Ebony Fashion Fair chairpersons

Ebony, Sept, 2004

IN the 47th annual production of the Ebony Fashion Fair, the elegance and panache that have come to be synonymous with the show again will be highlighted during its dramatic debut on September 8 in Tinley Park, III.

Fashion-conscious attendees around the country will witness a unique display of stylish, colorful and appealing attire for women and men. This year's theme, "Living It Up" directs the focus on the one-of-a-kind, spectacular collection of apparel that is featured in the world's premier traveling show, which will include stops in 176 cities by the time it ends on May 15 in Montreal, Canada.

The often-cited, award-winning show features the designs that were selected by the show's producer, Mrs. Eunice W. Johnson, wife of EBONY Publisher John H. Johnson. Included among the designs are those of internationally famous fashion designers, some of whom are African-Americans. The show also highlights items from the collections of the top fashion houses in the United States and Europe.

Noted nonprofit groups sponsor the fashion show in each city, and the following are the chairpersons who help to coordinate the shows in their respective areas.

Gale Baker

Delta Sigma Theta

Tinley Park, Ill.

Sept. 8

Janice Suber

Delta Sigma Theta

Schaumburg, Ill.

Sept. 9

Florida Perry Smith

Links

Milwaukee,. Wis.

Sept. 10

Joyce Graham-Coats

Ultra Art Club

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Sept. 11

Sheryl Jackson

Twig 110 Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio

Sept. 12

Marilyn Thomas Jones

Jane Hunter Civic Club

Canton, Ohio

Sept. 14

Joyce A. Bolden

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Harrisburg, Pa.

Sept. 15

Dr. JoAnn Spencer

This Is Your Life

Assn. Of Lehigh Valley

Allentown, Pa.

Sept. 16

Sondra E. Draper

Phi Delta Kappa

Wilmington, Del.

Sept. 17

Quanda Mitchell-Grasty

Links

Atlantic City, N.J.

Sept. 18

Ann Mitchell Bull

Delta Sigma Theta

Trenton, N.J.

Sept. 19

Joanne Burns

Urban League of Morris County Guild

Morristown, N.J.

Sept. 20

Delores Y. Johnson, M.D.

Shiloh Baptist Church

Plainfield, N.J.

Sept. 21

Sakena D. Young-Scaggs

Delta Sigma Theta

Providence, R.I.

Sept. 23

Jackee Bryant

Sickle Cell Disease Assn. Of America

Hartford, Conn.

Sept. 24

Dr. Leroy C. Williams

Omega Psi Phi

New Haven, Conn.

Sept. 25

Geraldine Phillip-Pierre

Millat Educational Consortium

Boston, Mass.

Sept. 26

Gloria Torrres

Springfield Girls' Club Family Center

Springfield, Mass.

Sept. 28

Nyhisha T. Gibbs

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Sept. 29

Lynda Bagley

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Sept. 30

Geraldine Mitchell

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Hempstead, N.Y.

Oct. 1

LaVerne Winckler-Williams

Committee of 100

Newark, N.J.

Oct. 2

Elaine Edmonds

Harlem YMCA

New York, N.Y.

Oct. 3

Harriet Harrison-Bozeman

Chaperon Club

Englewood, N.J.

Oct. 5

Ross A. Hammond

Foster Military Lodge Temple Assn.

Willingboro, N.J.

Oct. 6

Virginia J. Beasley

Chiku Awali of Rockland

Rockland County, N.Y.

Oct. 7

Dorothy Arrington

Brooklyn

Committee-Brooklyn

Home for the Aged

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Oct. 8

Bernice Minor

Philadelphia Cultural Committee

Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 9

Monica McKinney

Lupton

Delta Sigma Theta

Baltimore, Md.

Oct. 10

Pauline E. Robinson

Delta Sigma Theta

Dover, Dela.

Oct. 12

Addie W. Griffin

National Epicureans

Elizabeth City, N.C.

Oct. 13

Virginia Artis Owens

Delta Sigma Theta

Hampton, Va.

Oct. 14

Ann W. Sumler

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Norfolk, Va.

Oct. 15

Hilda Bagby

Zeta Phi Beta

Richmond, Va.

Oct. 16

Norma Jenkins

Stewart

Continental Society

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 17

Cornelia Pierre

Alpha Wives of Montgomery County

Silver Spring, Md.

Oct. 18

Lovie Winslow

National Council of Negro Women

Syracuse, N.Y.

Oct. 20

Donald Hunter

Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

Rochester, N.Y.

Oct. 21

Cecelia B. Henderson

Links

Buffalo, N.Y.

Oct. 22

Wanda Williamson

NANBPWC

Youngstown, Ohio

Oct. 23

Linda Dove

McIntyre

NANBPWC

Cleveland, Ohio

Oct. 24

Julia Day Jefferson

W.H.I.S.P.E.R Organization

Erie, Pa.

Oct. 25

Audrey Anderson

NANBPWC

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Oct. 26

Phyllis H. Carter

Delta Sigma Theta

Charleston, W.V.

Oct. 27

Georgia Wiley

Cultural Social

Service Organization

Roanoke, Va.

Oct. 28

Joan Cardwell

Urban League Guild

Winston Salem, N.C.

Oct. 29

Bettye J. Young-Stewart

Delta Sigma Theta

Greensboro, N.C.

Oct. 30

Dorothy W. Allison

Zeta Phi Beta

Charlotte, N.C.

Oct. 31

Tonya F. Mackey

Norfolk State

University

Raleigh, N.C.

Nov. 1

Tommy Cox

Omega Psi Phi

Goldsboro, N.C.

Nov. 2

JoAnn E. Smith

YMI Cultural Center

Asheville, N.C.

Nov. 3

Robert L. Stewart

Omega Psi Phi

Knoxville, Tenn.

Nov. 4

Bernetta West-Jones

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Gary, Ind.

Nov. 6

Pearlene Carter

Chicago Inter-Alumni

Council/UNCF

Chicago, Ill.

Nov. 7

Sylvia Buie

Links

East Lansing, Mich.

Nov. 11

Cynthia Booth

Links

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov. 12

Wilma Wright

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Akron, Ohio

Nov. 13

Princella Graham

United Negro College Fund

Detroit, Mich.

Nov. 14

Lula Cosby

Links

Springfield, Ohio

Nov. 15

Debra Bates

NANBPWC

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Nov. 16

Brenda Caldwell

Delta Sigma Theta

Flint, Mich.

Nov. 18

Brenda Vinson

Links

Saginaw, Mich.

Nov. 19

Cheryl Slack

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Toledo, Ohio

Nov. 21

Jeanine P. Donaldson

Elyria YWCA

Elyria, Ohio

Nov. 23

Edna Dudley Baldwin

National Council of Negro Women

Dayton, Ohio

Nov: 26

Pearle F. Washington

Alpha Chi Pi Omega

Indianapolis, Ind.

Nov. 27

Charlotte A. Stevenson

Ebonaise Social & Civic Club

Louisville, Ky.