Phenomenal Woman of the Month: Kre'Senda Foreman

    Kre'Senda Foreman is a force to be reckoned with. Her charisma, energy, intellect and desire to be the best she can be makes her the Phenomenal Woman of the Month. Coming from Galveston, Texas, she certainly knows what it is like to go through multiple trials and tribulations to succeed. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority inc. and attends Prairie View University majoring in Sociology. Check out more of this amazing girl!

1.      What does "Phenomenal Woman" mean to you?

A phenomenal woman rejoices in her femininity, expressing it through her attitude, appearance, as well as her bearing.  She is one who adores the Lord and can wear many hats as a wife, mother, and friend. She is a woman who displays substance, character, and class. Her poise is superior and her intellect is amazing, she speaks subtle yet with authority. A phenomenal woman knows her flaws and embraces her imperfections. She’s phenomenal in every aspect of the way she walks, talks, and carries herself. She perfectly defines imperfection and own sit. To me, that is phenomenally a phenomenal woman…. that’s me.

1     What is your brand and how did you get started?

As a young child, my dad has always instilled in me that the “Foreman” name is a brand. At that time, it was a whole different definition in my head to prove to my parents that I could uphold the Foreman name and make them proud in everything I did. I never fully understood until I grew into my own woman that all along, I was beginning to build my own brand. What makes me a brand is not just having the certainty knowing I am one, yet realizing that I've endeavored to set myself in place to carry on as a brand. I comprehend what it feels like to be held to a strangely exclusive expectation feeling like you generally must be flawless, smart, and gifted. Every young lady battles to be wonderful and effective, however, I try to display myself more to help them understand from a real world outlook that our own satisfaction is the thing that starts things off for us, not what we see on reality TV or social media. 

        What is your dream goal and how do you plan on achieving it?

I want to make a pleasant work establishment that I can get up each morning and be glad doing and doing it well. It does not matter if it’s teaching Spanish or off in the modeling industry. When I am working towards any of my goals, I make sure my face sufficiently is unforgettable. I would like to leave an amazing impression on big marketable people and businesses so that the tables could turn and they would want to offer themselves to me.

I would love to model for my role model Beyoncé one day… and I feel it WILL happen.

Name a moment that inspired you to feel more confident and inspired you to be comfortable in the skin you are in.

I was never as confident as I am now, but my biggest issue with myself started off with my body. With the society we live in right now, everyone expects you to have this delicious coke bottle looking shape; being called anorexia, toothpick, and bones since a child made me feel like I wasn’t enough woman and messed up my confidence all around. Keeping those feelings of hurt and judgment locked in and not expressing my feelings all bottled up to myself developed even more self-issues in me… still having things to work on, but I have come a long way in the last 3 years.

 Back in my hometown of Galveston as a mentor, cheer coach, and praise dance director for the local community center.  It is my aspiration to always reach back to lend a helping hand to others and those in need, not only in my community but throughout life. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow I will always be me and my goal is not to change who I am, but to advance myself to where I have not been before. I am becoming a better version of myself each day and to reach heights that I never imagined. Through life’s trials and tribulations, I have realized how blessed I have been with the ability to start a new day to grow personally and spiritually. I’ve always been a leader, but college took my leading to a whole different level. Being an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman on a HBCU campus puts you on a very high pedestal. Acknowledging how many individuals I could move with my desire and drive to keep on pushing for incredible, made me understand the effect I could make on others' lives and that I could be a testimony of one who has developed from her mistakes in life. To have others, both female and male, come to me for advice inspired me more to stand up about my faults, my ups, and my downs. Everybody can encounter having a past, however it's what you are doing now in the present prompting to your future that decide your prosperity.

1     Name a person (dead or alive) that you look up to & why?

The empowerment of women through my choices on a day to day basis was instilled in me as a child by my most influential role model being my mother. As I observed my parents go through great struggles, I was truly inspired by their strength. As I grew into a young woman, I saw how much my parents sacrificed for my younger sister and I to go above and beyond anything we could imagine for ourselves. Being the oldest sibling, I have taken the responsibilities of being a role model for my sister: setting standards for her to go above and beyond my achievements.

Another one of my role models I can’t let go unnoticed as well is my girl Beyoncé of course!!!! I’ve loved her since I could listen and learn words to Destiny’s Child Albums. I remember when I got my first CD player and received the Destiny’s Child CD “Writing’s on the Wall”.  I had the whole CD on repeat all day every day! Since then I never slacked off from Beyoncé. As she ventured off into her own solo career her music, style, and growth as a woman helped me a lot when I felt I couldn’t talk to anyone. The way she keeps her life to herself, the way she makes boss moves in silence, and NEVER lash back to ignorance from society has motivated me to act in the same ways.

       When it comes to being a woman, what do you feel should be the three core values that a lady should uphold?

Poise

charisma

spirituality 

1    What is your favorite quote and what does it mean to you?

My dad has always told me “Reach for the Heavens, because even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” I've lived by that quote since I can remember. It has helped me advance through a considerable measure of extreme circumstances. I’ve developed some scares, but I still persevered and made it through.

                                            

Photo courtesy of Kre'Senda Foreman 

Piece of advice that you would give to young girls who aren't confident with themselves?

I cherish helping and giving advice to other women on how to figure out how to love and grasp their womanliness while additionally pursuing the things they are passionate about. I’m not completely there yet, but I have seen storms. I have developed such a great amount in such a variety of courses just by managing life. Many individuals will never truly know since I don't communicate all that I experience and never truly got a kick out of the chance to discuss it I simply kept everything in, I felt that nobody would understand me. I post my achievements and me getting a charge out of life as I ought to, yet I felt I needed to keep my image up because individuals are so quick to judge and go off of what they see not having an idea about what you are truly encountering behind those achievements and great circumstances. Once I was put in a leader position, mostly in college I quickly learned as many students felt comfortable enough to come to me for advice that I was not alone, many of my peers had been through some of the same issues I faced. They then soon began to realize as I unfold my reality life that just because I am a campus leader doesn’t mean I was perfect. My goal as a leader was and still is to be the leader that helped others find that wonderful leader within themselves. I haven't generally been the surest individual on the planet, however for me to get in sync with myself I needed to figure out how to love me for me before attempting to love any other, embracing all my flaws understanding growth and maturity will come from my mistakes and prayer.