Golden Confidence Plus Size Pool Party 2016

This year, I was thrilled to be able to travel to New York for Full Figured Fashion Week 2016! I’ve never been before, so this was a huge deal for me…and when I heard that Essie Golden — the amazing blogger behind the #GoldenConfidence movement — was hosting her second annual Golden Confidence Plus Size Pool Party, I knew that I HAD to be there! So, I extended my trip and added another weekend! The party was held at a very nice rooftop pool at the Holiday Inn Midtown in Manhattan. I had a blast…so many gorgeous curvy ladies to talk to and compare fierce swim suits! It was a bit of a dream come true! So…on Saturday night, I grabbed a taxi and headed to the pool party!

I was a little early, but it was fate…since I got to meet two of my absolute favorite blogger crushes — Amanda from the Latest Wrinkle and Lisa from Mustang Sally Two. I immediately knew that we were meant to be BFFs!!

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Photo cred: Jose Pagan for Plus Model Magazine

My next post will be all about the outfit I wore at the pool party and my quick changes, so don’t worry! Here I just wanted to give you a quick overview of the event!

Donut float!

Photo cred: Plus Model Mag via Instagram

I managed to snap a picture of the QUEEN herself — Essie Golden. She is SO sweet and gorgeous!

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And here’s another look at Lisa and Amanda looking amazing in their pool side outfits!

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AHHHHH, and here’s another amazing blogger spotting! Darlene from Suits, Heels, Curves! She looked amazing, and later that night walked in the Ashley Stewart Runway Show modeling another fierce plus size swimsuit!

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The whole week — and this event — was sponsored by Plus Model Magazine, and I got to meet the sweetest, kindest, most badass woman behind it all…Madeline Jones, the Editor in Chief of Plus Model Magazine!

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Summa summa time!

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Photo cred: @kbernyk via Instagram

When the sun went down, the party started heating up! I managed to get on this ridiculous swan float for like a minute before falling backwards off of it into the water!

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One of my favorite moments of the night was meeting Sasha the Glamazon…who was WERKIN that neon sheer overlay! She is absolutely amazing and was so funny and kind…and FIERCE, of course!

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Overall, it was a great night, and I will absolutely be pre-ordering my tickets for next year’s event! SO FUN!!!

Golden Confidence Plus Size Pool Party 2016 - Event Recap

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