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Jamaica, NY, October 10, 2019 –(PR.com)– The FFIAs was created to acknowledge and honor the extraordinary work and accomplishments by some of the many pioneers in the full figured and big & tall industry. Some of the categories being presenting during the award ceremony will be Male and Female Model of the Year, Male and Female Designer of the Year, Innovative Product of the Year, Male and Female Stylist of the Year (for both Hair and Fashion), Retail Brand of the Year, Boutique of the Year. Photographer of the Year, and more.

The Full Figured Industry and The Big & Tall industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that deserves some recognition. They are many hard working professionals in this industry who have made major impacts, and contributions in changing the way are viewed in society.

Mrs. Gwendolyn DeVoe (Founder and Executive Producer of Full Figured Fashion Week) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Receiving the Iconic Award is Mrs. Alexandra Boos (CEO of Undeland Management and Luminous Foundation, Inc). There will also be a special Avenue Confidence Award being presented to Yasmine Arrington (Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc,). The show will be hosted by MsNickee The Brand (CEO of Diva Day International) and celebrity hairstylist Nathaniel Jaye. Pre awards Reception is sponsored by Bandelettes and hosted Tawanda Monique (2019 Face of Queen Size Magazine 1st Runner).

Tawana Blassingame, Creator / Executive Producer of the FFIAs and CEO and Editor and Chief of Queen Size Magazine, discusses her feelings on the award show and the award recipients: “It is an absolute honor to be able to host something like this for the industry that I have worked in for the last eight years. In addition to honoring some well-deserved pioneers, the goal is the do our part in unifying the industry. This is not just a NY thing; we have nominees being honored from different parts of the world. To be able to gather individuals in our industry that we may have heard about but never met, or even never heard at all of is inspiring to me.”

To learn more about The Full Figured Industry Awards by Queen Size Magazine clients can go to theffias.com