I recently watched the Oscar award winning documentary, “The Cove,” which documents the slaughtering and shipment of beautiful bottle-nose dolphins in what’s referred to as, the cove, in Taiji, Japan. Richard O’Barry, the dolphin trainer for the once popular TV show, Flipper, demonstrates a massive amount of courage in his gripping documentation of the fate… Read the Rest…
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DC VegFest 2011
13
Oct
2011
Nothing excites me more than vegan food, especially when the community comes together to celebrate it. Here are some pictures I took from the DC VegFest on the campus of George Washington University in my beautiful hometown, Washington, DC. This is my new favorite t-shirt. It says, “Animals are my friends.” Sunflower Restaurant in Vienna,… Read the Rest…
Haute Holidays & NYE Masquerade
07
Jan
2011
Happy New Year friends! I hope you were all able to ring in the New Year the way you had imagined you would, and that you’re starting to now make those resolutions a reality! One of my resolutions this year is to be an honest and compassionate friend to everyone. I was able to ring… Read the Rest…
Wilhelmina: Curves for Change
14
Oct
2010
I was so excited when I found out about Wilhelmina’s “Curves for Change” initiative! Curves for Change is bringing attention to the modeling industry’s bad reputation for using models that are dangerously thin, and promoting the new push for healthy-sized women in the industry. Truly fantastic! I looked at my schedule to see if I’d… Read the Rest…
Back to the Future!
28
Jun
2010
I recently had the opportunity to model as a female version of Marty McFly with an amazing Delorean straight out of Back to the Future. The shoot will be used to benefit Parkinson’s disease research, via the Michael J. Fox Foundation. What a perfect match to use the Delorean from Michael’s incredible role as Marty… Read the Rest…
What Have We Done?
26
May
2010
We’ve read it in the papers and heard it on the news. It’s affected the economy in a number of ways. It’s even been used as question material for Miss USA (you can see question on video at 3 min 30 sec): What have we done, folks? As one small person in this enormous planet,… Read the Rest…
YSL Leopard: Heel. Sit. Stay…in my closet!
26
Mar
2010
Every woman that knows what’s good for her loves a leopard print. And sometimes as women, we just can’t make any sacrifices for that wildly sexy caramel and brown print. For me, comfort immediately took a backseat the moment I laid eyes on my first pair of YSL leopard heels. Check them out (below)! I… Read the Rest…
Fashion Takes Flight
14
Jan
2010
If you’re the type of person that really wants to volunteer and just doesn’t know what organization to support, well consider Fashion Takes Flight, an event run by Luke’s Wings, a great start to, “making the world a better place.” Fashion Takes Flight is a fashion-forward fundraiser to help the family member’s of injured veterans… Read the Rest…
U2: 360 World Tour
01
Oct
2009
I battled my way through traffic for 3.5 hours. I listened to practically every channel on my satellite radio trying to pass time. I even listened to the Spanish channel, Caliente, attempting to brush up on my español conversacional. I watched drunken people get out of the car, run into the woods, pee, and run… Read the Rest…
Fashion Fights Poverty 2009
28
Sep
2009
Want to know how Fashion Fights Poverty was last week? Check out my time line of events: 6:00 PM – FFP begins in the gorgeous Mayflower Renaissance Hotel (I’m still getting ready @ home) 6:45 PM – I leave home later than expected (This seems like it’s always the case!) 7:15 PM – I miss… Read the Rest…