthy but when u c them pass u envy them but little do u know they r always by the pharmacy buying laxatives for after they finish eat all the fatty foods. i am very proud of u ladies it takes guts to be in any contest especially when u r faced with ignorant ppl. just go out there and enjoy ur selves. if GOD wanted only slim ppl he would not have created plus size women. u critics must visit the hospital or the health areas and find out who r the sick ppl even the workers that call in sick the most they r the slim ones. so back off sort
I tired of those low minded Dominican how can we please our people wen they just sit and critize oh no, put yourself in those young ladies they are not old .
my life started as a 7lbs baby growing up weighting 100 lbs ad a teen bring me to doctor I was way underweight eat everything I think I can eat to put an ounce on my body it never come I reach the age of 26 still weighting 120 so people trouble me I am sick doctor put me on everything to gain weight the only thing that make me gain weight was having a child at the age of 30 I started putting on heavy size the same people that trouble me still troubling me about my size oh I am to big lose weight the message am sending out not because you see someone is big they are suffering from sickness the thin people also suffer sickness from their size thickness don’t come by eating food you look at wat u are eating
I am big and am eating poition size food eat my vegies and fruit and yet still the weight in not going down, the best thing I can say the ladies don’t have to please no one with their size please themselves and be true to themselves their best friend is their mirror wen you look at yourself in the mirror you find you are not comfortable you go with your mind.
all that weight just stresses your heart get lin
@ FED UP you have no idea what you are say.are you trying to say that all overweight people are not healthy?this is such a ignorant statement.my brother alot of people is not healthy no matter what size they come in you might be suprise to see many people who are overweight and are in better health that the underweight ones.take my word on that.
Loose some weight.It will boost your confidence.stop exposing yourselves to the public,
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I READ ALL THE COMMENTS AND I FEEL THAT DIDNT REALLY MEAN LINGERIE AS IN GOING ON STAGE IN UNDER WEAR AND BRA. MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE ON OTHER APPARELS. WE HAVE IT HERE IN SXM BIG AND SEXY AND MISS BIG AND ELEGANT. THEY PUT SWIM WEAR AND EVENING WEAR CULTURAL WEAR AND SO ON, BUT NEVER LINGERIE. SO I FEEL ITS A LIL ERROR IN THE REPORTING THE EVENT.
ok my dear lingeri look it up
Thin people may be beautiful but fat people are adorable….It doesnt matter if you’re fat or thin…its what’s inside…to all my lovely contestants good luck and stay as sweet as you are…
GET IT PEOPLE : THICK IS THE NEW SEXY! BONES ARE FOR DOGS
i think you’re saying that because you are over weight slim,fit and sexy is in boo boo. over weight is a health risk.
FAT. SLIM.SAME BIG MOUTH…JUST SAYING…
we wear swimsuits at the beach .wats the difference .as long as they dont bend down and open their legs.
Heavy duty batteries.
ELEGANT? May I include the definition here for those who aren’t aware of it’s true meaning.
1.tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.
2.
gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style
3.
graceful in form or movement: an elegant wave of the hand.
MY POINT: There is nothing elegant about the way these ladies presents themselves on the stage and through the media. How they are portrayed, especially as plus size, only bringing down the level of standard. But maybe there is no standard. If you are organizing a show for plus size women, research well, present with high taste and make it worth people’s interest. Too much improvement needed, this more looks like a family reunion backyard show. Take my advice into consideration and make the plus size show worth watching. If you want to promote all body size, do it well.
i concur
if u all are a shame of all u bodies people to bad big ladies are more sexy in bed than small ladies and for the men u all are just gay some of u all need to get a life dominica is a free country
On which bedthey are sexy there? PMH bed?
go big sexy ladies u all look hot i cant for the show
Since when Dominica have all these big women? I guess they eating too much American food. Wow
people who are overweight or obese arent always the ones with diabetes or hypertension…. diabetes and these things can happen to anyone of any age or size… so STOP JUDGING PPL DOMINICANS… the ones behind the computer saying all the negative things can never have the courage and bravery to take the stage like these women… so i say way to go to the thick ladies…
All I will say that is a DISGRACE!!!!!!!
@ positive mind…how is it that your name is positive mind and posting such a negative comment…Leave the ladies alone, they are big and sexy with loads of self confidence. If you dont have nothing positive to say read and dont comment
@positive mind – U looking at people who are God’s creation and saying that is disgrace? let me ask again “You are looking at human beings and calling them a disgrace.” I really would like to know why. what makes you different? are we not equali in God’s eye?
i am wondering what is wrong with your mentalilty. what makes you better than them? They are proud of themselves, have high self esteeem. what you sound like is a coward hidden behind a computer.
youre one to talk arent you the one that called slim people bones!!! Really!!
A*****, you are the disgrace who is hiding behind a computer screen!
All I want to see is the swim ware,that should be a sight to die for.
2 piece eh?
Good luck to all the beautiful ladies. No matter how you look people will still try to find a fault. I wonder if the ones that are making negative comments are perfect? The show is not about obesity; but demonstrating how beauty comes from anywhere no matter how u look. If they were skinny like the queen contestant people will still find a way to say something bad. Negative people on DNO please shut up…..ur life is not better and i bet you’re not that good looking.
wow dominica has such big people never before
Lingerie????????? Why??????????????
ikr… not even the “fit” ladies compete in that
I know, GROSSSSS!!!!!
This is not plus size people please….
Lingerie wear?? Aren’t these ladies mothers? What are we trying to potray here? I really need to know.
Lingerie WEAR????!!!!
OK THIS IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL AND SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SEX SELLING EVENT RATHER THAN PROMOTING BEAUTY AND BRAINS! … and these contestants take that up for a challenge to parade around in Lingerie already they’re going to be showing off in swimwear? BUT BUT BUT!!! uh uh….that is a no no
it was a typo it is not lingerie..mistake people
While the rest of the world is fighting it,we’re showing it off.But we forget being overweight is actually a medical concern because it can seriously affect a person’s health.
When I look at these ladies i see hospital bill,I see
High cholesterol and triglycerides
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
Metabolic syndrome — a combination of high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and high cholesterol
Heart disease
Stroke
Cancer, including cancer of the uterus, cervix, ovaries, breast, colon, rectum and prostate
Sleep apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts
Depression
Gallbladder disease
Gynecologic problems, such as infertility and irregular periods
Erectile dysfunction and sexual health issues, due to deposits of fat blocking or narrowing the arteries to the genitals
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver and can cause inflammation or scarring
Osteoarthritis
Skin problems, such as poor wound healing
problems, it’s a long list of complications that follows peoples who allow themselves to get that big.
@ Grain Sel when you look at these LADIES you see
Prostate cancer
Cancer of the Uterus
Breast Cancer
Erectile Dysfunction etc etc in the LADIES hospital bills??? Indulge me papa!
I’m no advocate for obesity but some of you just love to embarass yourselves while attempting to belittle others.
@Tri-State Beauty,
Maybe your Should ask a question,in what sector do you work. This is a more appropriate question…before making foolish statement like this,and by the way I have 17 years of experience in that sector.You may have to ask some of the lawmen personal in the police unit that were trained by and when on to compete in regional competitions and went on to win because of their fitness and athleticism
the next time someone makes a statement like this you should ask from what perspective that are speaking from.I still maintain that this lifestyle is not a healthy lifestyle.
the bakes and fry chicken,pizza and KFC lifestyle is a very deadly style and I may add this some of them feel suicidal to.
@ Grain sel, when I read your post I see all these things happening to you as a result of your negative outlook on life.
Maybe your Should ask a question,in what sector do you work. This is a more appropriate question…before making foolish statement like this,and by the way I have 17 years of experience in that sector.You may have to ask some of the lawmen personal in the police unit that were trained by and when on to compete in regional competitions and went on to win because of their fitness and athleticism
the next time someone makes a statement like this you should ask from what perspective that are speaking from.I still maintain that this lifestyle is not a healthy lifestyle.
the bakes and fry chicken,pizza and KFC lifestyle is a very deadly style and I may add this some of them feel suicidal to.
stupid comment gwen sel I totally disagree with your comment give the ladies a break stop the hating. go ladies do your thing.
that’s what you suffering from
@grain sel – all the maladies you have listed, can also happen to slim, not so slim people. RELAX!
Grain Sel since when women getting prostate cancer and Erectile Dysfunction? You post a whole long lists of things you have no clue but want to damn the women and play smart. You should proof read before you cut and paste and pass like an idiot. Who is promoting obesity in Dominica? These women don’t need anybody to tell them lifestyle changes should be at the forefront? However if they are comfy in their skin and want to be on stage why all the venom? At the end of the day these are humans with real feelings, why not just shut up especially since you have no clue what you are talking of?
It am not here criticize any group of peoples, but to sound the alarm on a new destructive lifestyle.
thanks for the proof reading observations,
This information was for the general public
FWI English is not my first language.
However this is not excuse.
Due to my field of work,and the company that I work for, i think that I am the perfect position to speak about this(the cable and wireless Gym at River Estate was one of the many project i have worked on)
This is what I do, this is who I am.I make no excuse about this,and the peoples that I have worked know me to be that kind of person.Sorry I make no excuse for my non compromising stance about this subject.
I have help many get their life back,but when I see peoples making poor food choices and deliberately eating their way to their grave sorry but I can’t stay silent,the alarm has to go off.
Erectile dysfunction? So you think it is a drag show?
Which one do you have?
Thank you for not showing my views. It shows how biased you are
What is wrong with some of you people, being big dose not mean you are unhealthy, you can be thin and be very unhealthy.So ladies all the best to you.
That is not particularly true
I sit and wonder…. Can people ever have anything positive to say? Like… If you are going to be letting off air from the mouth in your rear end, just don’t say anything… Every time I come on this site, it’s just a bunch of negativity and criticism… Geeeze!! DNO should just close EVERYTHING to comments because you people are just full of it!
Congratulations you just became one of those people.
go sexy puss puss
I cannot miss that show for anything. That is my type of women. As far as I am concerned, besides the calypo show ,this is the best show of the carnival season. Good luck girls.
They say if you don’t have anything good to say, stay quiet, so I am staying quiet.
I so agree,,,beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and having lived and travel to 67 pllus countries. I love my Dominican sisters. I wish i resided in Dominica i would have sponsored may of these events. So to my BBW Ladies”keep up the good work”
Overweight and obese people are prone to diabetes, hypertension and chronic heart conditions. This is not a fashion, its a health condition. Just saying!
Shut UP!!! This is not a Health Fashion Show…For once be supportive. Remember in life u never know where u will fall…Your skinny behind may just die of Cancer or Aids while them Obese women that you talking about live to see a 100 yrs…These are beautiful women who have the courage to go out there and entertain insensitive individuals like you!! Good luck ladies…Remember they may call you FAT so wear that name proud FABULOUS AND THICK you all are!!
so true it can never be healty to be that big can it????? haha u hit the nail on its head …
How sad
You think that they are happy to be that big?
you think that they are happy when they either can’t find shoes and cloths their size,or feeling suicidal, there nothing to be proud about following the latest statistic,their future is not so bright,the sad part is that they know it.
think again or pay one session of counseling for one,then you will know the reality of living like this,Knowing that one day your heart might stop or you might just develop some respiratory problem.
Which obese person in the world that live to be 100???
That is the sad yet true fact, Please consider that ladies…..
beautiful ladies! all the best!
Ah Fuh Ah wi
it’s ok to have confident in your self.but that is not a road we want our kids to follow.
Is there a reason why these women/mothers need to be half naked on stage twice in one night?? (swimwear and lingerie)… Elegance we say? On a brighter note cudos to the ladies for having confidence and being comfortable in their skin. All the best!
Amen……
Why would women want to expose their bodies to the public? its good to have self confidence.
I see no reason for the swim wear and lingerie.
women need to learn to cover their bodies.
de prize should be a free gym membership….to maintain those beautiful curves of course
lord help the hair in the far right corner
Get a life will you. That is the best thing you found to say??
stupes ppl sayin so much thing so y is me that have to gt a life pisshhhhh
u get a life..her hair does need help :p
Good luck to all of you. Go ladies let then know you can do it.
so we celebrating being overweight now
WE HAVE CELEBRATED BEING SKINNY FOR A LONG TIME …WHAT DO Y HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT….SMALL MINDED DCAN
This show is going to be so tough, but Kishma Joseph is taking that all the way. I will be making a secial effort to attend
Promoting obesity ainnt cool.
these ladies look lovely… but i want to know when will there be a show for the ‘bear belly’ having men lol… cause i know ladies will comment how good looking n sexy they looking…… i was told by a sexy looking woman, that women are attracted to men with a lil beer belly hhmmmmm
When you say bear belly, are you insinuating these men eat bear meat? I have heard of beer belly.
i will be there to grin my teeth
sooooooooooo wanna go to this show
Is there an age restriction for this pageant?
Also I want to congratulate these beautiful ladies and the persons responsible for organizing this event to allow people to be beautiful in their skin. Beauty in not the size of your waist its the size of your heart.
Well said,congrats to all.
@Big Rich. I like what you said! Sooo funny! Let’s display their hearts instead of their waists then everybody will agree that they are truly beautiful. By the way, are the hearts supposed to be big or small?.
Oh, and to all the ‘Beautiful in their skin’ comments :-D. I agree people should be allowed to be beautiful in their skins; it would be a nightmare seeing them without skins. BE HONEST. suppot me and SAY ‘YEA!’ Yo taykay chenbay on soukouyan.
They probably have bigger hearts than all of us combined
And don’t come with the big boned nonsense – our bones are all the same size!
Haha
Please educate yourself
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/becker3.htm
Technically, there are differences in bone structure, however, fat is fat. When folks say big boned they are referring to frame structure. For example, I’m fat but my fingers, wrists, and ankles are smaller than those of my friends who are skinny but have larger frames.
But we have different body frames
As long as we continue to accept unhealthy behaviour and the bodies that result from such behaviour, Dominicans will continue to refuse to get healthy. Any by the way, please don’t respond by telling me you can be fat and still be healthy. We all know that’s a load of poop!
did you know that there are uncontrollable medical illnesses that contribute to weight gain. just to name a few: Cushing’s syndrome, Hypothyroidism, poly-cystic ovarian syndrome..not only do they contribute to weight gain but they also make it very difficult to lose weight..not saying that every obese individual is victim to these conditions but you should be a little more sensitive..
You are so true some people don’t have the option to be small due to issues hormonal etc that are way beyond their control. I commend these women for simply feeling comfortable in teor skin to go thru this activity. I agree with you doctor you are so right.Ignorance is bliss for the folks who dont know better.
We know that – or something to that effect, but would you pay your money to go and see a “Healthy Women” competition?
Oh no not again. lol
Ok everybody getting a show what about the adult males, fathers etc?? JUST SAYING
Would you all participate? They had a mister Dominica last year and this year nothing. I wonder if is because they could not get participants????
leh we go with the horrid comments! Just behave all uself!
u are the putting bad thoughts in others head by ur comment then turning around and saying behave… u are an instigator
hn
U testing me now!