Beauty is Ageless - Special Issue by Alabama Fashion Alliance

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Beauty Is Ageless

Special Issue | April 2022

2022 Beauty is Ageless Contributors

LeJeune AFA Founder/Designer Fashion Coach

Vic Vergara Vergara Photography

Derrick Williams Photography & Virtuoso Designs

Tanya Freelance MUA Enhanced Beauty

BEAUTY IS AGELESS These women courageously took on the role of “fashion model” at AFA’s recent Fashion Magazine Shoot and Workshop. This “Beauty is Ageless” issue is dedicated to the celebration of women 50 and over, and all phenomenal women worldwide.

Jennifer Urbanic JL Photography

We celebrate all of you! (L-R) Ellena LeJeune, Carol, Ramona, Venice. Vergara Photography

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Name: Venice M. Wilson

Photo by Derrick Williams

Position: Serial Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Venice Fitness Pageant LLC, Personal Trainer Born: Louisville, Ky Educational Background: Associates Degree in Electronics, Associate Degree in Biblical Studies, Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed and Ordained Minister Military: Army Veteran Awards: Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, . Certificate of Achievement for Primary Leadership Development Course, Certificate of Promotion in the United States Army, Operation Just Cause Award Married, 2 Stepchildren and 1 Grandson What makes beauty ageless to me? Focusing on what is most important to you when it comes to feeling good about who you are from the inside out. Once you get to this point in your life, not only will you experience beauty for yourself, but you will realize that beauty was always looking at you in the mirror the whole time and this is ageless. Future Goals: Launch Venice Fitness Pageant in the near future locally, and worldwide, and to continue to pursue modeling and acting jobs. issuu.com/alabamafashionalliance | April 2022 Beauty is Ageless

Model: Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Models: LeJeune & Venice Photo by Vic Vergara

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Photo by Derrick Williams

Name: Carol Watts •

Position/Business: I retired after 40 years of service in a medical profession. I am an occasional volunteer Nordic Walking instructor at Olli on the UAH campus, reinventing myself as a hobbyist author and designer.

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Where are you from: I came to Huntsville in 1975 as a NASA co-op student in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona, met and married a Southerner.

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Educational background: I have multiple college degrees, I am always learning. I would be a professional student if there was a degree for it.

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Any awards/recognitions: It does not matter at my age, I just try to do good anyway

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Married, Single, Children, Grandchildren? All of them, each during the seasons of life.

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What makes beauty ageless to you? Good health, purpose and happiness

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Future goals: On a local scale, promote a healthy active outdoor lifestyle within the community and help others with their creative endeavors.

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Model: Carol Wearing personal wardrobe Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Carol Wearing personal wardrobe Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Carol Wearing personal wardrobe Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Carol Dress design by Carol Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Carol Dress design by Carol Photo by Vic Vergara

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Fashion Elements -Jennifer Urbanic-

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Ellena LeJeune The Birmingham, AL native, Ellena LeJeune, is the Founder of the Alabama Fashion Alliance (est. 2011) and fashion designer for her own line of ladies clothing, LeJeune Signature. She started designing at the age of 12, receiving a crash course in sewing by her neighbor, Lydia Aqeel. She is one of 9 children, and was blessed to be raised in loving 2-parent home. With a college background in Computer Science, she has held various positions with major corporations throughout her working career. She has received many awards and recognitions, but receives her greatest reward by being a source of support, helping make dreams realities. Faith in God has been the foundation of all of her successes, and the main motivator for helping her move forward in the face of tremendous challenges. Ellena believes that Beauty is Ageless, because it’s not just external. She believes that true beauty is being transformed by the World of God. There is no greater beauty. There is no greater evidence of God’s love. Ellena LeJeune resides in Huntsville, AL and has one daughter, Celine, who is the light of her life. issuu.com/alabamafashionalliance | April 2022 Beauty is Ageless

Model: Ellena LeJeune Make-up by Tanya Harris Wearing Personal Wardrobe Jewelry by Bijoux Belle Hsv Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Ellena LeJeune Make-up by Tanya Harris Wearing Personal Wardrobe Jewelry by Bijoux Belle Hsv Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Ellena LeJeune Make-up by Tanya Harris Wearing LeJeune Signature Jewelry by Bijoux Belle Hsv Photo by Vic Vergara

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Model: Ellena LeJeune Make-up by Tanya Harris Wearing LeJeune Signature Jewelry by Bijoux Belle Hsv Photo by Vic Vergara

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Photo by Derrick Williams

Dr. Ramona L. Hyman's "Bio" Dr. Ramona L. Hyman is a writer, speaker and professor “whose words are powerful memories for us to walk in the 21st century,” says poet Sonia Sanchez. Soulfully single and from Philadelphia, PA, Hyman serves as professor of English at Oakwood University. Dr. Hyman is a graduate of Temple University (BA), Andrews University (MA), and earned her PhD from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She earned her CMMI certification from ISACA and a certificate from the H.E.R.S Leadership Institute. African American critic Dr. Joyce Joyce says, “Hyman challenges audiences to explore a poetic imagination grounded in a feel for the southern landscape, African- American literary and political history, Black spirituality, and a creative fusion of Black folk speech with a Euro-American poetic vernacular. Dr. Ramona L. Hyman emerges as a strong Black intellectual poetic voice.” Hyman is an author. She is the co-editor of African American Seventh-day Adventist Healers in a Multi-cultural Nation (Pacific Press). She is the author of two collections of poetry-- In the Sanctuary of De South, I Am Black America. Hyman's future goal is to publish a collection of essays-- “Montgomery 55 on My Mind: Lessons from the Boycott,” and “Jesus in Alabama,” a poetry collection. Dr. Hyman has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Alabama Humanities Alliance, and Alabama State Council on the Arts. She is a member of the Huntsville Literary Association. Dr. Hyman is the co-founder/director of Camp Smart Creative Writing Camp. In 2022, Dr. Hyman was appointed to serve as a Governor’s Appointee for the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Beauty is ageless when a woman flowers authentically and joyously as she trusts the wisdom of her body as it speaks to her.

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Model: Ramona Make-up by Tanya Harris Wearing personal wardrobe Photo by Vic Vergara