Boss Babe & Editor-in-Chief

Florida native, Jaiya Williams is a 21-year-old senior currently attending the University of South Florida studying Mass Communications with a focus in Public Relations. As a PR student, she's been driven to build her brand. How she aimed to do so began with starting her own blog.

Jaiya had a desire to build a space for women to feel empowered, represented and united. A true girl enthusiast. As she grew personally so did The It Gal. She recognized her purpose and made the decision to turn her interests into something bigger than herself. The It Gal evolved into the blog, the movement, and the organization. Being coined the nickname "Hollywood" at a young age, Jaiya always aspired to live a confident, glam and girl boss lifestyle.

Jaiya Williams

Meet Jaiya

Writer Babes

Rediet Yared

Rediet is a college graduate and Alumna of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. She is our Senior Content Writer here at TIG. Writing is her first love and has plans of turning her passion into a career. She has aspirations of becoming a well-known screenwriter and director. Her favorite, It Gal, and source of inspiration is Issa Rae along with others including: Mara Broc Akil, Lena Waithe, Barry Jenkins, John Singleton & Spike Lee. She is a true dreamer and achiever. When not writing or indulging in her favorites' work she enjoys spending time with her family.

Deja Sapp

Deja is a 22-year-old aspiring multi-media journalist along with interest in typography. She is a Content Writer here at TIG for our G.V.O. category. Deja's love for writing is undeniable and shows through any material she creates. She plans to extend her talents to the next level with the creation of her new website "The Cocoa Bean" to empower, uplift and shed light on black culture.

Her favorite It Gal is KeKe Palmer because she exudes confidence and unapologetically herself. When Deja is not enjoying the art of writing she can be found watching interviews to sharpen her journalistic skills and indulging in all things beauty. She is truly the girliest of girls at heart.

Myeisha Gibson

Myeisha is a fourth-year Broadcast Journalism student attending Florida A&M University, from Tallahassee, Florida. She is a participant of various on-campus organizations and currently holds the title of Miss FACES Modeling Troupe Inc. for the Tallahassee chapter.

Aside from school, Myeisha is a broadcast intern for a community college and a personal assistant for UNICEF, a non-profit organization based in New York. Myeisha enjoys writing, event planning and inspiring her peers to reach their full potential. She has aspirations of becoming a technical writer or copy editor for an array of companies after completing undergrad at FAMU.

Tysjah Pitchford

Tysjah is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida’s Advertising and Public Relations program. She has a passion for building and refining brand messages and welcomes any opportunity to filter what she’s gained back into the community. She considers herself a conscious writer and makes every effort to put forth work that supports growth and evolution for those who encounter it. With her work, she promises to make you laugh, cry, empower and challenge yourself to be even greater than you already are.