MJ Rodriguez becomes the face (and body) of Olay Body
Striking a blow for inclusion and queer progress, actress MJ Rodriguez has announced her role as spokesperson for the beauty brand Olay Body. The news comes just ahead of the 5th Annual Diversity Summit in Washington DC this week, where Rodriguez will deliver the keynote address.
“Olay Body is leading by example for other brands by opening doors for trans individuals like myself,” the Pose star said in a statement of her new gig. “I am so excited to work with Olay Body on this campaign leading up to my speech at the Diversity Summit. This is officially my first ever beauty campaign — I am so thankful to have the opportunity to show other transwomen of color everywhere that they are seen and that they are worthy.”
In addition to her new role as celebrity spokesperson and her work as an actress on stage and screen, Rodriguez will take on an activist role as the keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Diversity Summit. Held at George Washington University, the conference aims to create dialogue and raise awareness about diversity and inclusion among higher learning professionals.
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Over the next few days I’ll be uploading each of the photos from my November 2019 Attention Magazine feature. If you’d like to check out the magazine as a whole and what the feature looks like in e-print, you can find an inworld version available via the Attention Magazine kiosk at my gacha shop, OR you can follow this link for the web version.
Congratulations to Christina and Daniel from Florida!
Christina hadn’t had much luck with other dating sites, but when she tried Zoosk, she met blue eyed Daniel, and in just a matter of months they were engaged! They got married on September 25, 2019, and are now proud home owners. She writes: “After trying other dating sites with no luck I decided to try