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Newest ATL Housewife Cynthia Bailey, has viewing party

Monday, October 11th, 2010

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Cynthia Bailey

Atlanta is such a great city for parties and night life fun! Yesterday evening, I was invited to a viewing party for the newest cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Cynthia Bailey. The viewing party was held at Rare restaurant. The private affair was filled with tastemakers, industry folks, her family and close friends.

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We viewed the show on a projection screen, while onlookers munched on tapas eats and sipped on cocktails from the bar. Cynthia and her beau Peter Thomas arrived to the party looking ravishing. Cynthia showed those pearly whites the whole night as she posed for the cameras and then sat to watch the 2nd episode where she made her debut.

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Group 3d

On the show it was pure entertainment, like we all were watching a remixed soap opera. Everyone was having a great time and I was going in on twitter lol. The atmosphere was full of love. I would like to thank April Love for the personal invite, please enjoy the pics!

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Some pics courtesy of the best dressed photographer in Atlanta Paras Griffin.

Loft 22 Grand Opening

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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Princess Banton Lofters creator of The Atlanta Housewives just launched her own production company called, Loft 22. Thursday night her office was filled with well wishers,friends and family as she just smiled the night away. It was hosted by my bookie Lisa Wu Hartwell. I had the pleasure of meeting Princess a couple of years ago and she is such a pleasant lady.

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Princess Banton Lofters

From April Love:

“Princess Banton-Lofters is the Founder and CEO of Loft 22 Entertainment, a successful entertainment production company based inAtlanta, GA. Loft22 Entertainment creates, produces, writes, pitches, and develops television show concepts for major networks from pre- to post production. The company has a unique specialty in casting all talent for programming produced under its corporate umbrella. Loft 22 Entertainment strives to create thrilling, dramatic, and inspiring programming and accomplishes this through Banton-Lofters’s exceptional gift for developing talent and breakout concepts. Operating under the mission of “Dreaming Big,” and within only a few months of launching, the company received its first development deal with a major production company”.

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Mele Cotte cake

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On October 15-17th Loft 22 Entertainment will present The Southern Television & Film Summit. They are looking for all filmakers,producers,directors,writers,network execs, casting agents, actors, investors, film students and film enthusiast! For more info please visit: www.stafsummit.com Check out the pics and I wish her many years of success! Thanks April Love for the personal invite!

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CBS Better Mornings,Tv anchor Corinna Allen

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Chris(Mele Cotte) cake designer

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April Love,Lisa, Melanie Mitchell

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Comedian Rodney Perry and I

*Some pics by Paras Griffin

www.Loft22entertainment.com

The Weave Shop Grand Opening

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

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This evening I went to a pinktastic grand opening located right down the road from me. Atlanta’s housewife Lisa Wu Hartwell was the host for the evening. Business womenpreneur LaTonya Saunderson is the owner of The Weave Shop.

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Lisa Wu Hartwell and LaTonya Saunderson

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This full service salon is her 8th venture and she plans on opening more. She is best known for doing sew in weaves starting at 50.00. Her new loctation is in Lawrenceville, Ga but she has salons in Michigan, and New Jersey too. If you’re in the market, LaTonya also offers franchise opportunities.

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LaTonya is working on manufacturing her own hair line and taping a reality show. Wow she is a very busy lady,my goodness!

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Pole La Bella in the building

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Lisa,Grace and April

The salon was so cute and was decorated with a lot of pink! You know I was loving that lol. Many fashionistas came out to support LaTonya and her good friend Sarah Stokes from Making the Band 2.

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LaTonya,Mom,Lisa and Sarah

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Friends out to support

They both grew up in Detroit,Michigan and Sarah was quoted as saying that, “we go way back, we use to call LaTonya, “Tonka” when she was a rapper” lol. They have supported each other through the years and she was happy to fly out from Los Angeles where she resides now with her 3 children. Sarah is working on a new single to come out late this fall.

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Buddies for life

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Lisa,Ed and Sarah

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I asked her how did she like working with PDiddy and she said, it was the best experience of her life. She told me she was also wearing a Cache dress with BeBe stiletto shoes.

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Sonya, Lisa and friend

The party was very nice and everyone loved the pink decor in the salon. The food was very good and the cake was too yummy ! It was made by Chris who owns MeleCotte.

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Cake by Mele Cotte

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Enjoy the pics and I want to congratulate LaTonya for helping women all over the world. She shows us all that women can do the damn thing! I would like to thank April Love and Melanie Mitchell for the personal invite.

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Melanie,Lisa and Pia Pia

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Wendy,Me and Lisa