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The Magnolias Women’s Support Group held their first ever fashion show earlier this month. The group acts as a network of support for women at Caridad Center, and members have experienced domestic violence, trauma, depression, and anxiety. September focused on "My Relationship With My Body," which concluded with the women walking down the runway. The audience was filled with their loved ones, cheering them on as they modeled and posed.
"Sharing this experience with all the Magnolias, and being united with everyone, was the most important part to me,” says one group member. “I felt very connected with the other women.”
“In their meetings, the women worked on how they relate to their bodies, body positivity, and the importance of self confidence,” said Mariana Rivera, Caridad’s Behavioral Health Care Coordinator. The women were also coached on how to model, pose, and how to not only express confidence on the runway, but in their everyday lives.
When asked if she would participate in another fashion show, one Magnolia enthusiastically responded, “Oh yes!” “Without thinking about it twice, I would do it again.”
Special thanks to the Latin Beauty Academy for providing hair and makeup transformations, and to Venus for donating clothes for the women to model.
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