Nikki what a cutie you are! Your total look –head to toe–is awesome. And it was so nice to finally put a voice to the face that's smiled out at us from photos. I knew you would be well spoken based on your blog posts. Congrats on the TV exposure! I see even greater things in your future.
You are like my "friend in my head"…you did such a terrific job, you look beautiful – and I love your accent! As a New Yawker…your accent is so precious. I posted on FB so everyone can see you too!
YAY Nikki, congrats! you did a great job, and you are so inspiring. And girl your hair is HUGE….It looks so much "smaller" in your pics, but it was the BOMB. go girl!!
You are awesomeee! I agree with Fina, your hair is big & beautiful! I love it! You're such an inspirationnn. You did great on the interview, so glad you posted it.
O-M-G!!!! I freakin love your hair. What did you do to it?????? I loved the interview!!! Everything was right on. You are too sweet, you don't preach, you offer help and advice and also receive advice. Really genuine! <3 it!
you are doing it big girl! congratulations in every way. great interview and of course fabulous hair. keep up the great work. peace and blessings your way! (luvmylocs from nc.com)
Congratulations Nikki! You gave a great interview. It is nice to finally put a voice behind the beauty and wisdom that you share. You looked beautiful and spoke with a genuine charm that makes your readers love to hear your perspective. Way to go! Next stop NYC or Hollywood!
Now, aaaaall you have to do is keep up the work. But you gotta work fast. Get on Oprah, continue to make appearances on her show, and then you'll come out with your very OWN show. I'm rooting for ya! lol….Congrats! You looked great.
FANTABULOSO! I am sooo proud of our Nikki! Great job – fierce hair and outfit. I have been stopping random people in the streets, at my job, etc. that have natural hair (I'll talk to anybody) and telling them about your website for insite and helpful tips. My Mother and I are "natural" beauties. She did the BC a few months back and is loving it. She was struggling trying to find a style that would "work with" her body chemistry/hormones during "the change" [those hot flashes will do a number on short relaxed hair] and she could never maintain a style [bless her heart]. So with the support of my Dad [they are so cute/married for 30 years] she decided to BC a few months back [my Dad actually did the honors with his clippers] and she has not looked back. It's a beautiful thing b/c I have NEVER seen my mother au naturale. She has so much confidence and her scalp is healthier now [she suffered for years from extremely dry scalp; the verdict is in re the culprit for that ….. creamy-crack chemicals]. I am currently "transitioning" with micros and I visit your site EVERY day. I am sooo excited. Your website is a God-send. The inspiration and diligence that you have poured out among us has been a blessing to many. You are truly walking into your destiny, doing what you love to do and helping others along the way. Keep up the great work because there are more great things ahead, you just wait and see! Work it gura work it! EO
ohhh look at my baby!!(that is the mother in me coming out) Girl you ROCKED IT!! You looked really relaxed and touched on some good points. Do your thang mama and making us naturals proud!
Nikki – as someone who used to be in the PR are business I must say… you are a MEDIA DIVA!! I am so looking forward to meeting you tomorrow!! And all yall that are comin' – I'm gonna need some advice on my hair!!! Corygentri!
Awww Yay NiKKI !!! You know I imagined your voice to be different LOL I mean when I am reading your post I gave you a voice lolol i know its silly but U are super fab I looooooove the big hair =)
Oh my gosh girl! You are blowing up. Thanks for being a spokesperson/advocate for natural hair. I cannot believe you were on Tyra. Cant wait to see the show.
Omg Nikki is such an inspiration! Definetly woman of class and intelligence. Its beautiful to have her as an advocate of natural hair. Nikki makes me proud to be a woman, especially a woman of color as well as natural! God bless Nikki and all the other women who are an reprsentation/advocate of natural hair/beauty!
STL stand up!!!! Congrats Nikki! Your hard work continues to pay off. I missed the time for the meet-up tomorrow. Could you please post it so I could pass it along to friends? Thanks!
Great job Nikki!! I love ur blog;) I hope you remember me. Its been a while but we use to communicate via naturallycurly.com. I took a break after becoming pregnant with my second child and breastfeeding for a year:) Keep up the good work!!
Nikki, only know of you from your blog, of course! At any rate, I am sooo proud of you!! Continue to represent and to do the damn thing baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Holidays!
GO GIRL!! You are really an inspiration Nikki please keep it going because so many women need to see and know their beauty beyond what they look like on the outside. Thanks and Congrats!!!!
Love it! I didn't find your blog until about 10 months ago. I love that you desire to teach women and want to learn yourself from other women who have natural hair. I believe your career and being a natural hair guru by night works hand – in- hand for you! You definitely inspire me to keep going on my natural journey.
You were awsome! You gave a great interview and your hair was on FIRE! LOVED IT! Keep up all the good work you do…you're very much appreciated for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you guys!!! I was so nervous… they gave me no prep, there were no makeup artists (Tyra show spoiled me), no mirrors to fix my hair, no nothing! I also had NO idea what she was going to ask, and after they mic'ed me up, we went live like 2 minutes after that. My heart was beating out of my chest! Yikes. I'm happy you guys liked it. I love the comments about y'all putting a voice with my face 🙂 You guys are the best! I inspire you? This community inspires me everyday to continue to update the blog! Thanks curlies!
GREAT interview. I loved how they tied in ur Psych profession. Your hair is beautiful, but seeing it live and in action….Oustanding. Loved, loved, loved it. Congratulations, and may u and everyone else be blessed with more success, health, and happiness.
Sooo proud of our Nikki! Your hair looks amazing! It literally is a force of nature! Sites and forums have been key to me in transitioning and the continuous learning process (and fun!) about my hair!
Yay!! Thanks so much for posting the interview, I was so sad I wasn't going to get to see it. Your hair looks great and CONGRATS!! You're getting so much exposure. I really appreciate your blog and what you're doing to help women and learn to accept ourselves the way we are, naturally. 2 Thumbs Up!
Great job Nikki. I'm so proud of you. You represented us naturals very well. Loved the hair. I remember you use to say you had fine hair, not anymore. You and your hair looked FABULOUS!
I am so proud of you! I am a loc girl, my daughter is a curly girl, and I wish you could see us smiling right now 🙂 Congrats on a wonderful interview. I wish you continued success.
WOW! I totally agree with the other comments, you are a natural, you were so relaxed and poised, I thought for sure it was scripted. You go girl! Your like the Martin Luther King Jr. for Natural hair! I have a dream…all curlie/nappy/kinky/coily heads will be treated equally one day. And the way we are treated won't be based on what's on the outside of our heads but what's on the inside. We shall overcome sterotypes some day. We are truly proud of you! *Ziggs*
What a great interview!! And I didn't realize it has only been a year…wow how far you've come. This is by far my favorite blog and I wish I had this when I BC in '96. I have learned so much these past few months and I am really enjoying my hair, which yours looks beautiful btw. 🙂 Keep up the amazing work!
Nikki great interview,and u looked great! Hair,outfit..check! U are such an inspiration! Please keep doing what you're doing!U are truly fabulous! tsa919
OMG NIKKI! Im seriously in tears right now. I feel like you're my distant friend or something! I havent smiled like this in a while, that definitely made my year! So good to see you representing us and accomplishing so many things! Happy Holidays!
Awesome message for me: My hair does not define me it is just an extension of my beauty. More of us need to hear this really important message. You did an excellent job. You were calm. confident. courageous.
I loved it. Your hair was absolutely gorgeous. Have fun at the meet up.
Excellent job, Nikki! I can see you with your own show one day 🙂
awwww I loved it! You are absolutely beautiful 🙂
Thanks for representing the natural community so beautifully
What do I think????!!!!!! I think it was GRRRRREAT!!!! (you have to say it like Tony the Tiger) Seriously, I beamed the entire time I watched.
Omg You and Your hair both look beautiful. your outfit is the ish girl. I love that jacket. The interview was great, your famous Nik.
This was a really good interview. Great job!
Nikki! You are so beautiful and poised ! I am sooo proud of you! You are so cute I heard a little southern twang in your voice !
Ditto to what everyone else said! You were wonderful and your hair was flawless-
Nyla Coils
You go young lady!!! The interview and your hair looked FABULOUS. Waiting for the magazine Nikki….lol
(check your PM)
-Intelligentbeauty
Liked your interview– I couldn't take my eyes off your hair. It's simply fantastic.
-HappigocurliJenn
Nikki what a cutie you are! Your total look –head to toe–is awesome. And it was so nice to finally put a voice to the face that's smiled out at us from photos. I knew you would be well spoken based on your blog posts. Congrats on the TV exposure! I see even greater things in your future.
Great job Nikki!!! I was so proud watching!!! You definitely didnt look nerves to me. You looked like a natural.
~Lynnieluve
Loved it! Your hair looked great
YAY!!! Nikki you did a fab job. Your hair and outfit were FAB as well!!
Go Nikki, Go Nikki, Go Nikki!!! I admire your drive!
Congratulations on your interview!!! It was phenomenal. I love your hair. You and your hair look amazing.
Congrats!!!! You ROCK!!
****Sweetdrk1****
Way to REPRESENT GIRL!!! GO NIKKI, GO NIKKI, GO NIKKI, GO NIKKI!!! I am sooo proud of you girl!! YES, THAT'S MY SISTAH!!!!
LOVE.IT.
You are like my "friend in my head"…you did such a terrific job, you look beautiful – and I love your accent! As a New Yawker…your accent is so precious.
I posted on FB so everyone can see you too!
YAY Nikki, congrats! you did a great job, and you are so inspiring.
And girl your hair is HUGE….It looks so much "smaller" in your pics, but it was the BOMB. go girl!!
Great job Nikki! Your hair looks fabulous!!! 🙂
A little over a year ago…who'd have imagined! Great job Nik….CONGRATS!!!
YEEEAAAHHHH!! Nikki that was awesome! You and your hair represented for us curlies!! (please excuse if this is a double post — computer is tripping!)
You are awesomeee! I agree with Fina, your hair is big & beautiful! I love it! You're such an inspirationnn. You did great on the interview, so glad you posted it.
Congratulations Nikki, you are doing a FANTASTIC job representing us Naturals.
YES, I LOVE IT!!!! FAB!!!!
O-M-G!!!! I freakin love your hair. What did you do to it?????? I loved the interview!!! Everything was right on. You are too sweet, you don't preach, you offer help and advice and also receive advice. Really genuine! <3 it!
Congrats Nikki on your success. All of that hard work has played off 🙂
Thank you so much for being our voice!!!!!
– KurlyK
I feel like a proud little sister. I hope the meetup has a great turn out tomorrow!!
That's Anutha One Nikki,
Beautiful and professionally done keep it up.
Best Wishes
you are doing it big girl! congratulations in every way. great interview and of course fabulous hair. keep up the great work. peace and blessings your way! (luvmylocs from nc.com)
YAAAAYYY!!! So Gorgeous, so beautiful! You looked wonderful & did an excellent job!!! I agree…it's great to actually see & HEAR u!
Fantastic! Great message well conveyed. CONGRATS!!
-OrganicBloom
OMG CONGRATS ON THE TV DEBUT! I love this interview and you looked absolutely gorgeous!!! The curls were definitely poppin, lol 🙂
Congratulations Nikki! You gave a great interview. It is nice to finally put a voice behind the beauty and wisdom that you share. You looked beautiful and spoke with a genuine charm that makes your readers love to hear your perspective. Way to go! Next stop NYC or Hollywood!
Now, aaaaall you have to do is keep up the work. But you gotta work fast. Get on Oprah, continue to make appearances on her show, and then you'll come out with your very OWN show. I'm rooting for ya! lol….Congrats! You looked great.
I love the outfit, love the interview! Great job 🙂
FANTABULOSO! I am sooo proud of our Nikki! Great job – fierce hair and outfit. I have been stopping random people in the streets, at my job, etc. that have natural hair (I'll talk to anybody) and telling them about your website for insite and helpful tips. My Mother and I are "natural" beauties. She did the BC a few months back and is loving it. She was struggling trying to find a style that would "work with" her body chemistry/hormones during "the change" [those hot flashes will do a number on short relaxed hair] and she could never maintain a style [bless her heart]. So with the support of my Dad [they are so cute/married for 30 years] she decided to BC a few months back [my Dad actually did the honors with his clippers] and she has not looked back. It's a beautiful thing b/c I have NEVER seen my mother au naturale. She has so much confidence and her scalp is healthier now [she suffered for years from extremely dry scalp; the verdict is in re the culprit for that ….. creamy-crack chemicals]. I am currently "transitioning" with micros and I visit your site EVERY day. I am sooo excited. Your website is a God-send. The inspiration and diligence that you have poured out among us has been a blessing to many. You are truly walking into your destiny, doing what you love to do and helping others along the way. Keep up the great work because there are more great things ahead, you just wait and see! Work it gura work it! EO
You go girl! Represent!!
Congratulations on your stardom! You looked GREAT and your hair was doing its thang! Thanks for representing for the curly girls. You rock!
Way to go Nikki!!! Fantastic interview!
That was a great interview~!!
Great JOB Nikki!!!
ohhh look at my baby!!(that is the mother in me coming out)
Girl you ROCKED IT!! You looked really relaxed and touched on some good points. Do your thang mama and making us naturals proud!
Naturalnixon
Go Nikki, GO Nikki, Go Nikii! LOL!!! You go girl! I thought that segment was GREAT! and the hair was in full effect! Get em' gurl!
Great job Nikki! I agree with everything everyone else has said. You looked great! I love you're website.
Nikki – as someone who used to be in the PR are business I must say… you are a MEDIA DIVA!! I am so looking forward to meeting you tomorrow!! And all yall that are comin' – I'm gonna need some advice on my hair!!! Corygentri!
Good job!! Love the accent.
Awww Yay NiKKI !!! You know I imagined your voice to be different LOL I mean when I am reading your post I gave you a voice lolol i know its silly but U are super fab I looooooove the big hair =)
Work the hair diva. You look without flaw 😉
Oh my gosh girl! You are blowing up. Thanks for being a spokesperson/advocate for natural hair. I cannot believe you were on Tyra. Cant wait to see the show.
OMG!! That was great, Nikki! I especially LOVE the picture in the background!!!!! That was ME ya'll!!! Yay!!!
so proud of you woman! great interview!
sesha joi
Omg Nikki is such an inspiration! Definetly woman of class and intelligence. Its beautiful to have her as an advocate of natural hair. Nikki makes me proud to be a woman, especially a woman of color as well as natural! God bless Nikki and all the other women who are an reprsentation/advocate of natural hair/beauty!
Wonderful job! You looked great!!
STL stand up!!!! Congrats Nikki! Your hard work continues to pay off. I missed the time for the meet-up tomorrow. Could you please post it so I could pass it along to friends? Thanks!
That was a great interview. I'm glad there's a voice to go with your face, as well! I love that you spoke with such class! Go girl!
so proud….you were amazing! …and so was your hair:0)
wow.You looked fab. Your hair was to die for. You were just wonderful and amazing. Keep up the good work.
Girl, you hair is fabulous!!! Now I now know what you sound like so I can hear you when I read your blog! Congrats, keep up the good work!!!
Great job Nikki! Keep up the great work. I love the site+D
awesome job, im so proud of u. its so weird to hear your voice, lol
Go Curly Nikki! You were great! Loved the big hair! You rocked the interview!
Great job Nikki!! I love ur blog;) I hope you remember me. Its been a while but we use to communicate via naturallycurly.com. I took a break after becoming pregnant with my second child and breastfeeding for a year:) Keep up the good work!!
Did you have media coaching because you sound like a pro. You did a really good job!
GO GIRL!! You are so poised & eloquent! Way to represent curlies! =)
Yay! I am so happy for you! You and your hair look awesome! You go girl!
Nikki, only know of you from your blog, of course! At any rate, I am sooo proud of you!! Continue to represent and to do the damn thing baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Holidays!
CN you are doing your thang … keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to all. Thank you.
BlondeByDesire
Absolutely beautiful!
GO GIRL!! You are really an inspiration Nikki please keep it going because so many women need to see and know their beauty beyond what they look like on the outside.
Thanks and Congrats!!!!
Love it! I didn't find your blog until about 10 months ago. I love that you desire to teach women and want to learn yourself from other women who have natural hair. I believe your career and being a natural hair guru by night works hand – in- hand for you! You definitely inspire me to keep going on my natural journey.
You were awsome! You gave a great interview and your hair was on FIRE! LOVED IT! Keep up all the good work you do…you're very much appreciated for sharing your knowledge!
CONGRATS NIKKI!!! You did a great job!!!
Thank you guys!!! I was so nervous… they gave me no prep, there were no makeup artists (Tyra show spoiled me), no mirrors to fix my hair, no nothing! I also had NO idea what she was going to ask, and after they mic'ed me up, we went live like 2 minutes after that. My heart was beating out of my chest! Yikes. I'm happy you guys liked it. I love the comments about y'all putting a voice with my face 🙂 You guys are the best! I inspire you? This community inspires me everyday to continue to update the blog! Thanks curlies!
GREAT interview. I loved how they tied in ur Psych profession. Your hair is beautiful, but seeing it live and in action….Oustanding. Loved, loved, loved it. Congratulations, and may u and everyone else be blessed with more success, health, and happiness.
Sooo proud of our Nikki! Your hair looks amazing! It literally is a force of nature! Sites and forums have been key to me in transitioning and the continuous learning process (and fun!) about my hair!
I am SO proud of you. You did an excellent job representing the curly and natural community. I feel like you are my sister on that interview.
You did an EXCELLENt job!!! So proud!!! Your hair is BANGING!!!
Yay!! Thanks so much for posting the interview, I was so sad I wasn't going to get to see it. Your hair looks great and CONGRATS!! You're getting so much exposure. I really appreciate your blog and what you're doing to help women and learn to accept ourselves the way we are, naturally. 2 Thumbs Up!
Great interview…your hair looked GREAT! My inspiration!!
Great job Nikki. I'm so proud of you. You represented us naturals very well. Loved the hair. I remember you use to say you had fine hair, not anymore. You and your hair looked FABULOUS!
Girl, keep strutting through those open doors! You're making us really proud.
Great job! Your hair looked absolutely amazing!
Love your hair and the interview!!!!
I am so proud of you! I am a loc girl, my daughter is a curly girl, and I wish you could see us smiling right now 🙂 Congrats on a wonderful interview. I wish you continued success.
Go Nikki! Awesome interview.
WOW! I totally agree with the other comments, you are a natural, you were so relaxed and poised, I thought for sure it was scripted. You go girl! Your like the Martin Luther King Jr. for Natural hair!
I have a dream…all curlie/nappy/kinky/coily heads will be treated equally one day. And the way we are treated won't be based on what's on the outside of our heads but what's on the inside. We shall overcome sterotypes some day. We are truly proud of you!
*Ziggs*
Oh,u did fabulous! Keep on the good work! CurleyChurley
Represent, CN!! Represent!!
You were great!! Thanks so much for doing what you do.
Peace and blessings,
CO
What a great interview!! And I didn't realize it has only been a year…wow how far you've come. This is by far my favorite blog and I wish I had this when I BC in '96. I have learned so much these past few months and I am really enjoying my hair, which yours looks beautiful btw. 🙂 Keep up the amazing work!
Great job Nikki! I wish you continued success in the new year! Keep doing your thing girl!
Nikki great interview,and u looked great! Hair,outfit..check! U are such an inspiration! Please keep doing what you're doing!U are truly fabulous! tsa919
Great interview….beautiful hair…
Great job Nikki. Keep representing Raleigh. You are truly inspiring.
You look and sound great!!!! Way to go Nik!!!!
Great Job! congratulations. You did an excellent job representing us curlies 🙂
Awwww!!! I feel like a proud (cyber-lol) sister! Loved it! 🙂
Great Interview!
Awesome Interview! You represented Curlies very well. Can't wait to see you on Tyra!
Wonderful! A positive represeentation of US . . . AMEN! I'm a "newbie" and I'm so glad I found you!
OMG NIKKI! Im seriously in tears right now. I feel like you're my distant friend or something!
I havent smiled like this in a while, that definitely made my year! So good to see you representing us and accomplishing so many things! Happy Holidays!
Amazing job!! We could not have asked for a better natural hair/beauty representative. Keep up the good work.
hairpeace45
OMG it's so amazing to hear you speak 🙂 Love the interview, you looked amazingly at peace. Good job, Nik!
Love the hair and outfit!!! Can't wait to see the show!!!
I couldn't help but smile while watching the entire interview. You did an Excellent Job Nikki!!! Looking forward to seeing you on Tyra .^_^.
Awesome message for me: My hair does not define me it is just an extension of my beauty. More of us need to hear this really important message. You did an excellent job. You were calm. confident. courageous.
Loved it…just posted it to my Facebook! How exciting!!!!
Congratulations Nik.
You are beautiful inside and out.
Happy New Year!
Wonderful! You are doing and Awesome job! Congratulations Nik!
Woo hoo! You go, girl! Enjoyed the interview. Happy for you.