Confidently Beautiful with Essence is a much needed message for today's women, teens and girls. In a world where social media is booming with Photoshopped images, selfies, "likes" and "followers," popularity contests, increase in cosmetic surgeries, the eyelashes, extensions, wigs, etc. and where being "real" is really not "real," confidence and self-worth are being shattered as contempt and dissatisfaction loom in the souls of many. This immense epidemic deserves significant attention as countless women, teens and girls suffer depression as a result. The outcome can be devastating. In this book, the author guides women, teens and girls in finding their true beauty, identity, self-worth and acceptance of their uniqueness and potential to make a difference in the world. Whether or not you want to be in pageantry, the author's aim is to help every woman and girl become emotionally healthy, genuine, organic and Confidently Beautiful with Essence. Natacha Sarthou Kalicharan is Mrs. West Indies International 2014 and former Miami Orange Bowl Princess. She graduated with a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Florida International University and worked as a professional in banking for several years prior to becoming the CEO of her home. In addition to being a stay-at-home wife and mother of three sons, Natacha wears many additional hats. An alumna of the Barbizon School of Modeling, she works as a model and has been featured in several commercials, including Walgreen's, Celebrity Cruise Line, Blue Shield, HH Gregg, AutoNation, Outback and others. Natacha is also an inspiring author, speaker, Confidence, Etiquette & Character coach, entrepreneur, and a servant for the poor. When asked what her greatest achievement that brings true joy and a true sense of purposeful living, Natacha says, "Building homes for the less fortunate living in the slums throughout the Caribbean and Latin America." Additionally, Natacha and her husband are ministers of God's Word and have preached on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).