Crowning Secrets

I first got involved in pageantry through modeling. I was drawn in by scholarship opportunities at our local state fair. My very first pageant, I finished as a runner-up to the Ohio State Fair Queen, and won a college scholarship.

After many years spent working within the fashion industry in every possible occupation; from model to stylist to makeup artist to designer to retailer to entrepreneur to marketing brands for corporate America, I founded La Casa Hermosa.

The store is like entering Barbie's Closet...for starters, and each client works one-on-one with a professional stylist to create her own winning look. Very personal, very professional, and very effective!

Our styling team at La Casa Hermosa has described that moment as feeling like Cinderella's Fairy Godmother! The moment when someone puts on the perfect gown, and they see themselves in the mirror for the first time, is truly magical, and we are honored to share that moment.

We see our role as a professional stylist on our client's 'team' more than a traditional retailer. We create a winning style for girls from head to toe, making recommendations in all areas of wardrobe, including helping them source garments from other retailers if necessary. We do a lot of personal shopping for clients to perfect their looks.

When we are helping a young lady find the “perfect” gown, we factor in her personal style, her figure, coloring and all other physical attributes to choose the most flattering cut, color and fabrics, among other techniques. Our goal is to have the perfect marriage of 'gown to girl', based on those factors, and working with proprietary branding paradigms to create a truly individual look, that also reflects her personality and her passion for her platform.

My mission for La Casa Hermosa is to foster emerging designers, house beautiful fashions for retail, and assist socialites, debutantes, emerging celebrities and pageant participants worldwide who need a high impact fashion statement for their respective events.

To find out more about La Casa Hermosa, visit www.lacasahermosa.com