Showing up is more than a phrase for Dr. Muriam Cinevert — it is the foundation of the global movement she has built to help women step into confidence, authenticity, and purpose. An award-winning motivational speaker, media personality, bestselling author, and founder of the Beauty Is Me movement and True Self Magazine, Dr. Cinevert is widely known as “The Voice of True Self™” and has even been recognized by media outlets as the “Haitian Oprah.” Through her work, she encourages women to embrace their identity, own their story, and live boldly without apology.
As the creator and host of The Muriam Cinevert Show, Dr. Muriam uses her platform to spark honest conversations around self-worth, identity, and personal growth. She is also the Amazon bestselling author of Girl, Just Show Up: A 30-Day Devotional to Unleash Confidence, Faith & Inner Power and the founder of True Self Media and True Self Online Academy, where she delivers digital programs, coaching, and empowerment tools designed to help individuals grow personally and professionally. Her work has earned her numerous honors, including honorary doctorates in Women’s Empowerment and Mass Communication & Public Speaking, as well as recognition as the 2024 Dynamic Businesswoman of the Year.
Beyond media and publishing, Dr. Muriam leads the expanding Beauty Is Me franchise, which operates nationally and internationally, producing empowerment events, competitions, and leadership experiences for women. Guided by her mission to help people “Show Up & Become Undeniable™,” she continues to build a global legacy rooted in faith, confidence, purpose, and self-love — transforming lives by encouraging women everywhere to embrace their true selves.
Fancy: You are widely known as “The Voice of True Self™” and often called the “Haitian Oprah.” When did you first recognize that your voice was not just powerful, but purposeful?
Dr. Muriam: I first recognized that my voice was not just powerful, but purposeful during one of my lowest seasons. I was speaking from a place of pain, healing, and self-discovery — and women began reaching out, saying, “You said exactly what I needed to hear.”
That’s when it shifted for me.
It wasn’t about being loud. It wasn’t about being seen. It was about being obedient to the message inside of me. I realized my voice carried permission — permission for others to embrace their truth, own their story, and show up unapologetically.
Being called “The Voice of True Self™” and even the “Haitian Oprah” is an honor, but what truly confirmed my purpose was witnessing transformation. When I saw women gain confidence, start businesses, leave toxic situations, write books, and finally believe in themselves because of something I said — I knew this wasn’t talent.
It was an assignment.
My voice is not just meant to inspire.
It’s meant to awaken.
And from that moment forward, I stopped shrinking it — and started stewarding it.
Fancy: The Beauty Is Me movement and the True Self platforms center on confidence, authenticity, and self-worth. What personal experiences shaped your commitment to helping women fully show up as themselves?
Dr. Muriam: The Beauty Is Me movement and the True Self platforms were not created from theory — they were born from experience. There was a time in my life when I didn’t fully see myself. I was strong on the outside, accomplished, ambitious — but internally, I was still battling self-doubt, comparison, and the pressure to fit into spaces that were never designed for me.
As a plus-size woman, as a Haitian woman, as a visionary building platforms from scratch — I experienced moments of being overlooked, underestimated, and misunderstood. And instead of shrinking, I decided to build what I didn’t see.
Beauty Is Me was born because I was tired of watching women wait for validation. I wanted women — especially women size 12 and up, women of color, women rebuilding their confidence — to see themselves as worthy now, not “after the weight loss,” not “after the relationship,” not “after the success.”
True Self was born because I realized so many women are performing a version of themselves instead of living as themselves.
My commitment comes from knowing what it feels like to question your value — and then discovering that your authenticity is your power.
I don’t just teach confidence.
I teach ownership.
I teach women how to walk into rooms as the full expression of who they are — flaws, faith, fire, and all.
Because when a woman fully shows up as herself, she becomes undeniable.
Fancy: Through The Muriam Cinevert Show and your global speaking work, you’ve reached thousands of women across cultures. What universal struggle do you see most often when it comes to identity and confidence?
Dr. Muriam: Through The Muriam Cinevert Show and my global speaking engagements, the most universal struggle I see — regardless of culture, age, or status — is this: Women don’t know who they are outside of who they’ve had to be. Across continents, I meet women who are successful, educated, accomplished… yet disconnected from their true identity. They’ve mastered survival. They’ve mastered performance. But they haven’t always mastered self-acceptance.
Many women were conditioned to be:
- The strong one
- The caretaker
- The good girl
- The silent supporter
- The resilient one
But very few were taught how to simply be themselves.
The universal struggle isn’t a lack of talent. It isn’t a lack of intelligence. It’s the fear of being fully seen. Women often shrink to stay loved. They overextend to feel needed. They silence themselves to keep the peace. And when you live long enough in roles, you can forget your real voice. That’s why my work centers on identity first. Because confidence is not volume. Confidence is alignment. It’s knowing who you are without apology and showing up without negotiation.
Across cultures, the breakthrough always happens when a woman realizes:
“I am not too much. I am not “not enough”. I am me.”
And when she embraces that — everything shifts.
Fancy: Your book “Girl, Just Show Up” blends faith, confidence, and daily action. What does “showing up” look like in seasons when faith feels tested, or confidence feels fragile?
Dr. Muriam: In my book “Girl, Just Show Up”, I make it clear that showing up isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence. When faith feels tested or confidence feels fragile, showing up looks different. It’s quieter. It’s more intentional. Sometimes it’s simply choosing not to quit. There are seasons when showing up doesn’t mean standing on a stage.
It means getting out of bed.
It means praying through doubt.
It means doing the next right thing even when you don’t feel powerful.
Showing up in fragile seasons looks like:
Trusting God when you don’t see the outcome
Speaking kindly to yourself when your inner critic is loud
Taking one small step instead of waiting for full certainty
Choosing discipline over emotion
Faith isn’t proven when everything is working. Faith is proven when everything feels uncertain, and you still move forward. Confidence, in those seasons, is not loud. It’s anchored. It’s the decision to say, “Even if I feel afraid, I will not abandon myself.”
Sometimes showing up is bold.
Sometimes showing up is broken.
But both count. Because true showing up isn’t about how strong you feel, it’s about how committed you are to becoming who you’re called to be.
Fancy: You’ve built a national and international franchise through Beauty Is Me while also leading media platforms and digital academies. What mindset shift was required for you to move from purpose-driven work to scalable global impact?
Dr. Muriam: Building Beauty Is Me into a national and international franchise — while leading media platforms and digital academies — required one major mindset shift:
I had to stop thinking like a messenger… and start thinking like a movement.
In the beginning, my work was deeply personal. It was purpose-driven. It was about helping one woman at a time find her confidence and embrace her true self. But scalability required systems.
Impact required structure. Legacy required duplication.
I realized that if the mission depended only on my presence, it could never expand globally. So I shifted from asking, “How can I inspire more people?” to asking, “How can I build something that empowers others to carry the mission?”
That meant:
- Building frameworks instead of just delivering motivation
- Creating franchises instead of hosting isolated events
- Developing digital academies that operate beyond geography
- Training leaders, not just speaking to audiences
The biggest shift was understanding that purpose without structure stays passion.
Purpose with strategy becomes legacy.
I had to think bigger than my gift.
Bigger than my brand.
Bigger than applause.
Global impact required me to become a CEO of vision — not just a voice of inspiration.
And once I embraced that, expansion became alignment.
Fancy: Recognition and awards often highlight success, but rarely the unseen cost. What sacrifices or challenges did you face while building a legacy rooted in authenticity rather than performance?
Dr. Muriam: Recognition and awards are beautiful — and I’m grateful for every platform, every title, every honor. But what people don’t see is the cost of choosing authenticity over performance.
Building a legacy rooted in truth meant letting go of being liked. There were rooms I outgrew. Relationships I had to release. Opportunities I declined because they didn’t align with my values. Authenticity is expensive. It costs comfort. There were seasons of loneliness — when growth separated me from familiarity. There were moments when choosing integrity meant slower growth. When I could have performed for applause, but instead chose to stand in alignment.
I’ve sacrificed:
Approval, Immediate gratification, Certain partnerships, The illusion of perfection
Because performance builds popularity. But authenticity builds legacy.
There were nights of doubt. Times when I questioned if being fully myself would limit me. But every time I leaned into truth instead of pretending, the foundation became stronger.
The greatest challenge wasn’t building platforms — it was building the courage to stay real while doing it. And that’s the unseen cost: Staying aligned when compromise would have been easier. But I’ve learned something powerful — when you build from authenticity, you may grow slower… but you grow solid.
And solid lasts.
Fancy: How do you describe your SwagHer? What makes Dr. Muriam, Dr. Muriam?
Dr. Muriam: Ohhh, I LOVE this one.
My SwagHer is present before I speak. It’s not just style — it’s substance wrapped in confidence. It’s faith dressed in fire. It’s grace with backbone.
What makes Dr. Muriam, Dr. Muriam is alignment.
I don’t perform confidence — I embody it. My SwagHer comes from knowing who I am, whose I am, and what I’m called to do. It’s the blend of Haitian resilience, feminine power, and unapologetic authenticity.
My SwagHer is:
Heels that aren’t too high but walk like purpose
A pencil skirt with a CEO mindset
A soft voice that carries authority
A smile that says grace and a stance that says don’t play
It’s the ability to sit in a boardroom and a beauty pageant with the same energy. It’s elegance without intimidation. Bold without bitterness.
Dr. Muriam is faith-driven, visionary-minded, and impact-focused. I can pray with you, build with you, challenge you, and celebrate you — all in the same conversation.
My SwagHer is not loud.
It’s undeniable.
And at the end of the day, what makes me is simple:
I show up fully.
No mask. No shrinking. No apology.
