{"id":8453,"date":"2023-07-12T13:58:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:58:19","slug":"meet-kanessa-muluneh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8453","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kanessa Muluneh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ethiopian-born CEO and female football league owner Kanessa Muluneh was made strong through adversity from the very beginning. Her family fled the country after it was taken over by a hostile political party. She &amp; her family found refuge and settled in the Netherlands. Although they found solace in a new country, she found herself feeling out of place &amp; still missing her home. These challenging &amp; humble beginnings helped build her character &amp; she went from refuge to royalty creating the empire that she now has the pleasure to enjoy! She has put in the work &amp; is paving the way for other women such as herself while being living proof that your past circumstances do not have to define your future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As the brains and creator behind a popular plus-size fashion brand what made you get started &amp; what makes it unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea started in 2017. I was a powerlifter seeking to become as strong as possible. My personal strength goal was to gain instead of lose weight. I was already wearing an XL back then &amp; at the time that was the largest size most brands offered in Europe where I was living. After I became pregnant with my first child and could no longer work out, I began to research how to develop my clothing brand out of necessity. 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