{"id":96456,"date":"2017-01-13T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=96456"},"modified":"2017-01-12T17:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T01:13:17","slug":"women-who-are-inspiring-us-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/women-who-are-inspiring-us-for-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Women Who Are Inspiring Us for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2017 is here! With all\u00a0the sparkle and promise of a new start, now is the perfect time to realign your\u00a0dreams with your\u00a0plans.<\/p>\n<p>And these 10 ladies&#8217; stories will inspire you to take life by the reigns this year and to\u00a0be your best self \u2013 for you and all those around you. Now&#8230;who run the world? Girls!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96832\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o.png 1076w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o-222x222.png 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165536\/14435128_10154096129663978_7369266251395434993_o-610x610.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieforleo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marie Forleo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Forleo\u00a0is an entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist who will teach you &#8220;how to get\u00a0<em>anything<\/em> you want.&#8221; She addresses struggles\u00a0that all creatives run into on\u00a0MarieTV<em>\u00a0<\/em>with actionable advice, her goofy\u00a0sense of humor, and most importantly, the feeling that someone else out there gets you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96833\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165857\/12771474_980353045334642_7947821318563878320_o-295x195.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.posturemag.com\/collections\/issues\/products\/posture-issue-03\" target=\"_blank\">Jillian Mercado<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Mercado\u00a0went from being bullied for her disability (spastic muscular dystrophy) to becoming\u00a0one of the leading figures\u00a0in the modeling industry.\u00a0&#8220;I turned my weakness into my strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96834\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o-222x222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12165954\/14380075_10106777707027600_7077890106765408540_o-610x610.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/luvvie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luvvie Ajayi<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Technology, comedy, and activism?Ajayi&#8217;s unique concoction of passions and strengths makes her contribution to the world just as special. Her blog and subsequent book\u00a0<em>I&#8217;m Juding You: The Do-Better Manual<\/em> quickly became a <em>New York Times<\/em> best-seller. She&#8217;s dope in whatever context and will push\u00a0<em>you<\/em> to &#8220;do better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151545\/fffconstance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" size-full wp-image-96581 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151545\/fffconstance.jpg\" alt=\"fffconstance\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151545\/fffconstance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151545\/fffconstance-290x203.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151545\/fffconstance-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConstanceWu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Constance Wu<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Most widely known for her role as the uptight (but lovable) mom in ABC&#8217;s <em>Fresh Off the Boat,<\/em> Wu\u00a0uses her voice to speak up about political issues \u2013 such as the recent election and racism in Hollywood. She encourages her followers to exercise their voice, as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96835\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o-222x222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170935\/14712801_735971383226126_5426023214453439658_o-610x610.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadiamurad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nadia Murad<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Nadia was kidnapped and held in slavery by members of ISIS in 2014. Miraculously, she escaped \u2013 and made it her life mission to free other women from the horrific nightmare that she experienced. As\u00a0Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations and with the help of Yazda: Global Yazidi Organization, she fights for the lives of all victims in conflict zones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96836\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n.jpg 589w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n-182x222.jpg 182w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n-188x230.jpg 188w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12170454\/268073_10150372877130760_3317933_n-499x610.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kris Carr<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>This cancer &#8220;thriver&#8221; and wellness advocate shares her extraordinary life\u00a0through blogs, videos, and <em>New York Times<\/em> best-selling books \u2013 <em>Crazy Sexy Cancer, Crazy Sexy Diet<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Crazy Sexy You<\/em>. The\u00a0way she turns adversity into fuel is just&#8230;crazy sexy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07152332\/ffffu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" size-full wp-image-96582 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07152332\/ffffu.jpg\" alt=\"ffffu\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07152332\/ffffu.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07152332\/ffffu-290x203.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07152332\/ffffu-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/fu-yuanhui-olympics_us_57aa0ecae4b0ba7ed23da025\" target=\"_blank\">Fu Yuanhui<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui stole our hearts in 2016.\u00a0This adorable 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/fu-yuanhui-period\/\">quickly became an internet sensation<\/a> when her reaction to her own placing at the Rio Olympics went viral. She reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously, in whatever circumstance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96837\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o-222x222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171209\/14567410_10102585048279323_508495645110364710_o-610x610.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.issarae.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Issa Rae<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Content creator extraordinaire, Issa Rae is a YouTuber, author, and actress starring in her own HBO Comedy show,\u00a0<em>Insecure<\/em>. Despite the several spotlights on her, she stays true to her unique personality and relatable humor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151543\/fffalaina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" size-full wp-image-96580 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151543\/fffalaina.jpg\" alt=\"fffalaina\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151543\/fffalaina.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151543\/fffalaina-290x203.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/07151543\/fffalaina-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenwhocode.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Alaina Percival<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Alaina is the CEO of Women Who Code \u2013 a nonprofit organization boasting over 80,000 members worldwide. She helps women grow their careers in the heavily male-dominated tech industry via free technical and leadership events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96838\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM.png 1196w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM-223x222.png 223w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM-231x230.png 231w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12171832\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-5.14.33-PM-610x608.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hudabeauty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Huda Kattan<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Dubai-based Huda Kattan, aka Huda Beauty, is the queen of her own beauty empire. She has over 16 million Instagram followers and her own product line with some of our favorite false lashes. A talented makeup artist and entrepreneur, she helps women around the world look and feel beautiful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"2017 is here! 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