Our Story
It started with a 6 year old girl.
One day, she came home from school and asked her Mom why her hair wasn't straight and "pretty" like her classmates. She didn't like her hair and she struggled with accepting herself. Mom felt terrible and wondered how she could help her daughter see herself the way she truly was. And so Mom began to encourage her with positive affirmations, books, and even decided to start wearing her hair natural to encourage her. Mom also bought her a black doll. All this worked wonders, and this amazing little girl started to feel more confident about herself.
But one day she asked, "Why does this doll have skin like mine but her hair is still straight! I wish I had a doll that had braids and curls like mine." She asked Mom if they could make dolls that she and other girls like her could relate to and Beautiful Curly Me was born.
A brand that encourage young girls to love and be confident in who they are.
That girl is Zoe aka Zboss, our founder and CEO. Savvy and creative, she is hands on every step of her way and ready to make a difference in the world!
That is why for every doll purchased, one is given to an underserved girl because all of our girls deserve to glow!
Zoe, her Mom Evana and the entire Beautiful Curly Me team are on a mission to inspire and empower the next generation of #curlyandconfident girls that will change the world.
Join us for the ride.
Zoe Oli is the 11-year-old CEO of Beautiful Curly Me - an Atlanta-based toy and media company on a mission to instill and inspire confidence in young girls. Along with a line of beautiful black dolls and empowering puzzles, Zoe is also the author of several children’s books. She has been featured on various platforms including Good Morning America, Forbes, Black Enterprise, is a Time & Nickelodeon Kid of the Year Finalist and the world’s youngest black TEDx speaker.
A 7th grader who loves reading, art, music and all things STEM, Zoe has made it her mission to give back and for every doll purchased on beautifulcurlyme.com, one is donated to a young girl in need. Zoe speaks regularly at conferences, schools and corporate events. She is passionate about inspiring young people to dream big and pursue their goals and recently co-founded Youth Mean Business, a growth accelerator for Youth Entrepreneurs (11-17).
Learn more about Zoe's journey in her recent history-making TEDx talk on inspiring confidence in girls.
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