POSTPONED: Girlnetic Summer Celebration Event in Central Park (6.6.09)
Posted by: nyprdiva on: June 5, 2009
Sorry for such a late message, but for those of you who were planning to attend the Girlnetic Summer Celebration tomorrow afternoon in Central Park, please be advised that the event has been postponed. We will let you know when the event has been rescheduled.
CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH GIRLNETIC (FREE EVENT 6.6.09 NYC)
Posted by: nyprdiva on: June 3, 2009
Celebrate the start of the summer with us with a picnic in Central Park! Finally get a chance to meet all of the Club Leaders, connect with other members and learn more about all the exciting stuff the Club has in store for you.
We will be serving light lunch and snacks and have a few fun activities lined up (frisbee, kickball, etc.); be ready to have fun! This event is FREE and open to all women, members and non-members, so bring along every woman you know!
What To Wear: Wear casual apparel, whatever you are most comfortable in. If you plan on playing frisbee or soccer with us, dress accordingly.
Where To Meet: We are scoping the area to find the best spot on East Green, but we will make sure that we are visible with balloons and signage so you can easily find us.
Event Policies:
- This event is 2-hours long, come whenever you want as long as its after 12:30 and before 2:30. This event is open to all women, so feel free to bring along your mothers, daughters, cousins, girlfriends, etc. Because this event is FREE, our No Show Policy is strictly enforced.
- Make sure you sign in with the Club Leader to get credit for participating. We suggest you check out the Club Leader’s profile picture available in the Profiles section so you know who to look for. Failure to sign in with the Club Leader will be considered a ‘no show’. You know how we hate those.
- If you are running late, please call the Club Leader as soon as you can so that she knows to expect you (and does not mark you down as a ‘no show’). Your Club Leader’s contact information is located below.
- We are all grown women so we don’t have to worry about behavioral problems, right? We hope so. But just in case, we are obligated to say this: leave the bad attitude and drama behind, we are here to only do one thing and that’s to have fun!
- Review all Event Policies.
Need help with this event? Contact your Club Leader (listed below) or the Event Manager at (888) 287-8528 ext.702 or events@girlnetic.com.
| Event Details | |||
| Event: | Picnic in the Park | Members: | Free |
| Where: | Central Park – East Green | Non Members: | Free |
| Address: | 69th and 72nd Street | Meeting Place: | At Event Location |
| Location Website: | Link | Meeting Address: | Same as Event Location |
| Meet Loc Website: | n/a | Meeting Time: | 12:30 PM |
| Location Phone: | n/a | Parking Cost: | $0.00 |
| Start Date-Time: | 06/06/2009 – 12:30 PM | Reg. Deadline: | 06/05/2009 |
| * End Date-Time: | 06/06/2009 – 2:30 PM | PrePay Required: | No |
| Event Leader: | |||
| Jonaliza Misa Contact Leader |
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JOIN MISS NY GALAXY, AMARIS ACOSTA, SAVVY MAGAZINE & KERALIENE TOTAL IMAGE AT THE QUEEN’S CORNER PAGEANT NETWORKING EVENT
Posted by: nyprdiva on: June 3, 2009
Savvy Magazine, The Red Carpet Pageant & Karaliene Total Image Invite You to The Queen’s Corner!
Grab the girls and get ready for a fun day of pageantry as Savvy Magazine, Red Carpet Prom and Karaliene total image brings you The Queens Corner- the premiere Pageant social networking event for the East Coast!! Mix, mingle, take photos & sign autographs with local and state titleholders. Get ready for pageant season with a fashion display and workshops courtesy of Red Carpet Pageant & Prom and StandOut Productions. Get a head start on your competition with photo shoots by Catherine Fiehn Photography. Enjoy an overstuffed goodie bag, courtesy of My Pageant Swag! Bring your sash, crown, and your camera-you won’t want to miss any of the fun!
*Bring your sash, camera and autograph cards for our Meet & Greet! Meet titleholders and contestants from the tri-state area and beyond. Be featured as you represent your title, as every system will have a chance to shine and talk about themselves.
*Enjoy a health & fitness workshop to get you looking your best by Dr. AT Dunn of StandOut Productions, Pageant Interview and Bio Sheet Preparation Workshops by Abbie Rabine-Aristizabal, 1st RU to Miss America 2002, Wardrobing Workshop by Red Carpet Pageant & Prom & Keynote speaker Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005!
*Need crown shots or headshots for the photogenic portion of your competition? If you are looking for new pageant photos Catherine Fiehn Photography will be available. She is offering packages for $99 on-site; advance RSVP required (info@The-Queens-Corner.com).
*Looking to try out a new pageant system or new to pageants? Every attendee will get a discount off their entry fee to pageants like American Coed and Miss Empire Royalty.
*Your ticket is also your raffle entry to win fabulous prizes from American Coed, IT Cosmetics, My PageantSwag and more!
Event Details:
The Queen’s Corner Pageant Networking Event
The Hilton Gateway-Newark NJ
Sunday, June 14 Noon -4:00 pm
Sponsored by: Savvy Magazine & Red Carpet Pageant & Prom
Partners: My Pageant Swag, American Co Ed Pageants, StandOut Productions, Catherine Fiehn Photography, Body Design by Mike, Queen Consulting, MRM Pageant Gowns & IT Cosmetics
******ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $35 AND INCLUDE GIFT BAG. GIFT BAGS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY WHEN TICKET IS PURCHASED AT THE DOOR.
FOR MORE INFO OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT: http://www.thequeenscorner.eventbrite.com/
SECOND TIMES A CHARM
Posted by: nyprdiva on: February 19, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amaris Acosta to Co-host Miss Brooklyn America for Second Year
FEBRUARY 20, 2009—NEW YORK CITY, NY—The Miss Brooklyn America Scholarship Program announced today that Amaris Acosta, Miss Caribbean United States 2008, will return again this year to co-host the Miss Brooklyn America pageant on Saturday, February 22, 2009 at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus.
Miss Brooklyn America is a preliminary competition to both the Miss New York and Miss America programs. A year ago, Leigh-Taylor Smith, was crowned Miss Brooklyn 2008 and went on to win the title of Miss New York. Earlier this year the Miss Brooklyn alum placed 3rd runner up at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, NV.
Ten young women, all whom are currently living, working or attending college fulltime in Brooklyn, will compete in Interview, Talent, Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit, Evening Wear, Onstage Q&A, and Top 5 Final Ballot. During the competition, each contestant will also discuss her chosen platform, a social or community issue of concern to herself and society at large.
The winner of the Miss Brooklyn Competition will be awarded a $1000 scholarship for her college or graduate school education among many other awards. Four teen contestants will also compete for the title of Miss Brooklyn’s Outstanding Teen 2009 and a $250 cash scholarship.
For more information about the Miss Brooklyn Pageant or to purchase tickets to this weekend’s event, please visit www.brooklynqueens.org.
ABOUT AMARIS ACOSTA
AMARIS ACOSTA has a habit of always saying what everyone else is thinking- which doesn’t exactly make you the most popular girl in school. Luckily, she found a place where it can be useful- she can be seen stumping celebrities and common folk alike in the lifestyle show En la Escena, where she has interviewed distinguished personalities such as Iman, Mikki Taylor, Andre Harrell and Phillip Bloch. Prior to joining ELE, Amaris gave pageants a try and was awarded the title of Miss Caribbean USA, placing in the semifinals of Miss Caraibes Hibiscus International. Not one to forget her start, she has also emceed prelims for Miss America, and continues to assist girls on the local level. Active in her community, Amaris volunteers her spare time to various local charities including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and CocoaChic’s TeenChic. For more information about Amaris, visit: www.amarisacosta.com.
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Live from Bryant Park….It’s NYC Fashion Week
Posted by: nyprdiva on: February 14, 2009
Usually a date that goes down as one of bad luck, Friday the 13th ushers in New York’s Fashion Week. I’m literally in the tents blogging away at the American Express both along with celebrity stylist Sandra Alexandre. Anyway, just wanted to give some quickies for all your fashion junkies out there just to wet your tastemaking palette….
This morning I was back stage at Charlotte Ronson with the Ground Crew. I’ll be posting pictures from the show later, but I had the pleasure of dressing “it” girl Ikeline who opened the show. Also spotted backstage were: Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan and Joy Bryant.
Right after Charlotte, I hoofed it with Sandra over to Cedar Lake down in Chelsea for the Rag & Bone show. Can I say I love this collection. Drawing inspiration for ninjas (yes that’s exactly what the stylist said), the lines were clean, crispy, and ultra sexy. I dressed 3 models including Jessica Stam and saw Victoria Secret alum Sessilee Lopez nd her sister (memories of Miami). Stay tuned for images from this show as well.
Ta-Ta for now. Someone is waiting to check email.
Kisses…..
CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA: Mr. Obama Goes to Washington
Posted by: nyprdiva on: January 20, 2009
Thank you President Barack Hussein Obama. Thank you for being the realization of dreams of those past and the bearer of hope for the future. Your job will not be an easy one but you have the support of a nation behind you.
Yesterday we paid tribute to the dreamer and today, nearly 46 years later, we see the personification of Dr. King’s dreams with the free election of the son of a Kenyan immigrant as the 44th President of the United States of America.
We must continue the journey. We have a new leader at the helm to help us rebuild and remake this country. As President Obama says, “YES WE CAN!”
Happy Thanksgiving from the NY PR Diva
Posted by: nyprdiva on: November 28, 2008
My apologies to all for the late Thanksgiving well wishes. It’s been a crazy day today with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (I volunteered this year) and racing back to Westchester to spend the rest of the day with my family. But I wanted to let you all know that you weren’t forgotten.
With an early morning start (I reported for parade duty at 6:30 this morning), I had a wonderful time with my fellow volunteers manning the 34th Street and 7th Avenue grandstand location. It’s always amazing to see the people who come out each year to view the parade despite the cold (and in years past snowy or rainy air). I had a fun time watching the faces of the crowd and the performers including the cast of In the Heights, South Pacific, Sesame Street (and yes Gordon and Linda are still there after all these years), Miley Cyrus, Shontelle, members of the Iroquois nation, and the Fred Hill Breifcase Drill Team. The marching bands were impressive as always. But this post is going to be short and sweet as I have to head out early tomorrow morning for work. Enjoy a few images from this year’s parade.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Updates…..FINALLY!!!!
Posted by: nyprdiva on: November 18, 2008
Okay. Okay. I know I said I would update this blog more regularly, but so much has happened over the last few weeks (including a computer that is on its deathbed). I’ve been lucky enough to be a witness to everything from the truly outrageous to the truly momentous. Who would have known that the last quarter of 2008 would be so thrilling? So let’s recap what’s happened so far…
SEPTEMBER
Bryant Park was all a buzz with the chatter about next season’s latest creations in the world of fashion. Models, designers, socialites, celebutantes and others who are fashionably inclined packed the tents to see what would be gracing the racks of our favorite department stores in the Spring. As I do each season, I am backstage at some of the most sought after shows working with the Ground Crew.
This year, I booked shows a total of 16 shows this season including Jill Haus, Rag & Bone, Charlotte Ronson (where Sam Ronson and Lindsay Lohan caused a stir backstage when they came to congratulate Charlotte on her show), newcomers Andy & Deb, DKNY (whose celebration of 20 years in the game was interrupted by PETA storming the stage), Y-3, Diesel, Z Zegna, Gottex, Iodice, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta (where Jennifer Lopez came back stage for an up-close-and-personal view of the collection), Vera Wang, Donna Karan Collection and perennial favorite, American couture designer Chado Ralph Rucci (where I was pleasantly shocked to find out one of my favorite models, Coco, was no longer strutting her stuff for Ralph but rather singing about his amazing work as a member of his PR team)—definitely a very packed week that had me running all over the island of Manhattan. To see pics of the collections from Fashion Week, go here.
Despite my busy schedule, I was able to catch a few shows as an attendee including Pamella Roland, Custo Barcelona and one of my favorite designers, Naeem Kahn. The paparazzi had their hands full with all the celebrities and socialites filing in and out of the various shows. I caught glimpses of photographer Nigel Barker and his wife, America’s Next Top Model duo Jay Manuel and Jay Alexander, songstress Brandy and socialite Nicole Richie.
I capped off Fashion Week at Escape on Manhattan’s west side where Ground Crew teamed with celebrity stylist June Ambrose on BET Film Meets Fashion. A show inspired by five of the most fashion forward films (Shaft, Bonnie & Clyde, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Mahogany and Blow). Some of the models included Bianca and Eugenia of America’s Next Top Model and Stacey McKenzie of the Canadian version of Top Model.
Last year many noted the lack of faces of color on the runways. This year, there was some improvement including models-of-the-moment Chanel Iman gracing the cover of Time Magazine’s Fall Fashion issue and Sessilee Lopez capturing a lucrative cover for Vogue Italia. I am so proud of both of them.
I was exhausted after Fashion Week and so I headed down to South Beach for some much needed rest and relaxation (and celebrated a big birthday) with friends Amaris Acosta (Miss New York United States/Miss Caribbean Hibiscus America) and Joanne Joo. I came back to New York with a tan and jumped right back into the thick of things in October.
OCTOBER
October found me back at work creating and revamping the wardrobes of new clients and reconnecting with some of the interesting people I met during Fashion Week. While at the tents, I met fashion newcomer Leslie Monique. Leslie describes her collection as one that “focuses on the lady who loves being a lady, and relishes in her femininity.” She draws her inspiration from style icons of old including Diana Ross, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie O. and Katherine Hepburn. This self-taught designer has had her creations featured on the pages of WWD and in the movie The Perfect Holiday. She’s also dressed Hollywood starlets Gabrielle Union and Zoë Saldana. I was so impressed by her work that I coaxed her into participating in Henri Bendel’s open call. Lining up at the crack of dawn just for a few minutes before the buyers, she definitely made a great impression. She is definitely one to watch.
October also saw me working the annual Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Front Row Fashion Show event at Roseland Ballroom. Hosted by Law & Order’s Tamara Tunie, this year’s event paid homage to fashion’s elite including models Beverly Johnson and Tyson Beckford and Ground Crew founder and former Fashion Fair model Audrey Smaltz. Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) was a presenter. The show featured the collections of Trophy Husband (a men’s lingerie line), Tracey Reese, Sean John, Steve Cutting, Six Foota, Stephen Burrowes, Douglas Says and many more. I ended October on a high note and geared up for a busy November.
NOVEMBER
November so far has been extremely busy and exciting. I got to witness history with the election of Barack Obama to the White House, making the hopes and dreams of Black people, immigrants, the middle class and so many others come true. Honestly, I never thought I would see a president of color during my lifetime (and for that matter even a president of the fairer sex in this country either—but I’ve been proven wrong so far).
I also headed down to Miami again this month for a few days to work the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with Aminah Benjamin and Ground Crew, which took place at the famed Fountainebleu Hotel. But VS and Fountainebleu shenanigans will be left for my next update. Don’t forget to tune in on December 3rd on CBS to see the show.
Updates are Coming…….
Posted by: nyprdiva on: September 22, 2008
I know it’s been a long long time since my last post, but I have updates coming. Fortunately, I am taking a much needed vacation for my birthday in Miami. I’ll be back in the NYC on Monday and should have Fashion Week and other updates ready for your viewing pleasure. So please stay tuned. THANKS!
An Apology to Chrisette Michele
Posted by: nyprdiva on: July 1, 2008
Instead of detailing my exploits since my last post, I feel the need to send a heartfelt apology to recording artist Chrisette Michele. Before you get the wrong idea, I didn’t do anything personally to her, but after the events of last night, I can’t help extend the sentiment to her.
Last night, a group of friends and I made a trip to Manhattan’s Lower East Side to the hotspot, Boucarou for Vibe Magazine’s VSessions featuring R&B sensation, Chrisette Michele. Sponsored by Seagram’s, the event started off perfectly. The deejay was spinning a great mix of old skool and new school hip hop and R&B. The crowd was on the dance floor and the drinks were flowing.
About an hour after the doors opened, Chrisette took the stage. She began to croon. Unfortunately, those of us who actually came to see her perform could barely hear her due to the crowd. Many of the “guests” felt that their conversations were more important then Chrisette’s performance. So after only one song, she walked off the stage. My friends and I were shocked and dismayed to say the least. One of my girlfriend’s, Nivia, was so angry that she actually got on stage to ask the crowd to show the artist some respect. The crowd ignored her and continued to chat away. It wasn’t long before the deejay started spinning again. My friends and I were so turned off that we just left.
So many things annoyed me about last night’s occurrences. Firstly, the reason for the event was to see Chrisette Michele sing. If people felt the need to carry on conversations, then why come to a concert? But I think the thing that shocked me the most was that no one (not any one from Vibe, the venue or even Chrisette’s team) made an attempt to quiet the crowd. Nivia has no connection whatsoever to Chrisette or Vibe Magazine. She’s a fellow publicist and a fan of the artist…that’s it. Why was she the one to take the initiative to say something– and even after she did, no one even stepped up to reinforce her efforts. How do you produce an event where the crowd is showing little or no respect (or courtesy) for the performer and you don’t say anything? Are you for real?
So in the end, I felt the need to extend a heartfelt apology to Chrisette Michele for the blatant disrespect shown to her by not only the crowd but by the folks that her brought to the venue to perform. Chrisette, you are truly a talented artist who deserves so much better. My sincerest apologies.
For more info about Chrisette Michele, visit her website at www.chrisettemichele.com
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