Ms. Veteran America 2016 - Maryland Photographer

In early October, I had the honor of capturing the Ms. Veteran America award celebration.  These ladies are amazing and have proudly or are currently serving in the military.  These women as part of the competition take on the platform of raising money and awareness for homeless female veterans and their families.  For this campaign the women raised $80K towards the initiative and the organization of Final Salute Inc. 
This competition is far from a beauty pageant!  These ladies not only compete in talent, questions and stage presentation; but they also competed in a push up competition right on the stage in front of the spectators.  It was great to see those that dropped cheer on their comrades in this section of the night.  From 25 it went to the Top 10 and then the Final 3 and then the final question.  Congrats to Captain Molly Mae Porter who was crowned Ms. Veteran America 2016!
 

WOE Magazine Launch - Maryland Photographer

An amazing time was had by all that attended the WOE Magazine Launch that happened at the Nordstrom's in Annapolis.  Let me begin by saying that it was a first class event and Candice Nicole PR came through on all the details of the event. Ayo and her team was amazing and it was a very uplifting event.  The panel gave words of wisdom on daily life as well as starting your business and building your dreams.  There was a mini fashion show to showcase the WOE women which has many facets to her life and also makeup staff was on hand to glam up the participants. 

If you would like to subscribe to WOE Magazine you can do so at www.woemagazine.com.

MILITARY SPOTLIGHT: Prowess Modeling Agency

There’s a new and unique alternative to hiring our heroes. Prowess steps away from traditional employment and launched the nation’s first fashionable employment initiative. Founded, operated and owned by veterans in spring 2015, Prowess is making its mark by penetrating an industry typically not pursued as a career change for service members in transition. The military has taught our nation’s heroes to adapt and overcome any obstacle; if they can march, then they can surely strut the runway with the best of them.

Prowess’ fleet includes, Prowess Women, Prowess Men, Prowess Curvy, Prowess Physique and Prowess Brats. U.S. military bases have Military Exchanges, which bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year – a majority of the consumers are service members and their families. Troops and their families enjoy popular brands at Military Exchanges, such as, Coach, Ralph Lauren, Lucky Brand, Tommy Hilfiger, Bali, Hanes, Under Armour, Nike, Levis and Michael Kors and many more. The time has come where we should walk into any Military Exchange or Fashion Week and see these designers represented by our nation’s finest!

If veterans have modeling on their bucket list, then they are perfect candidates for Prowess. Interested veterans should contact Prowess at model@prowessmodels.com and visit their website, www.prowessmodels.com, for additional information about the agency.