A cigar may say “power” to some women, but the very thought of a cigar makes others want to puke. Still, a woman of the cyberage feels she ought to give cigars a chance.

After Brett signed on as the event's first female competitor, other women began their registration paperwork. One of them, Alice "Camanche Red" Pigg, said she, too, is now eyeing the grand prize ...

An avid cigar smoker for a decade, Octavia Toliver is the founder and CEO of HERficionado — a female-friendly cigar network whose platform has grown substantially in only two years.

Until now, cigars marketed specifically at women have tended to be flavoured or extremely mild cigarellos - a short, narrow cigar. The Julieta is bigger, 4.75 inches (12cm) long, 0.5 inches (13mm ...