Tell us a bit about your decision to cut your hair or why you went bald?
I have dealt with people teasing me about my hair texture since I was a very young girl. I naturally have very thick, coarse, kinky hair (4C for those who understand hair types). The other little girls with long, straight hair would ask what was "wrong" with my hair and why it looked the way it did. I begged my mother to let me start relaxing/chemically straightening my hair in elementary school in an attempt to stop the teasing and to fit in with the other girls. I became absorbed in my hair, constantly wearing weaves and braids and applying heat and manipulation to keep my hair looking "good." That didn't stop the teasing because, even though my hair was straight, it still looked different.
Years of chemically altering my hair left it brittle and weak beyond repair. I decided that, in order to have healthy hair again, I would grow out my hair for a bit before cutting off all the straight ends. The fact that I didn't shed a single tear or feel even the slightest bit of regret when I cut my hair made me feel even better about my decision. Of course my family tried to put me down and asked why I would do something like that and that I "looked like a boy." That didn't do anything to discourage me because I just felt so good about it. In fact, I felt so good that I completely shaved my head two months later completely by choice. This only further mortified my family, but I felt so good that it still didn't matter to me. For nearly ten years I thought that my hair defined me and my femininity, but now I know that I can be just as feminine and beautiful without it. Now I know that I am not my hair.

Do you feel you've changed for the better since you went bald?
I do feel that I've changed for the better since going bald. Now that I don't spend hours on my hair I have more time for family, school and ME. Not to mention how much money I've saved not going into  a salon constantly to maintain my hair.

What words of encouragement would you share with someone who isn't confident with themselves as you are?
Don't doubt yourself. Don't say things like "Oh I could never pull that off" or "I don't have the head/face for that" or "No way, I would just look like a boy." You don't have to look a certain way to pull off the bald look, it's all inclusive. I am in no way the most chiseled, perfect-headed female in the world, but here I am being bald and beautiful. Sure people will stare and make comments, but I guarantee you will feel so good that those stares and comments won't even deter you.

Finish this sentence: (My) Bald is Beautiful. Bold. ME.

Tell us a bit about your decision to cut your hair or why you went bald?
Most of my life I was obsessed with hair, I thought it was impossible to be a lady without it, and I guess I had all hair types and colors a girl can have. Meanwhile I learned to love and appreciate myself. I started to listen to myself, and just suddenly I decided to be bald.

The first reason I wanted to do it is the fact that a girl showing her beauty today is required as someone whose offering herself, not someone who cares about himself.
I guess we can blame some sort of women for that, but also the stronger one called man. I wanted people to love me for my inner beauty, not this one showing.
It helped mostly where I saved my life by eliminating those people whose reaction were judge mental, which are the most horrible people to surround yourself with.
Second thing that made me do it is a will to prove my friend who has alopecia that is possible to be bald, attractive and quite a lady.

She was always talking about how hard is it, and how impossible is to find a job like that. I admit it's heavy to confront these stop and stare looks,but with time you just get stronger and carry on. The job part I'm trying right now. I'm hoping that my Croatia won't disappoint me, but if it does, I'm planning to SPEAK ABOUT IT!

Do you feel you've changed for the better since you went bald?
ABSOLUTELY!

What words of encouragement would you share with someone who isn't confident with themselves as you are?
YOU KNOW YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL,YOU'RE A LADY!!!!

Finish this sentence: (My) Bald is
REFRESHING!!!

Tell us a bit about your decision to cut your hair or why you went bald?
I had to have surgery. The removal of a tumor. It was noncancerous and of course you know how doctor's shave your head.

Do you feel you've changed for the better since you went bald?
When my husband shaved the rest off I had a bag full of wigs. He told me it looked good I was upset he then posted it on Facebook oh no!!!Then I tried a wig on it hurt so I said what am I going to do when i saw over 800 likes I stood in the mirror and said umm!!! He created a DIVA!!!

What words of encouragement would you share with someone who isn't confident with themselves as you are?
I would like to share that beauty runs skin deep!! Take your bald and make the best of it... Walk with your head up and embrace it because your beautiful even if you have to change your style and attitude about it like I did!!!

Finish this sentence: (My) Bald is Beautiful!!