21 Sep 2025

Category: Your Stories

Fashion, Your Stories

Mariah Bellaluisa Alone 

Here at Talanoa, we believe that age is nothin’ but a number when it comes to chasing your dream, and at the age of seven, Mariah Bellaluisa Alone is a perfect example of that. With three years of modelling experience under her belt and a beautiful mix of...
Academia, Your Stories

Ethnic Model Management 

Since it’s launch earlier this year, Ethnic Model Management has already begun to reach their long term goal of breaking the stereotypical image of beauty in our society. They aim to do this by offering a broad range of ethnic models and talent. Earlier this week we caught up...
Fashion, Your Stories

Lujilulu 

The gorgeous designs of Lujilulu caught our eye on Instagram, but it was Luji, the face of Lujilulu, that really won us over. We’ve been following their work for some time now and so naturally we over the moon when we had the chance to speak with...
Food, Your Stories

Sweet Sweet Love Candy Bar 

Over the past few years, candy buffet tables have taken over by storm and have changed the way we host our events. This new and booming industry has made way for ‘creative sweet tooth thinkers’ to build thriving businesses, and Sweet Sweet Love Candy Bar...
Academia, Your Stories

Sera Naiqama 

Sera Naiqama is real gem and we’re proud to bring you her story. She’s someone we admire and appreciate as a young Pacific woman stepping up to make a difference in her workplace, community, church and in her family. We love her and everything she...
Travel, Your Stories

Hibiscus Traveller 

We’ve been following the Hibiscus Traveller since the very first blog post on a cold winter morning in 2014, warming our hands over a cup of coffee while reading all about Jemma Varanisese’s unusually sunny encounter in London town. Since then, her posts have inspired...
Academia, Your Stories

Sitiveni Koroi 

When our team at Talanoa sat down to brainstorm – Sitiveni’s name came up as one of the best that we could potentially learn from and hopefully interview. At the age of 29, he’s overcome a humble upbringing in Fiji, a diversion from his dream job...
Wellbeing, Your Stories

Humble Workouts 

For most of us, staying fit isn’t as easy or as simple as we’d like it to be. Gym memberships can seem like a waste of money – especially when there’s a lack of inspiration to exercise consistently. Humble Workouts aim to tackle those problems and...
Fashion, Your Stories

Gypsy Kinq 

It all started with a “follow” on Instagram before the gorgeous images on Gypsy Kinq had us hooked. Yesterday we caught up with Alisa who spoke about how the brand was created, what keeps her motivated and their big dreams for the future.  What is Gypsy...
Creative Arts, Your Stories

Diamond Langi 

Diamond Langi is pretty special to us here at Talanoa. Not only did we know her shortly before she shot to fame, we’ve always admired her humility and genuine kindness – something that hasn’t changed despite her success. Her long list of accomplishments range from...

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