MICHELLE LEWIN
Michelle grew up in poverty in Maracay, Venezuela. When her stepfather left her mother Michelle and her mother were left with nothing, they were forced to move into a meager apartment that hosted more cockroaches than food. Michelle remembers growing up young, working with her mother to survive, even accepting neighborly charity to eat. She was very skinny and at one point only weighed 85 pounds. During this time she would often wear long sleeves and pants to cover up her skinny appearance. She only first started working out when her mother took her to a gym at the age of 17. For the first seven years of working out she only focused on working out her legs leading to a disproportionate body.
CRYSTAL HEFNER
Crystal Hefner is an entrepreneur, multimedia personality, and New York Times bestselling author of Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. After a decade in the spotlight of the Playboy Mansion, Crystal reclaimed her story — and now uses her platform of over 10 million followers to bring awareness to issues she is passionate about, including mental health, body image, beauty standards in the media, and animal rights.
Through her writing, speaking, and travels around the world, Crystal is dedicated to helping others recognize that their worth isn’t determined by external validation — and that it is never too late to rewrite your own story.
DEANNA HARRIS
Being born into a multi-award winning family, Deanna has been exposed to a high level of creativity and knowledge at a young age. Her grandfather Ralph Mercado, who established his own company RMM, was a successful Latin Record Label Producer/Concert Promoter.
He worked with Grammy award-winning Latino artists such as Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, La India & many more. He spearheaded the music industry and created a foundation for Latinos to appreciate their culture through music. Her mother Debra Mercado (Operations Management/Public Relations) and her father Eddie Harris (Director/Editor) assisted her grandfather in various aspects of his company ensuring things ran smoothly and efficiently for these artists. Growing up Afro-Latina surrounded by successful entrepreneurs, Deanna knew there were two things she wanted in life: to give back to her community and inspire others to follow their dreams.
Deanna Harris is a Multimedia Journalist, Producer, On-Air Talent & Host. In October 2017, she created chattin w| d to provide the youth with informative, educational segments in order to gain a better understanding of what career paths they can take to fulfil their dreams. On the show, they cover 5 topics: Lifestyle, Culture, Current Events, Entertainment, and Advice for the Youth. She interviews people who are well established within their careers, talks about their success, trials & tribulations and most importantly any advice they can share with the youth.
