Bonafide DIVA: Beauty Spotlight of the Week: Raven Symone

My beauty spotlight this week is a fierce DIVA! I've been said to resemble her (which I don't see). But she is near and dear to me in more ways than one. She has always been a beautiful girl even through her weight gain and loss (everyone knows I'm on the path to losing weight). What I love about her is she looks fabulous at all stages and is the epitome of female empowerment. Her own shows, production company, movies!!! Her style is awesomeness squared. Makeup is always impeccable.What more can I say about Raven Symone??? 

 Bonafide DIVA: Beauty Spotlight of the Week: Raven Symone

 

 Bonafide DIVA: Beauty Spotlight of the Week: Raven Symone 

 

 Bonafide DIVA: Beauty Spotlight of the Week: Raven Symone 

  Bonafide DIVA: Beauty Spotlight of the Week: Raven Symone

Raven Symone at 1st Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon - Arrivals

 Raven Symone at 1st Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon - Arrivals

 Raven Symone at 1st Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon - Arrivals

Raven-Symoné Is Combatting Body Critics

When she needs a self-esteem boost, Raven-Symoné can count on her biggest fan: her mom.

"She'll call me and say, 'You're very pretty,' " says the former That's So Raven star. "I'm like, 'Thanks, Mommy!' and that's my confidence for the day."

On Thursday, the singer-actress will be helping to boost some of her young fans' confidence when she hosts a hundred 11- and 12-year-old girls at a Dove-sponsored self-esteem workshop in Cape May, N.J.

"It's going to be so much fun," the 23-year-old, who's been working on her fifth album, tells PEOPLE. "We want to build their self-esteem and give them tools to face the world the next day without us there."

The singer-actress has experienced her share of criticism – especially from online "haters" – for her body, which she's called