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Sitting:
Actress Victoria McGuinness and International Opera
Singer Estere Diva the Winner of Eurovision when itwas
held in Paris.
Ist
Row Standing:
Julia Zimmerman from Vienna Austria,
Valdis Freimanis, Inese Zeimule
Mory
Rivera,
G loria T. Cressler The Producer
of the event, Actress & Film Maker & Multiple Award
Winner Maria Soccor, Dr. & Scientist Stella Nowicki, Valorie
Dash VH-1 and Dash Radio
2nd
Row:
Artist Henry Sotto, Michael Cole,
Back Row:
Journalist James Grundvig, Multiple Award Winning
Director, Producer & Writer Dean Love, Richard Alan of Richard
Alan Management, Marcos Acevedo & many more
sorry I can not give all the names.
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Elite
Professional Networking Group
Black Tie International Magazine
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Giorgio G Cognac
(from famous designer Giorgio Gucci),
International
Wine Master, Emperors Vodka
CoCo Mat
International
PRESENTS
CELEBRITY
PLATINUM RED CARPET EVENT
Benefiting
ANITAS
CHILDREN ORGANIZATION
Thursday
November 07, 2019
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
At
the beautiful COCO-MAT IN SOHO
49 Mercer Street,
Between Grand and Broome
FASHION SHOWS, AWARD NIGHT, INTERNATIONAL
WINE TASTING & ART EXHIBITION
PRODUCED By:
Gloria Consolacion Tamayo Cressler
President/Founder Elite Professional Networking Group
International
Editor Black Tie International Magazine
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Models with the
designer Kimberly Towers of Runway Couture |
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ARTICLE BY GLORIA T. CRESSLER
International
Editor
Photographs by
David Kogut Wire Service
Julia Linekin
VH-1,
Dash Radio |
Our Platinum
Red Carpet Fashion Shows- Award Night,
International Wine Tasting and Art
Exhibition was another great success in
spite of the heavy rain our guests attended
with their umbrellas. They are truly great
friends. Some came all the way from New
Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut, Manhattan,
Queens, and my friend Dr. and Scientist Dr.
Stella Nowicki travelled from Nashville, TN
in order to be here for this event. Julia
Zimmerman from Vienna Austria and Dubai, and
so many other friends came from afar and
participated.
The event was
produced by
Elite
Professional Networking Group (headed by
Gloria T. Cressler, President and Founder of
EPNG) and Black Tie International Magazine.
Ms. Cressler is the International Editor and
Gerard McKeon is the Publisher of Black Tie
Magazine.
One of our Awardees
was
Actress and Film Maker Maria
Soccor –
A
multiple Award Winner in the Movie Industry
Maria Soccor is an actress and film maker,
known for Another
World (1964), K-Ville (2007)
and Kicks (2018).
She has 8 nominations and 8 wins. She
received an award at International of World
Cinema, Berlin, International Filmmaker
Festival of World Cinema, London,
International Filmmaker Festival of World
Cinema, Milan, Long Island International
Film Expo, Long
Island NY, and Madrid International
Film Festival. She looked great and her
stunning evening gown.
Another Award Winner
Director, Producer & Writer Dean Love of FBI
FILES, LIFE IN MARS, QUEEN ELIZABETH 1
(THE VIRGIN QUEEN), WINE 101 and other
movies.
His latest movie ANGEL
IN THE FOXHOLE received 3 awards. Mr.
Love is an Emmy award-winning documentary
Producer, Director, and Writer. He has
received Three
Emmys, Two
New York Film Festival Awards, Eight
Telly Awards, a Cine Golden
Eagle Award, and a Videographers
Award of Excellence. You will find
his programs have aired on PBS, The
Discovery Channel, National Geographic
Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, RLTV
among others in the US.
Our designers are:
Lady Jones of London, England &
Runway Couture USA of New York City
Lady
Jones of
London, England, was born in London,
England. A graduate of the prestigious
Parsons School of Design in New York City,
and has a Law Degree received
in England.
Kimberly Towers is co-owner of Runway
Couture in Bellmore, Long Island NY.
She has been designing for over 23
years. Kimberly believes “Never let them
forget the moment you walk through the
door”. Kimberly, her partner, Blanca
Fuentes, and her team design dresses using
unexpected mediums and high-end imported
fabrics to create unique apparel for each
individual. Thus allowing each individual to
exude that special confidence, and giving
each one a flattering unique red carpet look
for every shape, size, and figure.
The
International Wine Tasting went very well.
The guests loved the different international
selections that included delicious wines and
sparkling wines from all over the
World brought by Wine Worldwide Inc.,
International Wine Master, Bartenura Wines,
Pacific Highway Wines and Global Fine Wines.
We want to thank them all for all their
participation.
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The Press
came, some came all the way from California.
VH1 was there, with a stunning lady doing
the interview by the name of Valorie Dash
who was wearing a beautiful evening gown,
and looked like a model herself. She brought
two camera men, one to take pictures and the
other one to film the event… Which I also
do when traveling to cover events in Europe
and Dubai and the Whole Emirates. We also
had a gentlemen from the Wire Service and
the Friars Club, David Kogut who took great
pictures, Julia LinkedIn, and
several newspapers and magazines. Several
photographers also showed up, so we had
plenty coverage.
We
would like to thank Zografos and Coco-Mat of
Soho for Hosting this event.
Coco-Mat IS
A GREEK RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER OF
SUSTAINABLE MATTRESSES AND HOME GOODS WITH MORE
THAN 100 STORES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Everybody had
a great time even with the rain… including
Members of the Press and Designers (if your
Press and Designers are happy when you are
putting an event) that means that the event
was great success, and that you had done a
good job. When there is a problem the Press
and Designers will be the first ones to
complain. Some insight I have gleaned doing
this for more than 30 years since I was in
high school in Hawaii. I used to put big
Events and Fashion Shows in large hotels in
Hawaii attended by the wives of the Governor
the Mayor, The First Lady of the
Philippines, wives of the Senators, and
Congressmen, and so many other VIP'S and
other guests.
We
want to thank everyone!
Our great
friends who came to our Platinum Red Carpet
event with Fashion Shows, Award Night, Wine
Tasting and Art Exhibition by Nataly Stern
and Henry Sotto.
Nataly Stern went
to Art School in a College in Ukraine, and
continued to study at the Art League and at
FIT Fashion Design in New York City. Art
Exhibitions include New York City and Miami.
Besides painting abstract art, she also does
portraits, and has private collectors in the
US, and in Europe and sells to galleries.
Henry Sotto is
a Queens resident, self-taught
Colombian-American Artist known for his
digital artistry with 3D graphic software. Initially
he started with pen and pencil renderings,
and then later on transformed his unique art
using computer-generated lines, shapes and
colors. As he continued exploring his art,
profoundly understanding the abstract -
where geometric shapes of circles, squares
and rectangles mixed with an array of the
colorful gradients in the spectrum takes us
to appreciate his distinctive one-of-a-kind
art.
We will never
forget your loyalty.
It was truly
another fabulous evening where our designers
Runway Couture USA of New York City and Lady
Jones of London England created
beautiful evening gowns and spectacular
dresses which are wonderful enough to be
displayed and sold at Harrods in London,
England.
Our Talented
Awardees Actress and Filmmaker Maria Soccor
and Award Winning Director, Producer &
Writer Dean Love both has multiple awards.
Our Super
models did a wonderful job showing off their
beautiful creations headed by Angelina
Shipilina, Liga Fremaine, Elena Kodkolova,
Anna, Amanda, Svenja, Jelleah and of course
Kimberly Towers of Runway Couture in which
she modeled her own gold dress creation.
And of course
our very own International Opera Singer:
Estere Diva did such a wonderful job at
singing and entertaining us. Estere is
a seasoned Soprano with
performance experience in many musicals and
European productions, movies & television
shows. Estere has been seen in Europe's
premier music festival, "The Eurovision",
and won first place when it was held in
Paris. She has several concert at Carnegie
Hall and other famous places.
We
want to give a shout out of appreciation to
all our friends who help us from Marcos
Acevedo, Sam Ramic, Adrian Dukal, Michael
Cole, Henry Sotto, Jennifer Khan Nowak, and
Nataly Stern. Thank
you to Dr. Stella who came all the way from
Nashville, TN and to Julia Zimmerman from
Vienna Austria and Dubai who came for this
event and many more friends.
Sorry we can't put you all in the photos.
Unfortunately… there was not enough space on
the stage itself, but the place was large.
Our great assistants headed by Daniel Jones
and his classmates did a good job in
assisting us. And of course our Sponsors:
Wine Worldwide Inc., Bartenura Wines,
Highway Pacific Wines International Wine
Masters Global Fine Wines, and others. Thank
you all for a job well done!
Our Guests
include Sam & Dushka Ramic, Jerry La Vecchia,
June Persaud, Marc Segelnick and Daniel
Minehart , Hayden Kopser, Olgierd Minkiewicz,
Frank Huplosky, Marelissia Rito, Joan
Dombrowski, Julia
Linekin, Tjay Kowalchuck, Pata L. Llano,
Dimitri Kiriazov, Max Myers, Richard Alan,
Victoria McGuinnes and many more sorry
we do not have all the names of the guests a
lot of our guests brought there friends.
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Mr. Zografos General Manager for COCO-MAT
SOHO |
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Gerard McKeon Publisher Black Tie
International Magazine
Multiple Awardee Maria Soccor and Gloria Cressler President/Founder EPNG |
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Multiple Awardee Dean Love |
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Actress Victoria McGuiness, Award Winning
Director, Producer & Writer Dean Love, David Kogut of the
Wire Service and Friars Club
at the back Richard
Alan of Richard Alan Management. |
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Actress and Film
Maker Maria Soccor and her niece and long time friend.
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Victoria
McGuiness Gloria T. Cressler and Valorie Dash
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Artist
Henry Soto |
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Artist Henry Soto |
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Design by Lady Jones |
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Design by Lady Jones |
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Design by Lady Jones |
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Design by Runway Couture |
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Design by Lady Jones |
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Design by Runway Couture |
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Designer Sharon Jones
of Lady Jones Designs
and Kimberly Towers of Runway Couture |
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Lady in Green gown |
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Valorie Dash of VH 1 and Designer Kimberly Towers of
Runway Couture
whose Gold outfit was also design by her |
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Model Liga Fraimane |
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short dress |
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Model Angelina
Shipilina in Black evening Gown |
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Models
in Green Evening Gowns Elena Konovalova, Liga Fraimane and
Svenja |
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Nataly Stern |
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Nataly
Stern |
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This
year’s AWARDEES |
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Award Winner Producer,
Writer and Actress Maria Soccor
Maria Soccor is
an actress and producer, known for
Another World (1964),K-Ville (2007)
and Kicks (2018).
She has 8 nominations and 8 wins
She received an
award at International of World Cinema, Berlin
International
Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema,
Milan
Long
Island International Film Expo, Long Island
Madrid
International Film Festival, Madrid
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Vivion Scully Trade
Commisioner of Jaimaca
Vivion Scully is
Consul at the Consulate General of JAMAICA
in New York City where he is in charge of Trade
and Investment for JAMAICA. Vivion is a leading
authority on inward investment with Jamaica’s investment
agency, JAMPRO. He currently serves as Manager for
JAMPRO’s NorthAmerican Regional Office with offices
in Toronto and New York City
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Award Winner Director,
Producer & Writer Dean Love
of (FBI FILES,
LIFE IN MARS, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE 1 THE VIRGIN QUEEN,
WINE 101 and other movies.
His latest Movie ANGEL IN THE FOXHOLE had received 3 awards. Mr. Love is
an Emmy award-winning documentary producer, director,
and writer. He has received three Emmys, two New York
Film Festival Awards, eight Telly Awards, a Cine Golden
Eagle Award, and a Videographers Award of Excellence.
His programs have aired on PBS, The Discovery
Channel, National Geographic Channel,TLC, Animal Planet,
RLTV among others in the US.
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Mr. Ken Utsumi
General Manager & Chief
Operating Officer, The Castle of Tarrytown
Ken Utsumi
earned his MBA in Osaka before enrolling in ICE’s
Hospitality & Hotel Management program to add a
specialized certificate to his resume. Upon graduation,
he was hired as the general manager and COO of Castle
Hotel & Spa, which Sankara Hospitality Group owns and
manages, in Tarrytown, a half-hour north of New York
City. The historic property began as a castle in 1910
and became a luxury hotel in 1996. Today, Ken says the
property prides itself on a cross-boundary
team operation and offers flexible, efficient and
attentive service.
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Fashion Show:
Featured
SHARON JONES of London England
Sharon Jones of London England, MS
Jones was born in London, England. She is a graduate
of the prestigious Parsons School of Design
in New York City.
Sharon also received her Law Degree from Wolverhampton University
in England.
RUNWAY COUTURE USA
Kimberly Towers is co-owner of
Runway Couture in Bellmore, Long
Island. Designing for over 23
years, Kimberly believes “Never let them
forget the moment you walk through the
door”. Kimberly, her partner, Blanca
Fuentes and her team design dresses
using unexpected mediums and the highest
end importedfabrications to create
dresses for each individual, allowing
her to exude confidence and giving a
flattering red-carpet look
to every shape and figure.
OUR MODELS
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Model/Actress
Denise Dietrichs is
originally from Germany. She modeled for Victoria
Secret and (she is Top 20 for Victoria Secret Angel
Tour) She models in different big fashion houses and
was in several movies. As an Actress she was
in "Still A teen Movie." She is a TV Host for German
television, modeled for Loreal, Bronner Brohters,
Spanx Underwear Disneys Fairy Tale Wedding Bookshoot, ''America’s
got Talent," BYSOG Handbag, TV Host for German
channel Television IBS Hairshow LA Express Cover
Girl April 2009 Redken Puma,
VUE Water, Trident Gum, Mercedez Benz Polo Event
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Model/Actress Miss Russia New York
Angelina Shipilina.
Angelina was born in Russia. She was a swimmer, finished
art school and was a 3-time champion of Russia doing
long and triple jump. She received 2 Bachelor degrees;
in Physical Education and as a Practitioner
Psychologist. After graduation Angelina went to modeling
school and start doing runway, commercials and was a
winner of many beauty pageants; Miss Diaspora
International, Miss Fa, Vice Miss Russian Universe, Miss
AMN Inter. Jewelry Queen, Top Models Russia-Litvenia.
Later she moved to New York and graduated with Honors
with a degree in Management, Hospitality and Tourism
from LaGuardia Community College.
Angelina has
worked on several TV shows and movies; "Creed II" “White
Color”, “Blue Bloods”, “Law and Order.” Movies; “My
Super Ex-girlfriend”, “No Love in the Big City.” Fashion
Shows; New York Couture Fashion Week, Nicky Hilton,
Donna Karen, Macy’s, Elizabeth Arden, Paul Mitchell,
Indashio. Commercials; Spike TV, the Howard Stern
Show, the Maury Povich Show, Samsung, Brooks Brothers
and on the cover of Talent Motion, Farbe, B&B, TR
Magazine, Institute, Entrigue Magazine
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Liga
Frieman has
worked with designers like Kevin Hall, Amanda
Wakeley, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Dore exquisite
gowns, Lorii, Lisa Yamasaki, J's Hair Studio, Kristi
Vosbeck, Velrose, Urzula of Switzerland, Jia, Minan
Wong, HUE and many others. For a few years I have
worked as an Exclusive Model of Beyond Comics Inc.
My body was used as a prototype for female
characters in BC comic books. I have been cast in
various video projects such as - German Hit TV
show, Bronxnet TV, Beauty by Karma commercial and
others as well as I have portrayed body double to
Keira Knightley and Rose Byrne.
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Our Entertainment
Estere
Diva & Guiseppe Taormina
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Soprano
ESTERE Diva
is an International Concert Vocalist who performs in
Concerts throughout the U.S.A
and Europe, at private and social events, Fundraisers,
Corporate events and Fashion Shows.
ESTERE
represented Israel in the esteemed European Song
Festival
"THE EUROVISION" and with her group
Who won First
Place when it was held in Paris
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Tenor
Giuseppe Taormina the recipient
of Mario Lanza Award. He has performed in
Italy, Europe, and
the United States, as well as a worldwide tour of the
Middle and Far East with the "Ambassadors of Opera". He was
born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
and moved to
New York City. Mr. Taormina has given command performances
for Kings of both Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, also Imelda
Marcus, the former First Lady of the Philippines. He
traveled to St. Croix, in the Virgin Islands, where he sang
in concert in a Castle, hosted by Countess Nadia De
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ADDITIONAL CORPORATE SPONSORS
FREIXENET MIONETTO USA, PERNOD RICARD
USA,
WINE WORLDWIDE INC, INTERNATIONAL
WINE MASTER
GLOBAL FINE WINES & PACIPIC WINES &
SPIRIT
The
Events which we organize always support Charity
Organizations.
This time we are supporting
ANITAS
CHILDREN ORGANIZATION
Contact
Gloria Cressler
President & Founder
Elite
Professional Networking Group
International Editor
Black Tie
International Magazine
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Awardee
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President & Founder Power Team International,
Gerard Mc Keon
Publisher and Founder Black Tie International
Magazine,
and the Producer of the Event
Gloria T. Cressler
President & Founder Elite Professional
Networking Group
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