What are Waist Beads and What are their Purpose? – Miss EmpowHer

Waist beads (sometimes called belly beads or waistline beads) are an accessory typically worn around the waist. They are made of a strand of small glass beads and come in different colors.  Waist beads were made popular in West Africa, most notably in Ghana and Nigeria. Women wear waist beads to celebrate and acknowled
Different waist beads, depending on color, can convey different values. The history of waist beads, however, does not limit who is able to wear them!

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Innovate Carolina - UNC '21's Caitlyn Kumi recently founded Miss EmpowHer, a fashion and lifestyle brand that celebrates confident and empowered women. Now supported as a 2020 Adams Apprentice, the company's signature

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