A lover of all things media and anything pink THE BLACK BELLE otherwise known as Ashley Tioni (@ashleytioni) is striving to connect BELLES from all around the world. At 18 years old, this (BLACK) BELLE has already begun creating ways for girls to recognize their beauty and work to help girls who have not.

As a preteen she was known as the introvert who always kept her nose in a book. After observing that her peers with important roles were more outgoing and upbeat, she decided to take steps to speak up and build confidence.

After coming up with the name BLACKBELLE for her personal Twitter account, Ashley realized that she wanted to have a place that all BELLES could connect through social media and blogging. Since the winter of 2015 Ashley has been growing her empire on Twitter, Instgram and other social media sites.