Kristin Dudley - Beauty Editor

Kristin Dudley has always been her Daddy's girl. In Kristin's household, however, her father used more hairspray than her mother…

At 15-years-old Kristin began modeling. Most of her work came from hair products, hair shows and salons. Needless to say, by the time Kristin entered college, her hair was fried. So, Kristin decided to give modeling a break and pursue a degree as a Fashion Design major at Drexel University. Kristin graduated from Drexel with a BS in Fashion Design in 2006. She worked in creative marketing at SONY Tri-star Pictures in Los Angeles, and had an internship in Beauty and Fashion at BUCKS magazine. Kristin's most inspirational work came from her design residency with Zandra Rhodes in London, which she was afforded after winning at the International Textile and Apparel Association's annual expo.

In 2006, Kristin, alongside two young breast cancer survivors, began LympheDIVAs – a brand of fashionable compression arm sleeves for the management of lymphedema, a common chronic side effect from breast cancer treatments. LympheDIVAs garments are sold online and through retailers across the U.S., and are a wonderful way to inspire women to feel better by looking better.

Kristin is currently enjoying a car-less life in Old City. You can often spot her walking throughout the city with a coffee cup in hand. In her down time, Kristin loves to travel, spend time with family and exercise with her boyfriend.  Her experience modeling at a young age helped her develop an appreciation and love for all things beauty-related.  In this image-driven world we live in, Kristin wants to inspire young women to be beautiful and happy, without losing sight of what's important in life (and without frying their hair).

Questions and comments can be sent to: kristin@mavenmag.com