Reality TV Star and model, Blac Chyna, who recently went through a controversial, messy separation from her fiancee Rob Kardashian, gave an exclusive interview to People.com. as she and her daughter, Dream Kardashian, graces the cover of the magazine.

Read excerpts from her interview below:

Sitting down with PEOPLE in the living room of her six-bedroom Los Angeles home, the model and Lashed Cosmetics entrepreneur opens up about remaining dedicated to Dream, her 8-month-old daughter with Kardashian, and King Cairo, her 4-year-old son with rapper Tyga.

“I’m not going to take something that happened to me in the past into my future,” Chyna, 29, says in the current issue of the magazine. “First and foremost, I’m going to make myself happy because once I’m happy, then Dream can be happy and then King can be happy and then everybody else around me can be happy.”

Being happy hasn’t necessarily been easy for Chyna recently after Kardashian, 30, took to Instagram and Twitter on July 5 to post nude photos of her and accuse her of cheating and using drugs. But after being granted a restraining order on July 10, Chyna is ready to focus on the positive in her life — and help others who’ve experienced similar retaliation from exes.

“Words are words, but once you start posting actual pictures, then that’s just not right. It’s actually against the law,” she says. “If I was to go and do a very artsy, high-end photo shoot exposing my breasts, that’s my choice. This is my body. It’s my right. Once somebody else does it, it’s just not right. I’m hoping that somehow, some way, this will let [more people] know, ‘Don’t do it.’ ”

Chyna says women have approached her both in person and online since her July 10 court appearance to let her know that she has inspired them to take control.

“I just want to voice my story — voice what’s real — because at the end of the day, the person next to me could possibly be going through the same thing. For people to actually look up to me really means a lot. These types of things, they happen every day. A lot of women, they don’t address it. See it, recognize it — but don’t be tainted by it. Just be strong and positive.”

Chyna admits she is concerned about Kardashian’s social media rant – but only to a degree.

“When somebody that’s actually been the closest to you says these things, other people are going to believe it,” she says. “But the people that I actually care about, my family and friends, they’re all I worry about. I’m not going to sit here and hide in my house over somebody else being hurt or jealous or insecure.”

Chyna is steadfast in her belief that there is “no turning back” in regards to her romantic relationship with Kardashian.

“I’m glad I’m relieved of [Rob], but damn, why did I have to get relief in this way?” she says. Though through it all, she thinks she’s found a silver lining: “I feel like God does certain things — not to hurt you, but to show you your true strength. I feel like, if I can come out of this, I can come out of anything.”

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Pastor Ituah and Ibidun Ighodalo, Keke, turned a year older yesterday, July 19th and Ibidun took to her Instagram page to celebrate their daughter and praise her husband.

See post and photos below:

”#July19 – the best day God created ….#myown #oniseiyanu????
Where do I start from ?

Happy birthday to my senior husband with a heart of gold…. touching everyone you come across positively…. it is truly a privilege to share the same birthday with you hubstar, my twin, my rock, my support system, my everything????????????❤❤❤ I pray that my Good God will show up for you when you need him now and ever more .love you my twin, my protector, my own ???????????? best dad to @omoehii and awesome husband to @ifeyinwaighodalo 
Happy birthday to my own, my baby, my princess, the one who lights up my world, the one whose smiles and makes me know everything is just alright, the one who God has blessed me with, my star, my everything….. where do I start thanking God from??? My miracle worker , my promise keeper …From before time began He destined you and I to be born on the same day , name sake and He did it in such a breathtaking way.

My God is THE master planner….. You came and silenced all the naysayers #MySilencer … #OurBlood the one God miraculously brought forth for us….keke you have brought nothing but joy to my life and I couldn’t have asked God for a better daughter! You energy so out of this world. No one can keep up with you ????????????Brilliant, beautiful, witty, charming, delightful, you are everything and more that I could ever wish for my darling and I pray that God Himself will raise you to be a woman of excellence and virtue. You are my sign and my wonder and I bless God for you every waking moment. Have a day as fabulous as you my darling. Mummy loves you fiercely. ❤️???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #Triplets#BirthdayMates #Hubby #Daughter#MyPrideAndJoy #BirthdayBehaviour#TheIghodalos
@tybello you are simply the best ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? thank you for these lovely pictures ????????????

Beauty queen and successful event entrepreneur Elizabeth R/The Dorchester/Avant Garde Ibidunni Ighodalo and her beautiful daughter Keke are celebrating their birthday today.

Renowned photographer Ty Bello in her usual style took to her Instagram page to share photos from their shoot accompanied with a beautiful message.

‘..A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back EXOTIC SURPRISES …. (from proverbs 31 . The message translation)

I was thinking about @ibidunni_ighodalo today and my heart went to proverbs 31. .. I read through.. and I was like yeah I know her .. the babe’s name is Elizabeth R.
Ibidun is really a proverb .. a beautiful mystery .. the baby-faced – delicate- always blushing flower .. but stronger than most people I know. Soft spoken and introverted yet open and spontaneous in her kindness. I’ve been through many season with’ Dun-dun ‘ .. I’ve never seen any one dare to dream so openly …and spread hope like she has even when going a tough season …But look at you ..Ibidunni…it’s clear .. God knows how to take care of his flowers .. I’ve seen him carry you wind-blown by faith to this most beautiful place .. making all things new .

Ibidun like in proverbs 31 .. God really is always using you to bring exotic surprises .Your life is such a testimony and I’m so proud of you . Happy birthday to you and your beautiful bundle of endless energy Keke. For every time your heart whispered the word ‘twins’ .. now you know what He meant.. ????????????????????????same birthday .. same smile .. same everything !!!this God amazes me..You’re both so beautiful.. so so so beautiful!! Thank God for the 19th of July !!#tybellophotography #mother-daughter #birthdaysession

Ailing actress, Halima Abubakar, has come out to defend Tonto Dikeh after fans came for her for posting a photo of sick Halima. In an Instagram post, Halima narrated how Tonto came to pick her from the hospital and took care of her.

See her IG post below;

“I want to use this Lil strength in me now to thank my wonderful friend @tontolet who came into town to shoot a movie, but left her work to come pick me up when I told her I was in the hospital. she said don’t move an inch give me the address (bless her) out of love she made sure I was safe and I already shared my journey with you all.

“How many friends will make sure you take your medication, force you to eat and monitor your temperature? All she did was out of love and so you all can pray for me         you all have seen me at my best and you should see me at my lowest (no shame)I basically showed you all my womb,a picture is nothing to me(I rocked the baldness) help me thank her for dropping all she had to do for me..Notting but pure love.

“Only good friends will do that.Money was never involved in her gestures.She is naturally a kind soul and I will forever be grateful @tontolet for that single post, you all have been praying for me❤️❤️❤️ that’s noble act. I love you for ever. you are a great friend #but those drugs bitter sha thank you mama king. pls thank her for doing that for me.

“I have nothing but respect for you. #womensupportingwomen#friendshipforever”

Former Arsenal Ladies’ striker Asisat Oshoala, who currently plays for Dalian Quanjian F.C., has donated a new branded 18 seater bus to her women’s youth club in Nigeria FC Robo. She donated the bus as a birthday gift to the club’s chairman, Emmanuel Osahon.

Osahon took delivery of the cars on Sunday, July 16, 2017 much to the delight of the club’s female players and technical crew.

See photos below:

Emma Nyra, American-born Nigerian singer, formerly signed to MMMG label, has released stunning photos from her birthday photoshoot session as she celebrates her birthday today 18th july.

Here’s what she wrote;

“Happy Birthday to me!!! I want to say thank you to baba God for every single experience and exposure that He has allowed me to grow from. Thank you to every single person I have ever met along this journey that has supported me and shown me love!!! I will forever be grateful to my family for loving me and accepting me as I am! @nyranation we rise!!!! *NEW MUSIC IN MY BIO* #JAMINA #emmanyra#nyranation”

Omolabake Adenle is a 35-year-old Nigerian who founded Aja.la Studios, a company that builds natural language & speech processing applications for African languages.

She holds a PhD in Bayesian Signal Processing from Cambridge University where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and Tau Beta Pi Honors Fellow.

She had been shortlisted for the Innovation Prize for Africa for her voice recognition and speech synthesis software for African languages, a software that can understand and digitize spoken African languages.

Her software will not only help newer generations learn languages that are slowly dying, but will also afford those who speak only their local languages enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution – just imagine a voice assistant (Siri, Google Now) that can take instructions in and speak Yoruba.

Omolabake Adenle’s Aja.la Studios has already built SpeakYoruba, a Yoruba Language learning app (think Duolingo), and is looking to build more learning apps for African Languages under its SpeakAfricaApps project

While voice recognition and speech synthesis software have been developed for various Western and Asian languages, there has been very limited commercial application or academic research for African languages.

This innovation will open up opportunities for Africans with low literacy levels – or those that simply don’t speak English – to also enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution.