The DivaGirl's Guide to Style and Self-Respect

by Cheryl Ann Wadlington, Sonya Beard

Girls need help. "The DivaGirl's Guide to Style and Self-Respect" is the answer to her "help-me" cry. This hands-on guide advises her on fashion tips and beauty secrets, playing nice with friends and keeping guys in check, and how to handle herself in cyberspace and in the real world---all while keeping her cool points. It also addresses more serious issues that affect her self-esteem and her ability to succeed. This book isn't full of random "shoulds" to memorize. It explains all the "whys," so today's girl can make wise decisions.

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

Cheryl Ann Wadlington is one of the nation's premiere fashion and beauty journalists and a leading consultant in the field of personal growth. An accomplished writer, television personality, and sought-after motivational speaker, she has reached millions through publications such as Self, Essence, Life & Style, and the Philadelphia Daily News.

She founded Evoluer Image Consultants, an award-winning full-service agency in Philadelphia that provides clients with extensive makeovers, personal shopping, and wardrobe management. She also operates the nonprofit organization, The Evoluer House, which has graduated more than seven hundred disadvantaged girls from this highly successful personal development program. Evoluer's clients include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Tyra Banks, Jill Scott, and NBC's America's Got Talent winner Bianca Ryan.

Cheryl majored in advertising at Fashion Institute of Technology and Fashion Merchandising at Bauder Fashion College, and served on the faculty of the Temple University School of Communications and the advisory board of Cheyney University's Fashion Merchandising program.