Check out what she wanted you to know:
I’m a 24 year old single mother, working 2 jobs and in senior fulltime at Florida Southern College , majoring in Business Finance. I have a passion for helping young girls achieve their dreams and am currently wanting to start a program for young black girls age ages 10-17 to better themselves in every aspect (for ex. speech, appearance and confidence).
As for my town, we have come a long way. For me to even be picked out of hundreds of contestants is a huge improvement. Having said that, negative exposure continues to plague our community. Blacks do not get the positive exposure that they deserve. A lot of the times only when someone gets killed, robbed etc. do we ever get any light shined on us or put on the front page of something. So this contest will be helpful. It will hopefully encourage other magazines and newspapers in the community to shine a positive light on the minorities in the area, because we are not all killers, thugs and prostitutes. We do have God in us and are doing positive things.
So hook her up with a vote!! And don’t worry, if they try to pull another Kiri Davis, we’ll be on it!!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR NaCHERA SMITH!!
Voting ends May 15th 2007!!
I’ll definitely support her! I’m glad to see someone not of the typical “light skin, light eyes, wavy hair” running for something like this. Kudos!
Thank you sooooo much Concreteloop!!! You all will be blessed for this ONE!!!!!
i didnt care wat she was doin as soon as it said first black i jus press vote so i can cast mi vote i really didnt care and goodluck
Voting… :d
I appreciate you for your support. Cherry (NaChera) strives to be a positive role model for minority women. She’s a wonderful daughter!
xoxoxo
Shes got my vote…even before I seen that sexy face.
I Voted Too Its Good To See New Faces On MagS Now Lets Hope She Gets It! I Like Wat She Doing Too Do Ya ThanG Girl!
HELL NAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what’s ocala?
Ocala is the name of the city that Im from!! Its the Horse Capital of the World…If that means anything!!!LOL ANd thank you for helping a sister out!!!
I voted too! Good to see a young black,intelligent,beautiful(running out of verbs) sister doing something positive
SHE GOT MY VOTE…SHE’S MY BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE AND I LOVE HER TO DEATH..IM A MODEL TO AND ITS HARD FOR MODELS LIKE US WHO IS WORKING VERY HARD TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP…WITH MY VOTE, MANY OTHERS AND GOD’S BLESSINGS…SHE’LL MAKE IT AND WE WILL GREET EACHOTHER ON THAT RED CARPET ONE DAY!!!
Florida Southern College, Is that a real school?
We all get it messed up, It’s not JUST about the cover, it’s who’s working behind the scenes calling the shots in every business. We always think that oh, if they use one black model/person one time, then we have arrived. But it’s the longevity of having AA’s on the business, marketing, production, finance, etc. side of things that we make a real lasting difference. Oh, yeah, let’s not forget sharing the covers too!
I voted for Bettina, sorry but that sister is so beautiful
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Sister? ha ha
BLACK BEAUTIFUL SINGLE MOTHER WORKING 2 JOBS AND GOING TO SCHOOL SHE BETTER GO……I WILL BE VOTING FOR HER I HOPE SHE WINS
Nachera, You have my vote! Not only are you beautiful on the outside but your heart is golden! To have a heart for young girls is amazing! I pray that God showers His blessings on all your dreams! I know where Ocala is. I live in West Palm Beach. If you need any help with your project e-mail me. I have three daughters and help mentor some of the young girls at my local church. I think you are targeting them at the right age. So many little girls ARE HURTING AND HAVE NOBODY to talk to. We are responsible for them. My e-mail is dakuute1@yahoo.com I would love to help ANY way that I can. God Bless you Sista! P.s. have you seen Jada Pinkett- Smith’s book Girls Hold up the World. It’s so cute.
No I havent checked out Jada’s book, but if you are recomending I do so then I will. And I have your email info, I will be getting with you soon for some advice on getting this started! I really feel there is a need for a program like this in our society today. And thanks to everyone who has went on and voted I appreciate it soooo much!!! Luv Ya LOOP!!!
I voted for you mama!!! Good luck!!!!!!
For your information Josh R (comment 14)….She’s not a sista…she’s Italian and Caucsian!! Just thought Id let ya know that..But God Bless you anyway!!!muuuah
Hi Nachera,
Im in Orlando when I saw the post I was like, Is that Ocala Florida, right up the road…Heck yeah she’s got my vote.
Good luck I hope you win. And not just because you are a black girl, but because you really are beautiful and should win for your beauty not color.
Good luck!!!
Hey im in Orlando 2! they need to have one here lol yeahhh right
To Nachera,
Go head girl! Do the damn thang! I voted for you and your head and heart are in the right place. Hope you win! Peace & Blessings to you.
Good Looking out!!!! Comments 21-23
aww this day on cl is so sweet. it’s nice to really talk to the people the blog is about. cool. this should occur more often. Nachera good luck and god bless you have my vote.
Whats my reason for voting again? Because shes a woman of color? ummm Im gonna need more of a reason because I dont think shes attractive..at least not for a “top model” type of contest.
Voted….
and tried to vote again, but they wouldn’t let a sister do a double. So I will be voting all the way up to the end date.
God Bless and much success to you!
#26
Did you read what she is doing with herself?
Not only b/c she is a woman of color, but for her accomplishments? Damn – SMH
I just went to the site and voted for the other girl Bettina or w/e her name is. Im sorry but im really tired of all of this “black power” talk. I dont see color.
#28 yeah I read it, good for her. but…what does that have to do with what I’m voting for? lol its a top modeling contest. modeling = based on looks. other women that are against her look better, so someone else got my vote.
26. Long Hair Beauty said:
Whats my reason for voting again? Because shes a woman of color? ummm Im gonna need more of a reason because I dont think shes attractive..at least not for a “top model” type of contest.
I AGREE I KNOW YALL GONNA BE MAD BUT IM NOT HERE TO PLEASE ANYONE, AND YALL HAVE TO RESPECT MY HONESTY.
NO IM NOT VOTING FOR HER, WHILE HER RESUME IS IMPRESSIVE AND I BELEIVE SHE IS A POSITIVE PERSON IF I WERE LOOKING FOR A MODEL, SHE WOULDNT BE IT.
LETS BE REAL ON ANTM THEY HAVE THE DUMBEST OF THE DUMB ON THERE, SO THIS ISNT ABOUT CREDENTIALS YES SHE HAS EDUCATION AND HER EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE IMPRESSIVE BUT HER BRAIN ISNT THE ONE MODELING, I WISH HER THE BEST IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS WE NEED MORE SMART FEMALES IN THE GAME TODAY
I think that if she was to win & with her exposure as a model, she could bring her projects and goals more out to the “forefront” so-to-speak. Am I right Nachera?
No disrepect, but who’s to say what top model beauty is anyways? Look at Alec Wek. And it’s a light skinned girl with freckles too, but can’t think of her name, but my point is that they are WAY different from the norm and are top models.
I guess it’s just different strokes for different folks.LOL!
Once again ignorance is abounding on CL! Nachera, I voted for you! (I’m in Tallahassee,BTW)
WHY WHY WHY? Would ya come to the post that is supporting her and bash her? I swear some of ya’ll get on my last nerve! Even if you decided not to vote for her, Why be nasty about it? Is it because she’s trying and you’re not? I think the point of us voting FOR her is because of the positive things she is doing!
NACHERA, THERE WILL ALLWAYS BE HATERS! KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! YOU HAVE THE VICTORY!
Nacho Libre?
AND FOR THE RECORD TOP MODELS DO MORE COMMUNITY SERVICE THAN MODELING! THEY GIVE BACK, UPLIFT, PAY IT FORWARD, REACH AND TEACH! COME ON YA’LL DANG! THIS CONTEST IS MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE AND GETTING SISTAS ON THE COVER OPPOSED TO SEEING BLOND HAIR AND BLUES EYES. IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN THE DIRTY SOUTH THAN YOU MAY NOT FEEL THE RACISM LIKE WE DO DOWN HERE. YEAH, YOU TRY TO IGNORE IT BUT HERE THEY WEAR IT ON THEIR SHIRT SLEEVES! I TOLD MY DAUGHTER THIS LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO AND SHE DID NOT BELIEVE ME UNTIL A COP PULLED HER OVER LAST NIGHT FOR NO REASON AND HARRASSED HER. THANK GOD FOR CELL PHONES. HE WAS YELLING AT HER AND CURSING AT HER. I COULD HEAR HIM THROUGH THE PHONE AND AS SOON AS MY HUSBAND AND I PULLED UP HE WAS LIKE MA’AM AND SIR! SHE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I SAID ANOTHER COP WAS PROFILING US. IT WAS A LESSON SHE HAD TO LEARN! MY POINT IS THIS WE HAVE TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND IF YOU DON’T INTEND TO SUPPORT THIS SISTER THEN DON’T BASH HER. DANG YA’LL MADE ME HOT! IF YOU/WHEN YOU START TO WALK IN YOUR HEART’S DESIRES YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE! YOU WILL NEED OTHERS SUPPORT. THAT’S WHAT BUILING IS ABOUT SUPPORT!
Just voted…GOOD LUCK!!!
My vote is in for Nachera, just because.
My question is, who in the hell was the stylist and why the hair and wardrobe? I mean he/she went with a carefree, breezy, flowing hair look with the other models and Nachera’s is in a bun with buttoned up blouse–sorta like a schoolteacher. I tell ya!
I see Nachera modeling in Paris-she has a sort of Josephine Baker look. The Paris modeling scene is more diverse.
OCALA ON THE MAP! YAY! I LIVE THERE!
I voted for Nachera, so that Concreteloop can establish itself as a voting base for change! If we stay organized and on the same page, we can generate over 20,000,000 votes for Obama in 2008!
#34 LOL please, I dont hate. Modeling isnt something I have planned for myself. I didnt say anything negative about her, I was being real. But your telling me that in the modeling industry they look for community service and they education you have? PLEASE! Hello, Kate Moss is a coke head but she still is paid millions of dollars. The industry isnt concerned with what you do for the community, their worried about who looks better and who can make the most money. This woman (aside from her education) will not be a “Top Model”. I will bite my tounge when I see her on the cover of Vogue.
#31, thank you. I just knew you were gonna talk shit about my comment lol But thats whats up. At least we know what we’re talking about. Im so sick of this whole empowering black people blah blah, we gotta support one another, blah blah. Im tired of the race card. CLEARLY there are other women much prettier and magazine cover worthy than this woman. Why wasn’t the other girl put on here? Shes way prettier. (Excuse my language) but fuck the credentials, modeling isnt about community service. If this woman won and I saw this cover, I wouldnt be impressed.
I agree with you completely #40 Meatloaf We all need to vote this year because it could make a positive change for blacks. So all yall voting for Nachero make sure yall vote for President.
And Nachero good job sweetie it’s good to see there are still people doing positive things for the black community, Keep up the good work!!!!
#30 Long Hair Beauty is a prime example of why our people will never make it. If we don’t support ourselves then who will? SMH This is one of the main reasons why our race is so far behind.
Nachera you got my vote hon. I will email all my family and friends so they can vote for you as well. Thanks Angel for this post and Nachera, I wish you all the success and I hope you accomplish all your dreams sweetie. Good luck!
#42 is the reason black folks will inevitably crash and burn. There’s no support. We hate eachother.
She’s too caught up on trying to be YT’s equal, not realizing we still have many struggles to overcome, hence the appeal to vote for this young woman.
She tries to act and look like YT too- check her screen name.
She constantly misses the point, the BIG picture, as many of us have over 200+ years. Pathetic fool.
Quintessential Southern Belle’s..
@ 46
*splatters hot coffee thru nostrils onto monitor and keyboard*
Long Haired Beauty must be a YT chick!
ok my question once again. HOW AM I HATIN ON THIS WOMAN?? I dont care how ignorant I sound honestly but I WILL NOT support someone just because they are black. What difference does it make what race someone is? Like I said before, I do not see color in anything I support or do. This subject said to vote for this women to be a top model. Ok cool. I checked her out, looked at the pictures, checked her creds which are impressive dont get me wrong but it shouldnt have anything to do with my choice in supporting her as a woman of color. Throw out the race card, its played out.
since we are generating votes can I ask u guys to do something. I have been invited to speak at the House of Representatives on September 1, 2007. I have petition at ipetitions.com Christopher Barrios Law. I need 20,ooo signatures. Read the petition. or google this baby’s name. Read what happened to him. We are trying to change laws.
Long Haired Bitch, err I meant beauty stfu. Let’s see if you’re really a beutiful, throw a pic up!
cosign w/bashy and beauty!
she seems like a great girl and she’s pretty but honestly it didn’t seem like she was the best poser out of all of them.
@MAI03 plz never mention alek wek and beauty in the same sentence. there was a poet of def jam (his name’s shihan) that wrote a poem called “sick and tired” which is on youtube in which he talks about girls like her. he says that he’s tired of having the media say that girls like that represent black African beauty b/c they don’t. the white man says that they are exotic so that’s why we can’t see their beauty. bullshit. liya kebede is exotic and gorgeous. as is iman. as is Agbani Darego, Yasmin Warsame and many others. yes, there are different forms of beauty but there are also different forms of ugly and alek wek falls into that category. plz don’t let the white man think that this is how your ppl look
lmao I know what I look like sweetie. And for the simple fact you took it that far to refer to me as a “bitch” I wouldnt dare to put a picture up so that my every physical characteristic could be picked at. I know what I look like. I know I am far from unattractive. I have nothing to prove.
To NIKKI**LUVBUG$**, that is actually something I would support. What they did to that boy was some straight up bullshit. I actually teared up after reading the story….a 6 year old boy though? Those bitches deserve to die a slow and painful death.
#50 NIKKI
Although I agree that what happend to this child was tragic, I will not sign the pettition. I really do not beleive that mandatory sentencing is a good thing regardless of the nature of the crime.
No two cases in the Criminal Justice sytem are ever the same, therefore sentencing should be based on the factors of every single case. This is the essence of our justice system. I also believe mandatory sentencing to be highly un-constitutional.
“Long hair Beauty”–you just keep contradicting yourself.
You already said you didn’t vote for her!
How are you hating? By saying this:
“If this woman won and I saw this cover, I wouldnt be impressed.” AND THIS:
“ummm Im gonna need more of a reason because I dont think she’s attractive”
If you’re so damn colorblind, then why are u on a predominantly black blog? Go to take yourself to superficial.com–anywhere, somewhere. Fast.
My grandma told me “ignorance begets ignorance”.
this is NOT a “TOP MODEL” contest in the way that most think. Anyway, Meatloaf my man! For a change I TOTALLY agree with ya brotha!
50. NIKKI**LUVBUG$** ~ Hell yeah!!! ConcreteLoop can have support you and we can give NACHERA SMITH the victory, just for the hell of it! Why not??? At the end of the day, we can look at how we flexed our muscles and won!!!
Sure, things like the Christopher Barrios Law and presidential elections are more important than a top model contest, but there is strength in numbers and it would be nice to hear Nachera say, “I only won because ConcreteLoop voted for me”!
That’s fun!!!
@ New Yorker
“plz don’t let the white man think that this is how your ppl look”
Just what the hell does this mean? Alek Wek is a sister, are you ashamed of her because she’s appears to be of pure African lineage? And who gives a fuck about what whitie thinks about us… 400 hundreds years of oppresion should tell your dumb ass just how he feels about you!
co-sign with Meatloaf! there is strength in numbers brotha!
Where can you go the see their accomplishments? All of the girls…because I didn’t see it. And its clear everyone is voting on looks. Not what she is doing……
I’ve seen her around Ocala. She is actually a pretty girl. This pic isn’t doing her any justice. As far as looks go..