In March, I put out a call to all women asking them to submit a photo and in 1-2 sentences tell me what makes them F.I.E.R.C.E by using hashtag #IAmFierceBecause. The response I received was overwhelming. There were so many woman reaching out to me letting me know about their fiercness. Below are the women selected for the 2014 #IAMFIERCEBECAUSE Campaign. Thank you to all the F.I.E.R.C.E. women who sent submissions.

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Peggy Robles-Alvarado

Flora Montes

Karina G. Lopez

Blue Phenix

Catherine Brignoni

Eva “Meera MC Mackstress” Santiago

Delta Caban

Vanessa Ferreira

Ingrid Diaz

Lynette Bledsoe

@Mandiialamode

Meriam Rodriguez

@CEOFit4aQueen

Ellie Rodriguez

Dyaami D’Orazio

Alicia Anabel Santos

Wendy Angulo

@arlo456

Vanessa Pardo

Sarah Serrano

Sophia Pichardo

@lalalamani

Maria Aponte