Maui Bigelow is the curator of PHAT Girl Fresh, a lifestyle blog that caters to women and offers a feminist approach to life. The mission of PHAT Girl Fresh is to be a voice for women while encouraging them to find and use their own voices. She enjoys advocating for women and girls, staying informed on social, fashion and beauty trends and sharing her gifts with other women.
Maui Bigelow is a freelance writer, as well as a lifestyle and plus size blogger. Maui was recently published in Ebony Magazine after she shared her truth in a post entitled, “I have cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me”. Maui was contributing editor for Gorgeous In Grey and The Curvy Fashionista, two brands that are well-known and respected among women in the plus size, fashion and beauty industries. She was named the 2016 Blog Correspondent for Full Figured Fashion Week. She has been recognized on several media platforms for her writing, body positivity and her willingness to encourage and empower women.
Maui was named Curvy Couture‘s Curvy Girl Of the Month for June 2015 and has been featured in articles for Plus Model Magazine, Mic.com Bustle, Buzzfeed and has been a guest on the Chenese Lewis Show.
Maui’s has become known and respected as a voice in the plus size community who speaks to body positivity, inclusion and self-love. Although she has been spreading the message of self-love, body acceptance and plus size inclusion, the world recognized her once her post; Crop Tops & Big Bellies: I Wear What I Want, Even At A Size 24, went viral. The post was picked up by mainstream media outlets like; Good Housekeeping, Allure, Daily Mail, Yahoo and Seventeen Magazine.
Maui is also the producer of PHAT Girl Fresh Presents Life Styled, a annual event that celebrates womanhood and honors women who are the epitome of what the PHAT Girl Fresh brand stands for. These women are; PASSIONATE, HAPPY, APPRECIATIVE AND TRUE (P.H.A.T) and they use their platforms to empower other women in the midst of their success. This event takes place each year in Atlanta, Georgia and boast the support of women from all walks of life.
This year the 5th annual Life Styled Honors will take place April 27-29, 2018 with honoree Tarana Burke of the Me Too Movement and so many more amazing women who are making an IMPACT. For more information, go to https://www.lifestyledhonors.com/.
