CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — We care a lot about looks. If you don’t like the way you look, your self-esteem will suffer.
Feeling confident can be difficult for women experiencing hair loss.
With that in mind, Select Your Crown was born. This nonprofit organization provides free custom wigs to women with various forms of alopecia. Wigs are made to match a woman’s hair before hair removal. It all started when hairdressers started learning about frequency and effects while doing what they love.
“Many women think that beauty and self-care is over when they get a diagnosis, but we want them to know that’s not the case,” said Markeisha Wardell.
Markeisha Wardell hosted the first Select Your Crown event in 2021. This year’s ceremony will be held on Nov. 2 at Liberty Hall in Franklin. Wigs will be given to 50 women and 50 children.
Custom wigs cost between $300 and $500. Particularly for those battling cancer, they may not be able to afford it.
“One of my goals, honestly, is to look like I don’t have cancer for free,” Wardell said.
Michelle Kors received her wig at Select Your Crown. She is battling hair loss.
Kors said Wardell makes sure the wig fits the recipient.
“He looked like me, including his hair. I couldn’t tell he was wearing a wig, and the people I worked with didn’t know that for a long time,” said Michelle Kors. Ta.
Receiving a custom wig will rejuvenate you in many ways.
“This is especially true if you’re working in a public place. When you’re meeting with clients…the last thing you want is for someone to see you have rings in your hair and your hair is falling out,” Kors said. said.
The nonprofit is seeking about 30 additional candidates. Those interested can apply online. Additionally, if you would like to volunteer to help run the event, you can sign up online.
As Channel 5 turns 70, we remember the 1960s RnB show ‘Night Train’
For my generation, when we were young we spent part of our weekends watching music shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train. That was before the days of music videos. A few years before Soul Train was syndicated from Chicago, another syndicated R&B show was taped on NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. Night Train aired in the ’60s and included what was probably legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix’s first television appearance. Forrest Sanders looks back on the station’s history in another wonderful recollection.
-Lelan Statham
