DeShawn Hatcher
DeShawn Hatcher is in love with being a makeup artist. This freelancing native New Yorker has been published in over 50 magazines (i.e. Vanity Fair, Ocean Drive, etc). She has been a requested makeup expert on television and her work has been seen on Entertainment Tonight, AMC, MTV, BET and Saturday Night Live. She has worked on major advertising campaigns for such companies as Boost Mobile, Budwiser, and Iceberg, and has been a key makeup artist on hundreds of different projects - including fashion runway - all in just four years. DeShawn has worked with the types of major celebrities and photographers that most artists can only place on their wish list. Vanessa Williams says about DeShawn, “DeShawn’s genius brought out the beauty inside me.” Her hands have also touched Tom Cruise, Beyonce, & Nelly to name a few. She has worked with great photographers David LaChapelle and the artist Mark Seliger.
DeShawn feels blessed to be given many great opportunities and realizes with such bountiful gifts comes a lot of giving back. She donates her time with churches and charities such as Muscular Dystrophy, Gilda’s Club, and Welfare to Work programs. “Being a makeup artist affords me the ability to not only do the things I had only dreamed of but to give back.”
Anne Sachs
Anne Sachs is the Online Editor of Glamour, the new digital version of Glamour Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle guide. She worked with Paul Wharton on his monthly “Ask Paul” column at her previous position as the Executive Editor of ELLEgirl.com. She began her online career at MTV Networks as a reporter/researcher, and left to freelance as a television and web writer, working on special projects for CNN, The Economist, and Gallup.com. Before landing at ELLEgirl.com and Glamour, Anne was a reporter for Vitals, a men's luxury lifestyle magazine.
Lu Celania Sierra
If you've read a fashion magazine or sat in the front-row of a major designer's fashion show, then the face of Lu Celania Sierra is probably familiar to you. Discovered by the Zoli Modeling Agency in New York, this 5'11" beauty began her career as a showroom model in her teens. After a year with Zoli, she decided to take off to Europe for some fine-tuning and to work with some of the best models and designers in the industry.
As a hugely successful print and runway model, Lu has walked the runway for some of the biggest designers including: Bob Mackie, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, Patrick Kelly, Giorgio Armani, Escada and Randolph Duke - just to name a few. A modeling icon, she is still taking on modeling assignments in venues all around the world. With a worn-out passport, her career has taken her to the fashion capitols of the world: Paris, Italy, Germany, London, Tokyo and New York. Lu takes the stage and storms the runway with a rolling gait, an enigmatic game face, and a rambunctious energy that's tempered with classic American beauty. She has traveled the world and back, showcasing the best that today's designers have to offer. Lu has been represented by some of the country's top modeling agencies, including Zoli, Ford, and her current agent - Elite.