"BRAND OF THE WEEK" - Andrene "Ladydoves" Williams
Andrene Williams, born in Jamaica, West Indies and raised in Queens New York, is the Founder/CEO of Ladydoves Self Enrichment youth Organization. Her organization works with children from 6-21 years old.
Ladydoves provides scholarship (every year we hold a fundraiser and utilize the proceeds to our scholarship program. We were instrumental in providing scholarships for a total of 8 youth), after-school program, mentoring, tutoring, model training (to enhance self esteem), career advisement, job preparation skills, summer program, life skills workshops and so much more. Ms. Williams can be seen on QPTV cable vision, Queens Times magazine, Queens Chronicle and a few others. She was interviewed by NY-1 and was also Queens Person of the Week for her work with the youth in the community.
Ms. Williams recently started Phoenix Entertainment Management Group (PEMG) that consists of artists, photographers, models, songwriters, dancers/choreographers, producers, etc. Their goal is “Bringing Life to Your Vision”. Phoenix works a lot with up and coming artists. She attends numerous unsigned artist showcase and help artists to develop their skills and prepare them for various record labels. You can contact her regarding PEMG at phoenixemg@gmail.com. She streamlined her business and added G.E.V.A.S. (Global Elite Virtual Assistant Service), (process new business LLC, corporation, trademarks, event planning, etc), a notary, licensed real estate salesperson, motivational speaker and a graduated nurse.
Ms. Williams is also a plus size model who is also a house model for the ever so talented designer Lonie Cisco. She uses her experience in modeling to help inspire, uplift and empower plus size women so that they will enhance their confidence level and learn to love their curves. She can be seen gracing the runway in various boroughs and states as well as producing and co-producing fashion shows. She has been featured in various online magazines. She was also featured on the cover of the January issue of Change gospel magazine which is distributed in the five boroughs and various states as well as on the cover for the anniversary issue of Queen Size magazine.
Ms. Williams recently expanded on the concept of Ladydoves and created a subsidiary of Ladydoves which is called Unique Blend Models (UBM). She is the CEO/Model Coach/Coordinator. Unique Blend Models mission is to empower women of size and enhance self esteem, while promoting the concept that all women are unique.
We come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and when we come together we blend beautifully. Their first event was held at the community based African American Museum in Hempstead, New York and it was a success.
She recently expanded to Philadelphia and opened a UBM Philly division. On May 26, 2013, UBM will be having an event in Philly called…Walking for a Cause, Fashion Extravaganza. A portion of this proceeds will be donated to Mothers in Charge, a Philly based non-profit organization whose members lost their children to the senseless killing in Philadelphia.
Ms. Williams is truly a woman who believes the sky is the limit and is always “soaring to new heights”.
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