Miss Rizos

Hoy voy rumbo a Virginia en los EEUU para una conferencia @impactconf. Allí le hablaré a cientos de jóvenes y aunque llevo semanas con el estómago blandito de los nervios, también llevo el… instagram.com/p/BuG0PM-g_Fx/…

The Afro-Latinx movement for natural hair is happening on Instagram with @Miss_Rizos @RisasRizos @sulmavarzubrown : dailydot.com/irl/afro-latin…

Mira @MarcoAvilesH @ChicaAfroperua @Miss_Rizos No encontraron tutoriales de belleza para piel oscura, así que crearon los suyos nyti.ms/2zNGyPS

.@Miss_Rizos on embracing her natural hair: 'I had to let go of this idea of straightening my hair to be more beautiful.' on.forbes.com/6011EKIKv

Meet one of the Dominican Republic's most inspiring entrepreneurs, @Miss_Rizos, who's flipping the narrative about what success looks like on its head — one haircut at a time. p.dw.com/p/3Av5Y

"In the Dominican Republic, loving your hair doesn't come easy." As @mmcavanagh reveals, Afro-Dominican women who keep their hair natural have a harder time finding work and face stigma and insults. But that's changing, thanks to activist-entrepreneur @Miss_Rizos 👏⬇️

I first heard about Carolina Contreras and the @miss_rizos project in 2013 when I was living in the Dominican Republic doing research for my dissertation. Her message of self love and… instagram.com/p/BscC0yMFoxy/…

Grainy pics straight from @miss_rizos sala because this bathing suit combo was 🔥👏🏾 and it’s #hotlineweek. I still can’t believe us curvy girls finally have bathing suit options that actually fit AND look good. I struggled for so many years with this!… bit.ly/2TC25Tp

Oh my god. This is just sensational. Please watch and retweet.

Help make it happen for The Pineapple Diaries *SEASON THREE* igg.me/p/the-pineappl… #indiegogo vía @indiegogo

Saw Lin in In The Heights literally over 11 years ago! I went 3 times and loved each one of them! Have tried to get my hands on Hamilton tics sin suerte, hoping this will do it! I am not throwing away my shot! #TakingMyShot for #Ham4PR tickets from @TeeRico_LinMan & @Lin_Manuel

Meet the Dominicans who embrace their curls and redefine beauty standards in a society that has until now insisted that kinky hair is bad hair. By @mmcavanagh p.dw.com/p/3Av5Y

¿Dónde están mis emprendedores veteranos? Díganme por favor que esto se pone mejor 😩. TRADUCCIÓN: “Un día en la vida de un emprendedor: ¡Estoy emocionado! ¡Ah esto es difícil! ¡Está… instagram.com/p/Bor-jf0AfNv/…

Uno de los trabajos publicitarios más chulos que he hecho fue este para @tunotapaeso. Hace unos días se conmemoró el día de la prevención de embarazos en adolescentes y todos podemos… instagram.com/p/BoMckZ0Aeo0/…

“Mi visión es ayudar a erradicar la discriminación en contra del cabello rizado en toda Latino America.” Este ha sido uno de mis más grandes retos, de las grandes metas que me he… instagram.com/p/BoPnI0JAMGC/…

¡MADRID ESPAÑA! Antes de compartirles la GRAN NOTICIA, permítanme felicitar a awanda_perez por tener el coraje de lanzar un proyecto de esta magnitud: afrokahlo. Yo he organizado eventos Y… instagram.com/p/BoUDXwcgRBS/…

@allthingsAda Thank you amiga! Love you so much!

So proud of you @Miss_Rizos ❤️Listen to "The Impostor Syndrome " by Carolina Contreras ⚓ anchor.fm/hustlingwithyo…

Wow what an honor 😭🙈🙏🏾

@StuffJessLikes Thank you so much for sharing had no idea about this!

@salvadorsantana I am just seeing this 😭😭 because I’m never on Twitter 🙈! What an honor! Thank you for helping me spread this important message! ❤️❤️❤️

Pelo Bueno o Pelo Malo? Today in #30DaysOfLatinx we're talking about Carolina Contreras aka “Miss Rizos.” Her blog and natural hair salon in Santo Domingo encourages women with Afro-textured hair to embrace their true selves and challenges the way we speak about hair.