2020 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Renae

By Brandi Stage / August 2, 2022

“I’ve learned that beauty can be the scar on your knee when you fell as a kid. Beauty is the mark that life leaves on us, all the kicks and caresses. Beauty is letting yourself LIVE and LOVING yourself!“   Tell us about yourself, Renae! I’m a 40-year-old wife and mother who has a passion…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Christy

By Brandi Stage / July 26, 2022

“Inner beauty is the ability to handle whatever the universe throws at you with grace and dignity”   Tell us about yourself, Christy! On October 25, 2020, the life I had known for 33 years vanished in an instant. First, my husband Michael of 33 years died of a massive heart attack. All of the…

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2022 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Lynn

By Brandi Stage / July 19, 2022

“As I get older, the more I understand that beauty comes in many different ways; inside, outside, in your eyes, in your smile, and in your heart and soul with the selfless giving of yourself every single day.”   Tell us about yourself, Christiana! I am 57 years old and live in Gautier, MS. I’ve…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Jennifer

By Brandi Stage / July 12, 2022

“Rejection isn’t an obstacle; it’s just part of the journey.”   Tell us about yourself, Jennifer! I’m an author, college instructor, and mother of two teenagers.   How did you come to understand your inner beauty? I think inner beauty is a spark that’s fueled by a combination of curiosity, openness, and empathy. The ability…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Melanie

By Brandi Stage / July 5, 2022

“We need to love the skin we’re in and be kinder to ourselves.”   Tell us about yourself, Melanie! I wear many hats: I am a proud military wife, a singer and performer, a teacher, a cat mom, and a pageant queen! I’ve been married to the love of my life, Clark, for almost 12…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Rachel

By Brandi Stage / June 28, 2022

“Inner beauty means knowing yourself at your core, pushing through rough times and bad hair days, and having faith in what lies in store for you.”   Tell us about yourself, Rachel! I’m a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and creative sprit. I enjoy using my creative side to entertain my kids, create photographic memories, write articles…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Fadra

By Brandi Stage / June 21, 2022

“See your flaws and give love to them. See your trauma and give kindness to it. See your anxiety, depression, stress, and be sweet and understanding to it. That is how you achieve inner beauty.”   Tell us about yourself, Fadra! I’m a 50 year old mother of five; I have three children of my…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Tiffany

By Brandi Stage / June 14, 2022

“Inner beauty is knowing who you truly are and loving that person to the fullest.”   “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him…” I am a single mother with three kids ages 23, 18, and 12. I am so blessed to have 2 beautiful grandchildren.…

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2020 Bold Beautiful Perfect: Janin

By Brandi Stage / June 7, 2022

“It wasn’t until I stopped focusing on everything I had ‘lost’ that I realized I had everything I have prayed for my whole life.”   Tell us about yourself, Janin! My name is Janin Keating. I’m 34 years old. I have been married to my husband, Dennis going on 5 years in November 2020. We…

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2021 Bold Beautiful Perfect: April

By Brandi Stage / May 31, 2022

“I went through a period of feeling unwanted and unimportant. I turned to God and he helped me see that I was very important. He had chosen me to be strong, patient, and understanding. This not only strengthened me but gave me peace.”   Tell us about yourself, April! I grew up in Oregon and…

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Brandi Stage is an international award-winning portrait photographer based in Bay St. Louis, MS. She creates an exceptional magazine-style photo shoot and timeless heirloom portraits for women, men, children and pets in her studio or on location.