Ebony Fashion Fair chairpersons

FOR 48 incredible years, the Ebony Fashion Fair has enjoyed the distinction of being the world's premier traveling fashion show, exhibiting the elegance and flair that have been celebrated and applauded by millions. And that tradition continues when the show makes this year's dramatic debut on September 7 in Tinley Park, III.

The 48th annual show, which again will feature a unique display of colorful, stylish and cutting-edge attire for women and men, will travel under the theme, "Fit To Be Fabulous," and the tour will include stops in 179 cities by the time it ends on May 19 in Toronto, Canada.

The spectacular collection of apparel featured in the award-winning show includes 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 U.S. 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

Jassae, Inc., nfp

Delta Sigma Theta

Tinley Park, Ill.

Sept. 7

Janice Suber

Delta Sigma Theta

Schaumburg, Ill.

Sept. 8

Julietta Henry

Links

Milwaukee, Wis.

Sept. 9

Joyce Graham-Coats

Ultra Art Club

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Sept. 10

Sheryl Jackson

TWIG 110 of Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ga.

Sept. 11

Marilyn Thomas Jones

The Jane Hunter

Civic Club

Canton, Ohio

Sept. 13

Joyce Bolden

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Harrisburg, Pa.

Sept. 14

Brenda Jenkins

Delta Outreach and Education Center

Wilmington, Del.

Sept. 16.

Yvonne Russell

Ocean Drifters

Ashbury Park, N.J.

Sept. 17

Alexandrine Porter Martin

Springfield Girls' Club Family Center

Springfield, Mass.

Sept. 27

Dr. Delia J. Loney

Brooklyn Home for Aged People

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Oct. 7

Norma Jenkins Stewart

The Continental Societies

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 16

Phyllis H. Carter

Delta Sigma Theta

Charleston, W.V.

Oct. 26

Karla Hall

United Negro College Fund

Detroit, Mich.

Nov. 4

Ann Mitchell-Bull

Delta Sigma Theta

Trenton, N.J.

Sept. 18

Valerie Scott

Albany High School

Albany, N.Y.

Sept. 28

Bernice Minor

The Philadelphia Cultural Committee

Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 8

Cornelia Pierre

Alpha Wives Club of Montgomery County

Silver Spring, Md.

Oct. 17

Joan Cardwell

Urban League Guild

Winston-Salem N.C.

Oct. 28

Kira Tyler

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Gary, Ind.

Nov. 5

Delores Johnson, M.D.

Shiloh Baptist Church

Plainfield, N.J.

Sept. 20

Lynda Bagley

Alpha Kappa Alpha

New Rochelle, N.Y.

Sept. 29

Monica McKinney Lupton

Delta Sigma Theta

Baltimore, Md.

Oct. 9

Essie Dorsey

National Council of Negro Women

Syracuse, N.Y.

Oct. 19

Bettye Young-Stewart

Delta Sigma Theta

Greensboro, N.C.

Oct. 29

Pearlene Carter

Chicago Inter-Alumni Council-UNCF

Chicago, Ill.

Nov. 6

Suzanne Brown Peters

Delta Sigma Theta

Stamford, Conn.

Sept. 21

Terry Collins-Reyes

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Hempstead, N.Y.

Sept. 30

Frances W. Thomas

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Annapolis, Md.

Oct. 11

Donald Hunter

Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

Rochester, N.Y.

Oct. 20

Dorothy Allison

Zeta Phi Beta

Charlotte, N.C.

Oct. 30

Ganella Anderson

Delta Sigma Theta

Benton Harbor, Mich.

Nov. 8

Sakena De Young Scaggs

Delta Sigma Theta

Providence, R.I.

Sept. 22

Hancey Davis

Committee of 100

Newark, N.J.

Oct. 1

Dr. Carolyn Brooks

Links

Princess Anne, Md.

Oct. 12

Cecelia Henderson

Links

Buffalo, N.Y.

Oct. 21

Dr. Lathan Turner

East Carolina University

Greenville, N.C.

Oct. 31

Gloria S. Lett

Dulcet Club

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Nov. 9

Cecelia Peppers-Johnson

Sickle Cell Disease Assn. Of America

Hartford, Conn.

Sept. 23

Dr. Thelma Dye

Northside Center for Child Development

New York, N.Y.

Oct. 2

Virginia Artis Owens

Delta Sigma Theta

Hampton, Va.

Oct. 13

Wanda Williamson

NANBPWC, Inc.

Youngstown, Ohio

Oct. 22

Cynthia D. Lemmon

Continental Societies

New Bern, N.C.

Nov. 1

Ruth Harris

NANBPWC, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Nov. 10

Dr. Leroy Williams

Omega Psi Phi

New Haven, Conn.

Sept. 24

Harriett Harrison-Bozeman

The Chaperon Club

Englewood, N.J.

Oct. 4

Ann Sumler

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Norfolk, Va.

Oct. 14

Linda Dove-McIntyre

NANBPWC, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Oct. 23

Deloris F. McDowell

NAACP

Morganton. N.C.

Nov. 2

Miriam West

Links

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov. 11

Geraldine Pierre,

Millat Educational Consortium

Boston, Mass.

Sept. 25

Tahese Toney

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Rockland County, N.Y.

Oct. 6

Hilda Bagby

Zeta Phi Beta

Richmond, Va.

Oct. 15

Audrey Anderson

NANBPWC, Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Oct. 25

Robert Stewart

Omega Psi Phi

Knoxville, Term

Nov. 3

Dr. Evonne H. Whitmore

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Akron, Ohio

Nov. 12

Ida Alexander

NAACP-(WIN)

Sandusky, Ohio

Nov. 15

Brenda Vinson

Links

Saginaw, Mich.

Nov. 19

Izola Neilson