Photo credit: Scott Mitchell
October 17, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) --- Lisa Collins, publisher of L.A. Focus News presented the 16th
annual “First Ladies High Tea” at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel
recently.
Grammy Award
winning artist, Deniece Williams received the Legacy Award, presented by recording artist icon Johnny Mathis (It’s Not For
Me To Say). Both Johnny and Deniece, surprised the audience by singing
songs separately and together and danced on stage.
The event was hosted by Dr. Beverly “Bam” Crawford and Sheree Fletcher (Hollywood Exes) and featured
performances from Gospel recording artists Isaac
Carree (Clean This House and In the Middle) as well as BET’s 2013 Sunday
Best Winner Tosha Page-Lockhart.
Carol’s Daughter Founder, Lisa Price received the Focus
Award.
Other notable presenters
and speakers include Shamicka Lawrence (Hollywood Exes), Actress
Alley Mills (The Bold & The Beautiful) Recording Artist Freda Payne (Band
of Gold), Myesha Chaney (L.A. First Ladies), Sheriff Lee Baca,
County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and others.
The event
honored women and first ladies who have served the communities
well, through their activism and charitable contributions. The First Lady
Honorees include: Bunny Wilson; New
Dawn Christian Village, Mia Whitlock;
Christ Our Redeemer AME, and Sandy
Iverson; Paradise Baptist Church.
This
year’s essay theme, “Investing In
Tomorrow Today,” received sponsored submissions by young women ages 15 to
18. The Grand Prize winner was officially announced and presented with the
$1500 cash prize.
The
Afternoon Tea event hosted 1000 plus attendees and were served a traditional
Afternoon Tea Menu.
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About
First Ladies High Tea
This afternoon tea is a red carpet
affair for the who’s who of women in the church and black community, featuring
celebrity guests, community leaders and honorees. In the decade
since its inception, the tea has served to inspire women, both young and
old, to join forces and create a movement of service towards each other, the
communities in which they live and to God. Past honorees include
former California First Lady Maria Shriver, former LA County Supervisor Yvonne
Burke, renown vocalist Nancy Wilson, gospel recording duo Mary Mary, TV One
founder Cathy Hughes, actor/activist Hill Harper and The Honorable Kamala
Harris, Attorney General of California to name a few.
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