{image1}"I will never be thin enough or blond enough for the pages of 'Playboy,' but does that mean my beauty isn't worthy?" asks L. Demetrius Jones. "No."
Jones, a full-figured model who traveled with the 2000-'01 Ebony Fashion Fair, left the circuit after walking runways in 178 cities. Because she was so well received by audiences, she ended her modeling career with an elevated self-image and the desire to start her own business that would somehow promote her definition of beauty.
Hence, Jones started Jazzy Media, a small Milwaukee company that will publish three calendars over the next three years of full-figured models. She is currently conducting a model search.
All models must be at least 18 years of age, and although there isn't a weight requirement, Jones would like female models to be at least 5'8" and male models to be 6'2" or taller.
The VoLux calendar, short for "Voluptuous Luxury" calendar, will showcase full-figured women. "Full-figured women represent beauty in its most natural, earthy and ethereal form," says Jones.
The second calendar, Delish, will feature full-figured men. "There are so many absolutely delicious looking men who are under appreciated," says Jones. "Delish calendar will pay homage to men too 'delish' for words."
Her final calendar, L'Amour, will showcase a year of pleasingly plump couples with photos that range from sweet to erotic.
There is a submission fee of $15 for mail-in photos; $20 for an e-submission of two photos; and $25 for an e-submission of three-five photos.
"When I think beautiful ... I think variety. I think ethnic. I think curvy and voluptuous. I think intelligent and ambitious," says Jones.
For more information, go to www.jazzymedia.net.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
