ESTABLISHED SUMMER 2013
The Academy was created to: • Promote poise, confidence and self esteem in girls ages 13 to 19 • Offer fun, fashion-oriented activities
Molding iconic young women SPOTLIGHT
Summer 2013
Teen Models Sizzle in Summer Style Show
• Teach basic print and runway modeling
The Academy, which includes 17 teen fashionistas and three junior fashionistas, showcased the hottest fashions at a June 30th style show. It was the culmination of a month’s worth of activities. The event, held at The Flame Catering and Banquet Centre in New Bern, N.C., featured entertainment acts and door prizes. Guests dined on heavy hors d’oeuvres while the models sported eyecatching casual and formal wear in bright yellows, teals and reds. Clothing providers included two New Bern stores — World Fashions and Cato — along with Strut Boutique-Jacksonville.
Photos: Lorenzo Jones
Editor & Graphic Designer: Valentina Wilson
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Valentina Wilson’s Teen Fashion Academy Style Show
Photos: Lorenzo Jones SPOTLIGHT
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Valentina Wilson’s Teen Fashion Academy Style Show
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Weekly Workshops
The girls took part in the month-long fashion camp, free of charge, in June 2013. Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Kimberly Smith-Moore led a class on age-appropriate skin care.
A mother’s love: mothers pose with their fashionista daughters.
Erica Jefferson, CEO & founder of the nonprofit women’s ministry, Be Inspired!, showed the girls how to make vision boards. The activity focused on positive thinking and goal setting.
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Weekly Workshops
The girls competed in a styling challenge at Helping Hands Boutique, a resale store that supports domestic violence survivors. The winners, Harmony, NaTia and Navea, received free manicures.
Stylists Lorean Gatling Wilson and Jasmine The girls put their skills to the test. They designed Williams (second and third from left) gave the girls tips for healthy hair. dresses made of toilet paper, held together by tape.
Janie Dillahunt taught the girls table etiquette.
NeTashia Kennedy shared the secrets to dressing for success.
OUR FOUNDER
OUR 2013 SPOKESMODEL
Mary Bender is 19 years old and lives in New Bern.
Model Auditions Coming Soon!
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: VALENTINA WILSON’S TEEN FASHION ACADEMY Valentina Wilson is a TV news anchor, personal stylist and event planner. She has won numerous awards for her journalistic work, but her biggest reward comes from the smiles on the girls’ faces. “I tell the teens to let their inner beauty shine,” Wilson said. “It’s the light that lights the world!”
IN THE NEWS
The Teen Fashion Academy was center stage as the focus of a recent article in the New Bern Sun Journal.
OUR 2013 NON-PROFIT PARTNER
OUR 2013 VICE PRESIDENT
Erica Jefferson is the CEO and founder of Be Inspired! The non-profit women’s ministry offers faith-building workshops and an online prayer network.
Lorean Gatling Wilson is an anointed singer who loves giving back to the community. She is the owner of Lorean’s Creative Hair Design in Cove City.
SUPPORT OUR GIRLS! DONATE TODAY: www.ladiesempowerment.com/teenfashion For more information: 252-361-3151 valentinafashion@mail.com