Chenese Lewis grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Having always been plus size, she remembers her parents instilling her with confidence and self-acceptance from a very young age.  “When I was in kindergarten, my mother said, ‘You are smart, and you are beautiful. If anybody has anything negative to say about you, just ignore them.’ I’m 40 now, and I remember those exact words because they had such an impact on me. And even though I was bigger, she and my father never belittled me. They never said anything negative, and they never told me I was unattractive. They treated … Continue reading Chenese Lewis Charts Her Own Path In The Plus-Size Industry