Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance, and Success

FOX News co-host and radio personality Eboni K. Williams believes that women shouldn't hide their beauty. Instead, they should embrace it as a positive and powerful asset.

Williams describes how her own career has been positively influenced by making strategic and intentional decisions about her appearance, what works best and when, all while staying true to her own personal style and values. Regardless of the decade, whether they were entering the workforce, seeking a leadership role, or looking to ascend to the C-suite, women (and even men) have always felt the professional need to embody a certain aesthetic appeal and individual personal power. Women, especially, have been sold the lie that being "pretty" comes at the expense of being taken seriously and that being "pretty" and being capable are mutually exclusive. In PRETTY POWERFUL, Eboni K. Williams encourages readers to reject the knee-jerk reaction to be shamed by this potential advantage and to stop leaving this incredibly powerful asset unused.

In each chapter, Williams is joined by other powerful women like Meghan McCain, Marcia Clark, and Desiree Rogers and explores how many others have learned to balance their "prettiness" with substance--to both look the part and express their intelligence in a way that is authentic and respected. While opinions may have differed through time, one fact remains: a personal "pretty" brand is perhaps the most immediate and obvious tool in a woman's professional arsenal.


About the Author
Eboni K. Williams is currently the Host & Executive Producer of 'REVOLT Black News', which airs on REVOLT TV founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs. She's also the Host & Executive Producer of the iHeart Media podcast 'Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams' and a cast member on Bravo TV's 'Real Housewives of New York City'. Williams holds a B.A. in Communications and African-American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. She began her professional experience in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She went on to specialize in family law and civil litigation, providing legal consult on high-profile divorce, spousal support, and child custody cases. Williams then transitioned into practicing as a public defender, as well as a private defense lawyer in North Carolina, and throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. She has represented clients in criminal matters including murders, rapes, high volume drug cases, sex crimes, and federal offenses. In addition to her legal career, Williams is a veteran broadcaster. She's held roles of anchor, host and correspondent at CBS News, FOX News Channel, HLN/CNN, FOX Sports, NFL Network and many other outlets. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Safe Horizon, which is the nation's leading victims assistance organization. Additionally, Williams is a proud and active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Williams' podcast 'Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams' is produced by her production company Uppity Productions.