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    • STEPHANIE WHITE 3/6/25
    • WALTER KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS PLAYOFF REPORT 2025
    • RAIZA BONAPARTE & RAMON
    • DOC CROSSLIN, MR. DC 2025
    • ALECEA OLIVER 12/27/2024
    • DEBBIE RUSSELL, MATURE MODEL
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON, MATURE MODEL/ACTRESS EXTRORDINAIRE 12/17/24
    • MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH COVERS THE 2024 GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW 12/20/2024
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS HAPPY HOLIDAY 12/17/24
    • JODY DAVIS, GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW 12/9/2024
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH COVERS THE 2024 WE MODEL USA COMPETITION FOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 12/8/24
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON 2024
    • CHERYL SHIVER 12/13/24
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    • FELECE TILLMAN
    • RAIZA ANTONIA GONZALEZ-GARCIA CULTURA FASHION SHOW
    • JOANIE HELGESEN, MATURE MODEL 11/14/24
    • MICHELLE WISEMAN
    • PATRICE K. FINNEY-CARTHERN
    • KAPTURED BY KASPER
    • JANET CERSLEY MRS./MS. TOURISM 9/12/2024
    • CAROLYN PHILLIPS, MATURE MODEL 9/15/24
    • REEMA KAPANI MOVIE PREMIER 8/2024
    • TEACHER'S FEST, LISA SUBRIZE 8/15/2024
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS SPEAKS ABOUT THE MEMOIRS OF HER NEW PUBLICATION
    • MICHAEL REZEK 8/14/24
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON
    • CYNDI LOU CARSON 7/19/2024
    • TIA COLLINS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
    • NIDHI MANHJAN KHANEJA 7/18/24
    • REEMA KAPANI COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2024 "WOMAN OF THE YEAR"
    • CAROLYN PHILLIPS MAGNIFICENT MATURE MODEL 7/15/2024
    • THRIFT SHOPPING WITH DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH 7/9/2024
    • CINTIA HULLEN & HER WORLD OF FASHION & STYLE 7/8/2024
    • SUMMER SHOPPING: DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH 6/22/24
    • DJ REX (DWAYNE BLYTHE) 7/12/2024
    • ATHENA GARCIA: MURAL ARTIST
    • MICHELLE YARNELL 7/12/2024
    • SUSTAINABLE FASHION DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON SMITH 6/10/24
    • GABBY HAAS: MODEL
    • ANGELIAS COUTURE
    • DAPPER LUQ
    • CINTIA HULLEN 6/4/2024
    • GAYELA BYNUM & JOHN SAYLOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2024 "COUPLE OF THE YEAR"
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 5/12/24
    • TRACY LANGFORD (360 VINTAGE)
    • DAPPER LUQ (DESIGNER)
    • "CORAGEOUS VETERANS" CARMEN DELGADO REPORTS ON THE AMERICAN VETERANS BALL
    • DR. MOBI 5/13/24
    • OZZY RAMOS, FOUNDER OF THE VETERANS BALL
    • EVELYN TALATALA CLOUGH
    • RAJSHREE SHRESTHA 5/6/2024
    • MEAGAN BAILEY 5/6/2024
    • CINTIA HUTTEN & HER WORLD OF FASHION 4/30/2024
    • NADIA NEUBERT
    • RON COOKE
    • A Front Row Experience: The Michael Lombard Experience at New York Fashion Week 2024
    • A Night of Elegance and Entertainment: Prashant Goyal's Fashion Extravaganza
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL 3/6/2024
    • WILLIAM GRAYSON JR. BUSINESS COACH 3/8/24
    • JEMMELYN HEWLITT
    • TAMMY FAYE: NYFW 4/13/2024
    • ELISA NGUYEN NYFW 2/24/24
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH REPORTS ON RANDHAWA BRANDS NYFW SHOW 2024
    • LISA SUBRIZE: HE WHO CHOOSETH 2/14/24
    • SONIA GARBARINO
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL: PAGEANT COACH 1/23/24
    • CRISTINA CORPUZ 1/22/24
    • MISTY L. COOLIDGE 1/5/24
    • LISA SUBRIZE INTERVIEWS ROGER GORE 12/22/23
    • LA SHONDRA BROWN-NELSON 1/10/24
    • CHRYSTAL HUES 12/20/23
    • CHRIS HUNTER (MALE MODEL) 12/18/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE ATTENDS GEMS & FASHION CHARITY GALA 2/7/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE REPORTS: "SHINING BRIGHT, NIGHT OF GLAMOUR & RECOGNITION"
    • LISA SUBRIZE: EPIC BEAUTY, DAY OF HOPE 1/8/24
    • LIZETH ALVARADO PREPARES TO ATTEND THE 2023 GATSBY SHOWCASE FOUNDATION FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
    • MARIANNE HANEY (SENIOR MODEL) 12/2/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE REPORTS ON DC FASHION WEEK SEPT. 29TH-OCT 1 2023
    • PARICHAT "KATIE"' GRALEY
    • GAYLA BYNUM GEMS FASHION CHARITY GALA
    • RUBY BENITEZ 9/15/2023
    • RON WEST: COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2023 "MAN OF THE YEAR
    • TU-ANH LOVE
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH PREPARES FOR MS. PETITE USA 8/5/23
    • CERISE ELAINE TURNER REPORTS ON WEMODEL USA 2023 FROM MGM, NATIONAL HARBOR
    • SCARLET ALEXANDRA TEEN MODEL 8/1/23
    • BARBARA SMITH MAC NEIL (hiTechMODA) NYFW 6/29/23
    • AMARIS SHIPMAN 6/20/23
    • "THE GIZ" REVIEW BY CRYSTAL GOODWIN 5/5/23
    • DEVENEY SHEA 7/6/23
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON "EARTH APPRECIATION MONTH 4/16/23
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE - SMITH 3/30/23
    • AUTHENTIC BEAUTIES 4/6/2023
    • DEBRA OVALL 2023 ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER "MY FIRST NEW YORK FASHION WEEK 2023
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER HI TECH MODA NYFW 2023 PART 1
    • KRISTANA CHRISTOPHER RUNWAY 7 NYFW 2023
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS NYFW WINTER 2023
    • DR.MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH AT NYFW 2023
    • MALCOLM STAPLES NYFW 2023
    • AMNA INAM FOUNDER OF RANDHAWA BRANDS NYFW
    • DEBRA OVALL
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH REVISITING NYFW 2/6/23
    • HERITAGE FASHIONS
    • TROY ANTHONY BY KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER
    • GRACE LEMON BY KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER 1/16/23
    • LIZETH ALVARADO GATSBY SHOWCASE 2022
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS GATSBY 2022
    • CHIC NOUVELLE MODEL MANAGEMENT
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER 12/23/22
    • LEZLIE DAY REPORTS ON THE GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS REPORTS ON THE GATSBY SHOWCASE 2022
    • GAYLA BYNUM DAVID YURMAN FASHION SHOW PART 2
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH INTERVIEW 12/18/22
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE - SMITH "WIGS"
    • CULTURA FASHION SHOW 11/21/22
    • JENNIFER WAKFIELD USOA PAGENT 10/25/22
    • LIZETH ALVARADO EPIC BEAUTY Rx
    • MARTINA MYERS 10/27/22 WORLD TOP MODEL 2022
    • SOBEIDY VIDAL LATIN FASHION WEEK 10/11/22
    • DMV FASHION WEEK 2022
    • CARLA DIAZ DELEON 10/12/22
    • KALENA EVERETT
    • LAVISH CROWN PRODUCTS (CHINA WILSON)
    • ANDRES AQUINO (DESIGNER)
    • Jana Love Sedlokova & Lamont Easter HOSTS OF WE MODEL USA 5/16/22
    • PATRICIA WATTS & PHOENIX WEMODEL USA
    • ARETHA BAILEY (REE REE THE MODEL)
    • YANA ZIOLKOWSKI
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS (INTERVIEW) 4/28/22
    • CRYSTAL NICOLE
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS 3/28/2022
    • SIMON BECHARA 4/1/22
    • CARLA DIAZ DELEON
    • YOLANDA STENNETT MRS. INTERNATIONAL
    • MARQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MARQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MAQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MARTINA MYERS TEEN FASHION CORRESPONDENT
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    • CINTIA HULLEN 1/20/22
    • PRESHANT GOYAL HERITAGE INDIA FASHIONS
    • SAVANNAH RABIN (WORLD TOP MODEL DMV WINNER)
    • CRAIG KELLEY (MODEL) 12/31/21
    • ROWENA KAY (CHIC NOUVELLE MODEL MANAGEMENT)
    • JOSIE VALDEZ 12/27/21
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON
    • GATSBY SHOWCASE AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL (DC)
    • MALCOLM STAPLES 10/21/21
    • RONKE OGUNMOKUN
    • MIRANDA FRAZIER
    • JENNIFER ZIEGELBAUER, MODEL
    • PATRICIA WATTS WORLD TOP MODEL 11/6/21
    • CINTIA HULLEN MODEL CORRESPONDENT
    • TATIANA COLE PART 1
    • MYLANTA SIMPSON
    • JUDITH BARNES
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON MODEL 9/25/21
    • WILLIAM CALLWOOD
    • CARLTON HART 8/15/21
    • BLAQUE BARBIE BOUTIQUE
    • JACQUELINE MIMS
    • CHEYANNE JENNAE 8/22/21
    • MYRNA (HAZELEYES) PITTS 6/4/21
    • SHOE FANATIC by SHEILA
    • CYNTHIA JACKSON
    • ANYA BY VIVIEN BRIDAL 2021
    • SHENETTA MALKIA 5/15/21
    • YELENA'S MAKEUP COLUMN: "A CINDERELLA STORY" 4/10/21
    • VASHTI GRAY BURGESS 4/23/21
    • MOZELLA PLACE 4/21/21
    • YELENA SCHEIDLER
    • LASHANDA THURSTON (SHANDA GRAND) 4/21/21
    • SAMRINA LEM LEM
    • ULYCIA GREGORY
    • ROWENA KAY (MODEL MANAGEMENT)
    • SABRINA SEOUL "YING YANG LEATHER SWING COAT" 2/8/21
    • INGRID CAMPBELL WHITE 3/19/15
    • SARA BEE
    • BRINETTE (ALCHEMY CLOTHING
    • LUPITA ANEZ "2020 MODEL OF THE YEAR" 11/17/20
    • NISHA SHETH MUMBAI BOUTIQUE
    • NAKIA HARDY
    • TATIANA COLE DESIGNS
    • SABRINA SEOUL "STYLE" COLUMN 12/7/20
    • HEAVEN HIGHTOWER
    • DEBRA STORY
    • CONSTANCE BELL
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 3)
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 2)
    • SELAMAWIT YIRGA
    • CYNTHIA PRESS "Le Billet D'or"
    • LISA BUSH 7/10/2020
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 1)
    • HOPEZ
    • MRS. SABRINA KAS FLANAGAN
    • MALCOLM STAPLES 5/29/20
    • DELTA VIRTUAL FASHION SHOW
    • NICOLE DANIELLE 8/12/20
    • LIZ NGUYEN'S INTERVIEW WITH COPA STYLE MAGAZINE
    • TONYA BROUGHTON 3/6/20
    • ANYA BY VIVIEN 4/14/20
    • CARLA FELIX-CLAURE
    • DANIELE COOKE
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL AT MILAN FASHION WEEK 3/6/20
    • SYDNEY WEBB TEEN MODEL
    • ALYSSHA SHANKS 3/8/20
    • LORD & TAYLOR (DC) HOST DELTA SIGMA THETA INC. FASHION SHOW/FUNDRAISER
    • RONALD BYRD DCFW 2020
    • BEHIND THE SCENES AT NYFW WITH HiTech MODA
    • TORI SOUDAN FOOTWEAR
    • MICHELLE WISEMAN
    • COPA STYLE MAGAZINE SALUTES GAYELA BYNUM AT LORD & TAYLOR
    • SHEKIRA RAMDASS
    • ZJAY KAYCI
    • MAYA CLARK
    • SABRINA YOUNG
    • PARIS FASHION WEEK 2020
    • LIZ NGUYEN
    • MELVIN LEE WALKER
    • HAITI ESTELLHOMME
    • RONALD BYRD DCFW
    • LISA BUSH DCFW 10/9/19
    • STEPHANIE WHITE NYFW/THE POWER OF FASHION
    • RENEE ALLEN HOSTS THE "POWER OF FASHION" SHOW
    • EAN WILLIAMS: THE UNTOLD STORY
    • DUR DOUX
    • TREMAINE POLLYDORE
    • DUR DOUX PART 2
    • BUSINESS OF FASHION
    • CALI TYLER
    • SAROSH TAKES FOCUS ON FASHION AT THE TOWER
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON
    • CLYOPATRA COUTURE
    • DELL SCOTT
    • IFEOMA ONYIA DMV FASHION WEEK
    • JANELLE JOHNSON 6/30/19
    • RICHARD SENKBILE
    • LENZI BAZAAR (PHOTOGRAPHER) TAKES FOCUS ON COPA STYLE MAGAZINE'S 8TH ANNIVERSARY FASHION SHOW AT LORD & TAYLOR
  • EVENTS
    • DR MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH "CHERRY BLOSSOMS 4/30/2024
    • GAYELA BYNUM: DAVID YURMAN FASHION SHOW TO BENEFIT WWSC
    • JENNIFER WAKFIELD "SINGLES IN THE CITY"
    • DR. SOY RICHARDS "TEACHER FESTIVAL"
    • DMV FASHION WEEK 2022
    • TICKET FOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE BLACK TIE AWARDS AT UNION STATION
    • SYLVIA TRAMORE MORRISON PORTRAYS JACKIE MOMS MABLEY
    • FELICIA'S FUND, VIVIEN ANYADUBA AGBAKOBA - FOUNDER
    • FOXTRAPPE REUNION 2019
    • KAREN MARIA ALSTON COVERS THE DAVID CHAPPELL PRIVATE AFTER PARTY
    • DC SWIM WEEK 2019
    • GEORGETOWN FASHION SHOW 2019
  • CUISINE
    • DR MARCHETTE RESTAURANT REVIEW 2/28/23
    • JESSE SEWARD CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE
    • LOUBNA ENNADIR "Thermomix"
    • UTOKIA LANGLEY
    • GRACE COLLINS INTERVIEWS PACO CARRASCO
    • SWAHILI VILLAGE
    • JENISE'S KITCHEN AND WWSC CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENT 2019
  • CULTURE
    • TU-ANH LOVE 8/9/23
    • DR. ANGELA KALENDAR 8/3/23
    • MEAHSHA MAKLE SHADY ARPERTURE
    • DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH by MARCHETTE RICHARDSON SMITH 5/28/23
    • DJ BECKY GASTON DJ (PYNK DYMOND)
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    • BARRY MORGENSTEIN 10/20/22
    • CHRISTIE BYNUM (WE WILL SURVIVE CANCER)
    • GIGI RILEY 7/26/22
    • MICHELLE VAN HAAS FITNESS TRAINER
    • ERIKA TEMPRO DETOX MESSAGE
    • CONVERSATIONS WITH MINGO 5/9/22
    • New Page
    • BELINDA QUEEN DISRICT 6 CANDIDATE PART 1
    • DERRICK CONYERS (SU'COY (PART 2)
    • THE COPA STORY
    • DANILA RODRIGUES FITNESS MODEL 1/4/22
    • KEN ROCHON, WWSC FUNDRAISER AT LAMBORGHINI
    • WALTER KIRKLAND 1/7/22
    • KEVIN WILLIAMS, 2020 "ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR"
    • ASK TIA! (TIA COLLINS ADVICE COLUMN) 12/16/21
    • LAVISH CROWN
    • JAS BOOTHE 11/16/2021
    • DERRICK CONYERS (SU'COY)
    • GWEN HURT
    • SIA M. FINOH 9/29/21
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD CELEBRITY POLO & JAZZ 7/19/21
    • GILDA SYMEONIDES
    • ARIANA VARGAS (BLACK BARBIE)
    • CHINA WILSON ATTORNEY AT LAW
    • JULIANNA YATES
    • ALLISON SUTHERLAND
    • KAROLA CAVAGNA Scout & Cellar Wines
    • TIA COLLINS ("The Real Modes of DC"
    • RASHAD MUHAMMAD
    • KNOIR
    • HOW MUCH DOES THAT DOG REALLY COST IN THE WINDOW?
    • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA PART 2
    • ELIZABETH FELLOWS
    • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA
  • PEOPLE
    • WILLIAM GRAYSON JR., BUSINESS COACH
    • LAURA DORSEY
    • CARMEN JURADO 1/8/24
    • LACY LACE: ACTRESS 1/27/24
    • ROOTS ACADEMY
    • SARAH FELIX, VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE
    • JOSE ALBERTO UCLES & TOM NOLL ( THE ARTSY PEACOCKS)
    • JULIA CHANG, HEALTH & FITNESS 1/17/2024
    • DR. JAI JAI "PART ONE" 11/17/23
    • GEORGE JUICE GRAHAM
    • MATTHEW BROWN REALTOR
    • LISA SUBRIZE, LEADING WITH LISA
    • WALTER KIRKLAND REPORTS ON THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 8/9/2023
    • FARNAZ HASHEMPOUR-HECKERT
    • MARCELLA MOLLON-WILLIAMS
    • DOC MOBI 8/5/23
    • CERISE TURNER MS. SENIOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2023
    • KAREN JOHNSON GILLIAM 7/11/23
    • CONNIE AMOS-PARSONS 8/14/2023
    • REBECCA FREMONT 3/9/23
    • RON WEST 1/17/2023
    • LEZLIE DAY COVERS WORLD TOP MODEL 2022
    • JENNIFER WAKEFIELD PAGEANTS - AN INSIDE LOOK 11/22/22
    • DARRYL SIMS, PUBLISHER
    • NATAKI SUGGS
    • BARRY MORGENSTEIN 2
    • SISTERS 4 SISTERS 20TH ANNIVERSARY 12/12/22
    • DR. NIECY FUQUA 9/1/22
    • CYNDI-LOU CARSON, MODEL >
      • LIZETH ALVARADO COPA STYLE MAGAZINE "MEET & GREET HOST
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD 8/31/22
    • CECE ASHE ENTREPRENEUR
    • MUBASHER FAZAL (DR. MOBI)
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH
    • REARDON D. SULLIVAN FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
    • DR. RENEE ALLEN 10/5/22
    • CANDACE JOHNSON (MY DIAMONDS SHINE)
    • ALICIA PRYOR, DNA FINANCIAL
    • ANITA HOPE (DANCE INSTRUCTOR)
    • PAMELA R. BROWNE
    • ARETHA BAILEY
    • DR. ESSIE MCKOY 1/2/22
    • JENNIFER WAKEFIELD
    • CHRISTIE BYNUM WSSC
    • FLORENCE KING
    • REV. DR. D. AMINA B. BUTTS
    • WALA BLEGAY (DISTRICT 6 CANDIDATE)
    • ARIANA VARGAS TEEN MODEL 12/24/21
    • DR. BO BEST
    • JEMMALYN HEWLETT POOLSIDE COOKIN/WECARE
    • CHERYL SHIVER 9/18/21
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    • ALLISON SUTHERLAND 8/3/21
    • DR. JAI 8/21/21
    • LORI CONWAY RAY
    • ANGELEE L. ALSTON
    • DR. SARAH RENEE LANGLEY
    • TRAE MCLEAN
    • LAURA DORSEY
    • THE HUNGERFORDS, 2021 COUPLE OF THE YEAR
    • SYLVIA TRAMORE MORRISON PORTRAYS JACKIE 'MOMS" MABLEY 6/10/21
    • SUSAN YOUNG 4/10/21
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON TAX PROFESSIONAL
    • ALEXANDRA LEVINE 5/8/21
    • ALYSON WILLIAMS
    • JANETTE OBENSON-AROGUNDADE
    • PANDEE CHI
    • ALESHA BROWN
    • SHARON JACKSON BULLOCK "Embracing My Sexy Sixties"
    • SABRINA WOOTEN
    • New Page
    • DANA HICKS-HUNGERFORD 10/26/20
    • TAYLOR MADE
    • DIANA L. BROWN 10/19/20
    • FRONT ROW PHYLLIS
    • CHRISTINA BRICE
    • GAYELA BYNUM 7/8/20
    • JOAN ACHONG
    • MAYA CLARK "Indubitable Fitness" 8/10/20
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD 7/24/20
    • DR. AVIS DEVEEVER >
      • SHELLY ROY
    • MIKELL 5/12/2020
    • THE SPECTRUM CIRCLE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
    • ERANA & JAMES TYLER 2020 "COUPLE OF THE YEAR"
    • THE EUBANKS SIBLINGS
    • TAYSHA SHAW-DAVIS 5/30/20
    • CHELLY ROY
    • KATHI MUHAMMAD
    • JOHN WARDELL PHOTOGRAPHER
    • YOLANDA NELSON INTERVIEWS CHRIS THOMAS OF "RAP CITY"
    • TRACY LOVE 4/17/20
    • MICHELLE GREER 1/31/20
    • GWEN HURT SHOECRAZY WINE COMPANY
    • CHERYL SHIVER
    • CONNIE AMOS-PARSONS
    • DR. JOANNE CAREY VETERINARIAN
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL
    • SABRINA YOUNG
    • MAYA ROCKEYMOORE CUMMINGS
    • ANNA DEBOSE-HANKINS
    • GAIL KING 10/23/19 "All Roads Lead to Gratitude"
    • MARRIAGE CAN WIN
    • DR. RONNIE SIDDIQUE
    • JOAN ACHONG
    • SHARON PARKER
    • GAIL MARGARET KING
    • LEONARD DESHIELD
    • JANELLE JOHNSON 9/12/19
    • SETORIA
    • CARLA HOLMES COVER STORY
    • GIGI RILEY FOR MAYOR OF SEAT PLEASANT
    • EMMANUEL O. IRONO
    • SOFIA PELLEGRINO
    • KIMBERLY HICKMAN-BEY
    • MARGARET P. BEAN
  • JAZETTE
  • SOPHIA DAVIS
  • TIM BRADLEY
  • ALICE DOLL PART 2
  • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA PART 2
  • GAYELA BYNUM AND WWSC'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
  • ALICE DOLL'S BEAUTY SHOW PART 1
  • SPECTRUM CIRCLE 2019
  • KATRINA RAINEY
  • J. DE LOS SANTOS
  • KAS FLANAGAN
  • SALOME AUTOLINO
  • NIKEA MARIE
  • DEBRA CHANDLER
  • LINKS LUNCHEON
  • WIPS UNSCRIPTED CHRONICLES
  • GRETA CHAPIN MCGILL 2/4/19
  • ERENA CHEBES
  • RICHARD FLEMMING
  • KEVIN GRANT
  • JAZETTE LANE-ENGLISH
  • HAZEL MITCHELL-BELL
  • CHEF MIA
  • LISA BUSH
  • GEORGE DINES
  • MARNIE IRENE JOPP 1/8/19
  • DR. RENEE ALLEN 2/10/19
  • SYLVIA TRAYMORE MORRISON 2/1//19
  • JIMMY LEE COMEDIAN
  • LAKESSHIA SLAUGHTER
  • MARK & KRYSTAL
  • DR. SHARON HARGRO PORTER
  • JANELLE JOHNSON 1/11/19
  • GIFT HUGHES
  • CARLTON HART PT 1
  • RYANN KELLY
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Joy Kingsley-Ibeh

A passion for fashion!

Photo credit: J. Marcus Photography

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The world of fashion is vast, many of us who live in America are mostly inundated by related events, fashion shows and media that only pertain to North America. In this article, international model Joy Kingsley-Ibeh will share with you her candid views on fashion and modeling covering four continents.
by Rodney W. Branche




Copa: Where are you originally from Joy?

Joy: I was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in Imo State. I'm from the Igbo tribe.



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Copa: When and where were you introduced to the wonderful world of fashion modeling?

Joy: Well, I was introduced to fashion as a child simply by watching my mother and father. They were always stylish in the classic sense, well put together, and usually slightly overdressed for every occasion. That's when I first learned that "you can never be overdressed, but you certainly can be under dressed".  I remember my father was always wearing perfectly tailored suits, and my mother interchanged her looks between traditional Nigerian attire and Western looks and sometime she would infuse the two styles.

It wasn't until my family moved to the U.S. in the late 80's that I started to really pay attention to the world of supermodels and high fashion. My childhood was that moment in time when the term "Supermodel" became prominent and there was a true difference between being a model and being a supermodel. Naomi Campbell, Paulina Porizkova, Cindy Crawford, Iman, Linda Evangelist, and Christy Turlington were the "It Girls" and I was in love with them! And in the 90's George Michael introduced me to just how important music is to the fashion industry when I saw his video "Freedom" featuring ALL my favorite models. It was sexy, edgy, beautiful, funky, raw, stylish...it was fashion! I was sold, and from that moment on, fashion and music became the loves of my life!

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Photo Credit: Monica True Photgraphy
Copa: What is your opinion on the state of today's fashion industry?

Joy: Evolving, the fashion industry is always evolving, reinventing and recycling itself. I feel like fashion is transcending all age groups now, from the very young to the old. More than ever you see women in the late 40's and up dressing the part and maintaining a stylish age appropriate look that's in line with today's trends. I have watched my nieces who range from 3, 7, 9 and 21 fall in love with fashion and create their own style trends  and patterns. They are heavily influenced by the media and their friends, but they use their influences and think outside the box. They are more creative and freer than I think my generation was. And with that freedom comes exploration of wild and imaginative designs...I'm curious to see what style trends of their generation will produce. I think fashion is cyclical, and if you are lucky enough, you will see old trends re-emerge that you still may have hanging in that closet. I know I recycled quite  a few looks in my day. 

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Photo credit: Monica True Photography
Copa: In your experience living and working in various countries, are there many differences in the way they perceive and express their fashion?

Joy: As I compare the fashion expression in the various countries I've lived in (Nigeria, London, Holland, New York) as well as the European countries I've visited France (of course Paris), Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Croatia and over to Brazil), what I've learned is that people are people, and everyone has a desire to express their personalities though fashion. One's lifestyle and life experiences have a lot to do with their fashion choices. Designers are influenced by their upbringing, culture and lifestyle. Some of my favorite European designer use their life experiences as a direct inspiration for their collections based on a sense of need  in the market place; Dolce & Gabanna (whom I've been following since 1985 when they launched their first women's collection), Givenchy, and Coco Chanel (who is my style icon an popularized a more casual  and less constricting  silhouette  in the 1920's, as well as the timeless LBD), Coco Chanel's designs allowed women to be free, comfortable and sporty. It was a niche that needed to be filled at that time, and something that the everyday woman was naturally drawn to.

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Copa: What do you think are the biggest differences in fashion shows in America, Europe and Africa?

Joy: I wouldn't necessarily say there are big  differences in the shows in these areas because everyone's goal is to produce an amazing  fashion show. But I would say there are many things that are similar. Each country shows their cultural pride though their fashion. In Africa, it's bold bright beautiful colors and patterns. The fitted styles are created to showcase the beautiful curves of the African woman. America is deemed the "Melting Pot", and it's fashion reflects that by merging together all the different cultural looks from the United Kingdom, to Europe, Africa, Asia and so on. The difference I notice comes in the production and behind the scene processes. Some countries tend to be better organized, and a lot of thought and effort goes into the creative as well as the presentation process. The music is always reflective of the countries, and there you can also see how the world of music and fashion merge...you can't have one without the other! I find more African/American models in shows in Europe and Africa where there is a bigger market for black models. When you look at the big runway shows by top designers in America, you still find a shortage of black models gracing the runway, which is still a barrier that a lot of black models face today.

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Photo credit: Trevor Kingsley-Ibeh
Copa: Would you please share with our readers some exciting experiences while modeling  and undergoing fashion shoots in New York?

Joy: New York is always an exciting experience, but often times you don't classify it as exciting until way after the fact when you tell the story to your friends, because in the moment you are probably pissed, tired and annoyed. Some of the obstacles you face in NYC are the uncontrollable elements from public transit, people rushing along that don't care that you are running late fo a "go-see", shoot or fashion show, unfamiliar addresses, cabs, and mass model competition...these all add to some exciting experiences.

My first major runway malfunction was quite an experience. Although it didn't happen in New York, it's pretty funny. It's 2012, Inauguration time in Washington, DC, and I have a few fashion shows lined up. I'm excited to walk for Designer Korto Momolu in her first Inaugural Ball Fashion Show, hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus and WHUR. It's the usual fashion show schedule, a lot of hurry, hurry wait, wait. We are all set to go, I'm wearing two looks for Korto. My first look is a beautiful top and skirt, and the second is a beautiful yellow gown that I've named "The Yellow Stunner!" The dress has a slanted keyhole opening that lies in between my chest. Let's just say I should have had double sided tape on hand, but no one had any. It's show time!! It's finally time for the "Yellow Stunner", and of course I feel fabulous and I'm ready to do my thing on the runway. I get on the runway, and as I'm walking in full confidence, I notice the crowd getting a little rowdier. I notice men standing with cameras up, and lots of people taking pictures and applauding. I think to myself "I know the gown is fierce, but folks are a little too excited". I started to notice women with a nervous look on their faces and I finally lock eyes with a friend of mine in the crowd, and she motions to me to look at my chest. So down I look, and bam...my left breast is out for the whole world to see. I clutch my chest, cover myself , and for a split second, laughed out loud in embarrassment at the end of the runway as I tried to figure out what to do next. I did what any seasoned model would do...I took a bow, posed and kept on walking. I finished showing off the gown, and made my exit. When we flooded, I proudly gave my best Miss America wave to the crowd, who embraced me for having the courage to continue and own the mishap. I love that story now because it taught me how to turn a bad moment into something good. Moral of the story, don't be afraid to laugh and show a vulnerable side...it's all in how you finish, not how you start!!

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Copa: Tell us all about Lovejoy.

Joy: Lovejoy Image is a styling and wardrobe consulting business created from my personal experiences and connection with women. I'm a people person, and I have so many friends from so many different avenues of my life. I haven't always been in the fashion industry, and my life took on so many different twists and turns before finding it's own way to fashion. I was a tomboy growing up, earning a full volleyball scholarship to George Mason University, and played professional volleyball in Holland. I've been a Realtor, a top sales person in an IT company, a sales manager for a high end fur department store, a varsity high school volleyball coach, and so much more. By having those various experiences, I've been able to meet women of so many different backgrounds and one theme remained the same...lack of confidence. Women who were married with children had tendency of putting themselves last in every aspect of their lives. Most of the friends I had know since high school or college went from being these beautiful women that cared about their appearances to women who had no time or energy to take care of themselves. I had quite a few friends ask me to help them regain their confidence and image and help take the pressure of finding time to shop out of their hands. I would go shopping for them and help them pick out new looks and style them. What I saw was a miracle in the change in their personal view in themselves. That's when I realized how important a women's image is to her mental outlook of herself. That was how I coined my tagline "fall in love with you again", because that's what these women were doing. My business soon expanded to not only styling stay at home or working moms, but to styling the everyday business women, atheletes (because I could relate to the plight of the tall, long armed, long legged athlete, with broad shoulders who had a hard time finding fashionable styles to fit their unique shapes), to models, musicians, and men. I'm fortunate to do what I love to do and help people love themselves as I do it.   

Copa: How would you describe your personal fashion and style?

Joy: As an African woman who has lived abroad, and raised in America, my style is made up of so many different influences. My favorite style era is the 1920's, so I like to add small touches of the 20's to my look, but I like to think of myself as a chameleon. One day it's punk rock, another day it's African enfluenced, or another day it's a business professional look with a modern edgy twist to it. I'm a model so I'm able to change my look in photo shoots, and I love that I can change my look in my everyday life. My goal is for the viewer to not know what to expect when I step on the scene, and if you meet me for the first time, I want the only thought to be "she is wearing that look!" My style is comfort based, because when I was a kid my mother harped in my head "if you have to pull and tug, you shouldn't be wearing it!" I don't like to box myself into any particular trend, but all my styles say "Joy!" I wear what I love, and my goal is to look good for me...If I feel and look good, others will see it too!

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Photo credit: Edgar Artiga
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Photo Credit: Robert Photo-Rob Arnold Fashion for a Purpose Fashion Show
Copa: What does the future hold for Joy Kingsley-Ibeh

Joy: The future holds endless possibilities because I'm a woman who to takes risks, and when opportunity knocks I take it. I believe you have to be ready and always be on your "A" game (the competitive athlete in me) or you may miss the ride. The biggest thing I want in my future is to be happy doing what I love. I want to pass along the lessons and knowledge I've learned from my travels and within the fashion industry to bring a sense of style, confidence  and love to women all over who seek to make changes towards a happier, healthier confident and more stylish lifestyle. I believe a woman can and should be beautiful and sexy at any age or at any stage of her life. And I also believe that if you work hard enough, your wildest dreams can come true.

Be on the lookout for some fabulous styling collaborations between Lovejoy Image and some top industry photographers and models. I will continue working on my TV hosting gigs interviewing designers, musicians, models, and other professionals in the industry. Of course there will be some fashion show productions in the works, and I will continue to encourage women to be healthy, fit, confident, strong and passionate about their hearts desires. A few surprises are in store that I can't speak of at the moment, so you'll have to wait and see!

And the words of my style icon, "Fashion fades, only style remains the same" ~ Coco Chanel

For more information regarding Lovejoy Image: http://www.lovejoyimage.com

~Copa