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Hayley Hasselhoff – RUNWAY Interview

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Known for her beauty, passion, and ambition in the film and modeling world, Hayley Hasselhoff is truly an inspiration and a role model. We had the pleasure of interviewing Hasselhoff to talk about her career, ambitions and advice for those looking to follow in her grand and passionate footsteps.

Do you think it has been easier for you to grow up in a family that is in the entertainment industry, having that support system behind you?

I think no matter what opportunities are given to you the only way you will succeed is if you want it, fight for it and are prepared. Thankfully I come from a family where I got to see the positive and negatives of the industry at a young age. I realized that my passion for my craft and being on set is worth all the negativity that you can’t control in the public. As for booking, I do believe it has actually been harder. In the beginning, I felt like most of my auditions consisted of talking about my family or a tabloid that was false. Then I’d have to pull myself together to get into the scene. Thankfully, now that I’m older, I know how to deflect those conversations if need be for the sake of connecting with my character and not Hayley. I think when it comes to certain aspects in the industry, it may be easier to open the door, but that door will close twice as fast and hard if you are not prepared. I have and always will want to make sure that my successes have been made from my own talent and path.

Who is your biggest role model?

The people I meet everyday are my role models. Whether it is someone I met in passing, from work, or a fan. I love hearing their empowering stories. The beauty of breaking away from the fear of the unknown and taking a chance on themselves for the better continuously inspires me. I’ve been blessed to meet so many beautiful people in my journey who have shared their life lessons along the way.

How did you first get into acting and modeling?

I was blessed to see my family’s love and passion for their craft since I was born. From then on I knew where my dreams lied. I began acting on a few episodes of Baywatch when I was around 5 years old, but my father wanted me to take it seriously and be prepared before I got an agent. Instead, I focused on school and being a teenager while taking private coaching before I got an agent at the age of 14. It was not until I did an acting showcase where I felt it broke me into a different understanding of my craft. Right after the showcase my first big audition ever was Huge and I booked a leading role as a series regular at the age of 17. As for modeling, modeling was never an aspiration of mine. When I was 14 years old my father’s publicist brought plus size modeling to his attention. I took a meeting with Ford and got signed right away. I became the spokes model for Torrid for a couple years. I then took about 6 years off of modeling so I could focus all my attention on acting. This past year I have gotten back into modeling and it has been such a beautiful journey that I’ll be forever thankful for.

What has been the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome to get to where you are today?

Wow! Well I do feel like there have been more than a few. There was about a year after Huge got cancelled where I was so focused on getting another role. Every audition I felt like I was getting close, but then was told “you’re too pretty to play the quirky best friend but not skinny enough to play the cheerleader type.” I began to let those assumptions get to my head. The best thing at that time that could have happened to me was where I let all that go as I went into every audition room to do good work and not worry about the small stuff. I look at this as an obstacle since it was a time where my weight started to hinder my thoughts of being able to work. Now I look at where I am today, with a beautiful career all about celebrating my body. I would have never gotten here if I let others words of discouragement get to me. I now walk into every audition room just to do good work and have fun with the reader. If a role presents itself to change in any way, trust me I’ll be the first to want to. But until then I’m going to be confident in me and the work I bring to a role.

What is one goal you wish to accomplish in the near future?

I wish to venture back into the acting field some more. I hope to either be back on a television series or continue on into feature films.

If you had not chosen a career in acting and modeling, what career path would you have chosen?

I would have definitely gone into the fashion Industry. I was looking into going to a fashion design school after I graduated high school, which I did at 16. However, work took me away from it. I have revisited taking classes many times. Although acting and modeling is the main career path I have chosen at the moment, I hope in my near future fashion design will be something I break into.

What is the most important thing to you, as far as being a role model, for young aspiring actors and models?

Gosh! As for being a role model, I never chose or thought of myself as one to be exact. I don’t think I like the idea of someone looking up to my career journey as something they must do to succeed. If anything, I would encourage young girls, aspiring actresses, and models to find their journey, to follow their heart and never lose sight of who they are. Being unique and being yourself is going to get you and your career way further in life, no matter what anyone else tells you. Be you, work hard, and never lose sight of the love for your craft that got you into this business.

What is the most important thing you learned from working as a plus-sized model?

Being a plus-size model is all about being healthy, toned and exuding confidence. It shows you that beauty comes in all different shapes and sizes.

Do you have any advice for females looking to get into the industry who are trying to adhere to the standards of modeling and acting?

Be you, but be the best you! You can be for yourself not anyone else. Have a great work ethic, love every second of the process and you will succeed. It doesn’t happen overnight. Trust me, you are getting into an industry that will take you on ups and downs for the rest of your life. But the continued ‘rejection’, as one may call it, is actually a blessing in disguise. If you look at it the right way it can only help you get one step closer to where you are supposed to be. It will also help you realize what you need to work on to get better.

What has been your most embarrassing moment on set?

I can’t really think of one that has happened as me ‘Hayley’ on set ha! I think it’s probably because things that may seem embarrassing to one are just quite funny to me. There was that one scene on the set of Huge that I had to shoot that could have been embarrassing. On the second day of shooting, the first episode of the series, my character, Amber, has to climb a wall in fitness training where her shorts rip and everyone sees her underwear. It was funny to know everyone was staring at my bum for a couple hours. Haha!

What can you tell your fans about upcoming projects you are doing this year?

There are many projects in the works for release in 2015 but unfortunately cannot be talked about just yet. I can tell you that I have a film called Fearless set to release in 2015. I’ve also got some amazing projects in fashion and modeling on the way. Follow me on social media to get the latest updates!

Jewellery Sales: the wonder of white diamonds

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A stunning 1950s white diamond necklace being auctioned at Woolley and Wallis stands out in a sea of coloured gems, says Joanna Hardy

With all the recent talk about coloured gemstones it takes quite something for a jewel set entirely with white diamonds to stand out from the crowd. This 1950s necklace, auctioned in the Woolley and Wallis jewellery sale on April 30th has the credentials to do just that.

The necklace initially caught my eye because of its three tiers of brilliant-cut and step-cut diamonds, beautifully graduated with a signature of individuality whereby some stones are slightly wider than others, which is a hallmark of this period. Today’s diamond necklaces are set with stones that all perfectly match in size, colour and graduation, but what many modern diamond jewels lack is character. This necklace has the distinction and style of a bygone era.

After the austerity of the war years, jewellery and fashion changed dramatically. The flat, geometric forms of the Art Deco period gave way to a more feminine and frivolous look. Massive gold jewels were replaced with designs of a more naturalistic inspiration: voluminous, three-dimensional volutes, scrolled leaves and bows of elaborately interlaced ribbons.

Diamonds, which had not been used in any quantities for the last decade, became the preferred gemstone and, as frequently happens after a war, there was a desire to restore the values of the pre-conflict years. This was reflected in jewellery – instead of innovating, designers would hark back to the shapes and models that were last popular, as is displayed in this necklace where the 1950s design mirrors the late 1930s.

During the economic boom which followed the war, jewellery was a perfect vehicle with which to showcase one’s newly-acquired wealth. Lightness and movement were key ingredients of 1950s jewels, replacing the solid metallic forms of the 1940s. There was a return to differentiating between jewels for day wear and ornaments for evening wear, which was the ideal platform to show off opulent parures set in white metal (platinum, white gold or sometimes palladium) and lavished with white diamonds.

This necklace has been made with wonderful attention to detail; seen where the three diamond strands converge into a three-dimensional scroll motif that is beautifully accentuated with long tapered baguette-cut diamonds, the size of which would be very difficult to find today.

It is this attention to detail along with the great craftsmanship that makes this necklace such a delight to wear. As it sits beautifully around the neck, it’s clear that this is a jewel whose main purpose is to enhance the beauty of a woman.

The 1950s diamond three row necklace will be auctioned at the Woolley and Wallis jewellery sale on April 30. Estimate £20,000 – £30,000

Star Wars: emerges newcomer Daisy Ridley

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Rey is a scavenger. Rey is a desert rat. She is wrapped against the wind and heat in weathered, mummy-like fabric. She picks through the wreckage of a long-ago battle for anything that could help her survive.

We also know Rey is one of the new lead characters in this journey back to the Star Wars universe, her destiny intersecting with a runaway stormtrooper named Finn (John Boyega) and a Resistance fighter pilot named Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac.) She wields a blaster similar to the one Han Solo used to waste Greedo in the original Star Wars.

Although everything else about Rey has been kept hidden by director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm, we’re starting to know more about the character than we do about the actress who plays her, 23-year-old Daisy Ridley – who also emerged from the shadows at the Star Wars Celebration event.

Judging by the photo below, presented last week at that convention’s The Force Awakens panel, Rey also hangs around on a collapsed AT-AT, those Imperial locomotives-on-stilts seen trudging through the snowy wasteland of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. That’s her talking to Abrams while standing on the half-buried leg of one of the mechanical monsters.

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After her appearance before a global audience of Star Wars fanatics, and before she slipped away in a Bossk the bounty hunter mask to peruse the convention shops – accompanied by Boyega, disguised in a Clone Trooper helmet – Entertainment Weekly had an opportunity to find out a little about the woman behind Rey.

Here are the basics: she’s trained as a dancer and singer, and has previously had small roles on the British TV shows Youngers, Toast of London, and Silent Witness. Recently, she also noticed something unusual in the newest Marvel Studios movie – her old high school was used for a Black Widow dream sequence depicting ballet dancers at the place where the superhero was trained as an assassin.

It’s a big galaxy, but a small world.

 

Victoria’s Secret unveils 10 new models

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Ten angels just got their wings, and some free bras.

Victoria’s Secret added 10 new models to its roster, which had recently been whittled down to five (Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, and Lily Aldridge).

The lingerie company provided a 15-second clip introducing their new employees, and handy dandy summary of each new model’s bona fides, which include, variously, racket sports, salsa dancing, and trying new meals.

KATE GRIGORIEVA is an accomplished ballroom dancer. She graduated from art school and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing before starting her modeling career.

TAYLOR HILL was scouted at a horse ranch in Colorado. She likes new music, reading, snowboarding and practicing yoga.

ELSA HOSK began modeling after her father submitted photographs to a local agency.  Elsa balanced modeling with a professional basketball career, eventually leaving the court to pursue modeling full time.

MARTHA HUNT was discovered in her home state of North Carolina at a modeling competition. She likes to cook and stays active with surfing and dancing.

JAC JAGACIAK was discovered during a casting at a shopping mall in her hometown of Puszczykowo. She comes from an athletic family, and trained in track and field since childhood. She enjoys playing sports and cooking.

STELLA MAXWELL has lived all over the world. She was discovered by a New Zealand agent, loves racket sports, hiking and travel.

LAIS RIBEIRO stays active with boxing, volleyball and soccer. She also has a passion for salsa dancing.

SARA SAMPAIO has won the Portuguese “Best Female Model” Golden Globe multiple times. She is a brown belt in karate, plays the violin, and loves to surf.

ROMEE STRIJD has a passion for interior design and cooking. She stays fit with running and boxing.

JASMINE TOOKES practiced gymnastics for 14 years and played high school volleyball. She is a self-described “foodie” who loves trying new and exotic meals.

 

A protein battle underlies the beauty of orchids

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The shapes of the petals and lip of this Phalaenopsis orchid are governed by competition between two different protein complexes, a new study finds.

One of the main characteristics that make orchids so attractive to us and to pollinators is shape. Unlike a flower such as a daisy, orchids don’t have a uniform pattern of petals and sepals. Instead, one of the orchid flower petals has been modified into a lip that can serve as a landing zone for, say, a bee.

The formation of the lip and the standard petals, a new study finds, is governed by two competing sets of proteins. And when researchers modified those proteins, they changed an orchid’s shape. Hsing-Fun Hsu of National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan, and colleagues report their findings April 27 inNature Plants.

In plants, flower development is controlled by a group of genes called MADS-box. About 60 million years ago in orchid ancestors, some of these MADS-box genes got duplicated, and those new versions of the genes changed in ways that gave them new functions. In studying those genes, Hsu and colleagues found two groups of proteins, the “L” complex and the “SP” complex. How much of each protein complex a flower makes determines whether the lip or the standard petals are dominant.

A mutant version of one orchid called Oncidium Gower Ramsey has petals that are all shaped like lips, and it expresses only the L proteins, the researchers found. In other species, the team found that the balance between lip and petal was reflected in the expression of the two protein complexes. The scientists then used a virus to manipulate the expression of the L complex in Oncidium and Phalaenopsis orchids, which converted lips into standard petals.

“This experiment nicely shows that during orchid evolution two copies of duplicated developmental genes acquired a new function by specifically promoting lip identity,” Barbara Gravendeel and Anita Dirks-Mulder of the University of Applied Sciences Leiden in the Netherlands, write in an accompanying commentary in Nature Plants.

Orchids are somewhat of an evolutionary oddity in that they manage to lure in pollinators without offering some kind of food reward in return. Usually pollinators figure out pretty quickly that there’s no point in visiting flowers that don’t provide them with some benefit. But there’s something about orchids that keeps luring them in. Understanding the genes and proteins that underlie the shape and allure of orchids could help scientists figure out how these plants manage to attract bees, flies, moths, mantises, butterflies, gnats and bats — and us.

Newswire: BY SARAH ZIELINSKI

Chanel Messenger Bag

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We love this washed fabric messenger bag by Chanel.

It has an an embroidered CC Signature and a hippy cheek style.

The bag itself is 10 inches by 11 inches by 3.3 inches and its priced at $3800 USD.

Here is a shot from the runway show.
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ 10th Anniversary

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“Dancing With The Stars” is celebrating its 10th anniversary and ABC is making sure that this will be a celebration worth remembering. Originally, the anniversary special was scheduled in May, but ABC moved it to next week so schedules have to be made.

On Monday, April 2, the Week 7 competition will push forward. One couple will be eliminated on Monday. As for the double elimination, supposedly scheduled for Tuesday night, this will be moved next Tuesday to give way to the anniversary special.

As tweeted by the Official DWTS, “The Top 7 perform on Monday, then come back Tuesday for a very special 10th Anniversary celebration.”

So, how big is the 10th anniversary celebration? Here’s the official description from ABC:

“Dancing history will be made with the show’s largest opening number ever, featuring over 45 stars including the judges, hosts, and Season 20 pro dancers performing alongside 15 celebrity alums and seven returning pros. Viewers can expect to see exciting new routines, with everything from an NFL football player ensemble to a ‘bromance’ dance.”

Come Tuesday, “Dancing With The Stars” will showcase the culmination of its talents, most popular contestants and pro-dancers as well as showcase why the show has lasted this long and why the fans still love it.

To make the celebration a spectacle, fans can expect to see dance numbers from Superbowl Champions Donald Driver, Kurt Warner, Hines Ward, Jacoby Jones, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Jerry Rice together with Karina Smirnoff, Emma Slater and Anna Trebunskaya.

Also, “DWTS” Season 18 winners Meryl Davis, Maksim Chmerkovskiy will have a showdown against Season 19 winners Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribiero.

Celebrity dancers who will perform on stage includes Amy Pury, Chelsea Kane, Kelly Monaco, Maria Menounos, Kristi Yamaguchi, Melissa Ryroft and many more.

There will be tons of surprises on Tuesday night, including Patti LaBelle singing “Lady Marmalade” with Lil’ Kim and four-month pregnant Katherine Jenkins will also hit the stage, a first in the show’s history.

“Dancing With The Stars” Week 7 airs April 27, while the 10th Anniversary Special airs April 28.

Aakomon Jones AKA AJ

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Aakomon “AJ” Jones
may not sound like a
familiar name to you, but
you’ve probably seen it
on many film and music
credits without realizing.
Maybe it won’t be his
name that stands out,
but rather his dance
moves. AJ Jones is the
choreographer behind
tremendous performers
like Madonna and Usher,
as well as hit movies.
Most recently, Jones’
choreography was
featured in the James
Brown biopic, “Get On
Up!”, and soon you’ll be
seeing his work in the
much anticipated “Pitch
Perfect 2”. Runway had
the pleasure to discuss
the beautiful, challenging
and entertaining art of
dance!

Coco Chanel’s Secret ‘Love Nest’ Is Up For Sale

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It began at a lavish party in Monte Carlo and would last for a decade. Legend says that he concealed a large uncut emerald for her to discover, hidden at the bottom of a crate of vegetables. Now Coco Chanel and the Earl of Grosvenor’s alleged ‘secret love nest’ is on sale for a whopping £3 million.

Over 80 years later, sparkling jewels have all but vanished and the neglected house itself – an emblem of Coco’s secret love affair –  is now a dilapidated relic to a bygone age.

Let’s hope whoever purchases the Highlands mansion invests the same amount of love with which it was bought in the 1920s by Hugh ‘Bendor’ Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster.

Built in 1820, the mansion resides on The Rosehall Estate, near Inverness, and currently boasts 22 rooms on a 700 acre plot of land.

During the twenties, Coco Chanel set to work, transforming each room with her own unique style, and although much has changed since she left nearly a century ago, some of those rooms still whisper, bearing her legendary mark.

If rooms could talk. The walls of those 22 rooms witnessed their fair share of history, as even Winston Churchill himself stayed with Coco at the property during the summer months. Writing to his wife, Churchill enthused about Coco’s talent for fishing, revealing ‘she fishes from morn till night, and in two months has killed 50 salmon. She is very agreeable – really a great and strong being fit to rule a man or an Empire.’

 

His words ring true, especially when the time came for Chanel to explain why she never married the Duke. ‘There have been several Duchesses of Westminster’ she apparently replied. ‘There is only one Chanel.’

 


At £3 million, there may only be one buyer for the forgotten mansion that framed a unique period in Coco Chanel’s unconventional life. Only time will tell if it is returned to its former glory once again.

‘People’s lives are an enigma’, Chanel once said. Perhaps none so mysterious as Coco’s.

Kat Lister via Newswire

Pumpkin seed oil: A beauty must-have?

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Newswire by Sanaya Chavda

It may seem like an unusual tool to add to one’s beauty regime but pumpkin seed oil is slowly gaining more fans. The seeds of the fruit are rich sources of vitamins A, K, and E. They also contain other nutrients like omega-6 fatty acids, zinc and iron, which offer a host of benefits for the skin and hair. When used on the mane, it’s said to improve hair growth, strengthen strands and add shine. When used on the face, it not only hydrates, but can also help fight acne and stop scars from forming. A number of beauty brands such as Peter Thomas Roth, Murad and Burt’s Bees have incorporated this oil in their face serums and hand creams. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is also a fan of the product. In fact, incorporating the oil in one’s cooking can help improve moods and ease menopausal symptoms.

Helps soothe irritated skin
Dr Geeta Oberoi, dermatologist and founder Skin and You clinic says pumpkin seeds can be added in salads or used in cooking but it can also be used topically on the skin after taking your doctor’s opinion. “Pumpkin seed oil can be applied on the scalp and left on for an hour or two and then washed off. However, this oil should not be used by those with greasy scalps. The oil contains many essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and helps to soothe irritated skin. It also hydrates and renews new skin cells, increases the firmness and offers relief from eczema and rashes. One’s skin tone can also improve because of the rich vitamin A content that it contains. It can also help improve acne since the seeds are rich in zinc and selenium that clears the complexion.

Works as a nutritional supplement
Dr Abhay Talathi, dermatologist, Skin Space, explains pumpkin seed oil is yet another nutritional food product made available for consumers. “Capsules of pumpkin seed oil can be consumed for its antioxidant benefits, however consumers should have realistic expectations. It can also be used for hair conditioning but I’m not sure if it helps with hair fall. Used as a facial oil it can have good moisturising abilities and help maintain skin glow and delay the ageing process,” he says.

Recommended for hair
Pumpkin seed oil is not that popular in India yet says Dr Jaishree Sharad, CEO, Skinfiniti Aesthetic Skin and Laser Clinic. “I would recommend it to use on the hair but not for skin, as there is still no scientific studies proving its efficacy. One can use it like a regular oil on the scalp. As for the skin benefits, it is rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, so it may have anti-ageing effects but there’s no research done yet,” she says.

Romantic You – Single and looking?

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by Sandy Lo

Today’s woman is not about catering to a spouse’s every whim. We are take charge, powerful, hardworking, go-getters. While we’re busy attacking life searching for the right career, having fun, finding ourselves, and exploring the world, our love lives can sometimes take a backseat, or completely fall off the map. We still want what our housewife great grandparents wanted, though. We want to find love and make it last.

With the divorce rate sky high, and so many failed past relationships, we begin to wonder what went wrong for us and those around us. The truth is, most people are not mentally ready for romantic relationships before jumping into them. Let’s face it, most women were little girls who planned their dream wedding, swooned over teen heartthrobs, envisioning their lives with said heartthrob, and lived a big happily ever after.

It all seemed so simple; that’s how the movies always made it look anyway. We then continue to jump from relationship to relationship with no real grasp of key concepts, like communication, compromising, and common core beliefs.

We women boast ourselves to be the more mature gender, and maybe that’s true in some cases, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have some mental growth and preparation to do ourselves before jumping into a serious, committed relationship. Before we can even look, there are a few ducks we should have in a row first. Even as the search for “the one” ensues, we need to not hold those movie star images in our minds of what our mate should look like. It’s just not fair to us or that guy who has all of the right qualities, but lacks Channing Tatum’s body and Hugh Jackman’s Aussie accent.

We asked relationship expert and founder of MarriageMaterial.co, Dana Michel to weigh in on the subject.

Runway: What are some key signs that a woman is mentally secure enough to be in a serious, marriage potential relationship?

Dana Michel: The key signs are as follows: 1. She is no longer obsessing about past relationships. A new man should be able to be judged on his own merits and not for the past actions of previous boyfriends. 2. She is willing to let her guard down and let a new person in. There are many women who date, but remain guarded and defensive. Men tire of trying to break through and move onto someone who is warm and open to an emotional connection. 3. She is no longer seeking the impossible standard perfection that is only found in movies. All too often we are rigid and hold onto “The List” we made as teenagers. Does he really need to look like Brad Pitt if he has everything else?

R: How can you decipher between settling and not being too picky?

Dana: Settling means she is fundamentally believes she is taking a step down. If you feel like you are settling then move on because he will surely feel it, and the relationship will become toxic. Compromising is an adult form of give and take, which every successful relationship requires on a daily basis. Compromising can be as simple as choosing a restaurant to the more difficult issues concerning how many children to have, where to live, or how to deal with extended family.

R: In today’s society, how valuable is online dating?

Dana: It is an essential tool for 2014 and beyond. It extends your inner circle and allows you to meet people you would never come in contact with. The truth is that most of us are stuck in a routine with work, home, errands, family obligations, etc., which makes it hard to meet new people organically. It is possible to meet someone at the dry cleaners, but it is a rare occurrence.

R: Where else is a good place to meet people?

Dana: Introductions from friends and colleagues, business conferences, group activities, such as cross fit or salsa classes. Pick hobbies that promote interaction with others. The most important thing is to be open about the physical traits you are looking for. Does he really have to have green eyes?

R: What things should a woman have in place before considering marriage?

Dana: 1. She needs to have a clear understanding of who she is and what she wants her life to look like. 2. Her finances should be in order to be a real partner to her husband. Finances are the #1 factor leading to divorce. 3. She needs to know what her must-haves, nice to haves, and deal breakers are and have the confidence and commitment to stand by her convictions when dating.

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