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Models include Rita Cosby, Robbie Canner, Diana Sorkin, Isabel Lopez, Lorraine Silvetz, Gigi Nunez, ReBecca Ricks, Alyssa Casa, Sara Johnson Kaplan, Yasmeen Gumbs-Breakenridge, Meenal Manikandan, Donna Sousa, Cherie Corso, Flora Pllumaj, Paulina Apice, Dr. Elisa English, Sonia Texeira Couto, Kayla Kotsch, Paris Zelyakovsky and Cory Orosz Photo Credit: Jeff Smith

Avadora Mimouni Collection was featured at Prestige Models NYFW show 2022. Model and Designer, Avadora Mimouni, is a gem, as is her line of “wearable art” luxury bags adorned with semi-precious stones and upcycled materials. They are becoming increasingly popular among women who want to look and feel like the gems they are. Inspired designer and model, Avadora Mimouni was born in the Azores archipelago of Portugal. Avadora’s creative ways started in her youth. She expressed herself through theater and modeling in fashion boutiques. She moved to Manhattan in 1994. She soon pursued modeling and graced the covers of magazines, walked prestigious runways, and appeared in acting roles. Her latest role is as an inspired designer, helping make the world and its inhabitants more beautiful.

Lorraine Silvetz, Rita Cosby, Rebecca Ricks

Photo Credit: Jeff Smith

Donna Sousa, Yasmeen Gumbs-Breakenridge, Sonia Teixeira Couto
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In 2017, Avadora attended an event wearing a one-of-a-kind purse she created and was surprised by the immense adulation. She was immediately inspired to launch her Avadora Mimouni Collection that same year. Her collection received dramatic admiration from women of all ages. Her startling and gorgeous luxury bags are “wearable works of art,” making those who carry them look and feel more beautiful.

Rita Cosby                ReBecca Ricks           Meenal Manikandan
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Avadora Mimouni Collection inspired many former models from the 90’s, 2000’s to return to the runway, during NY Fashion Week 2019, 2020, and 2022, to strut their stuff for the camera while making a difference in the world. Her luxury “wearable art” bags inspired the models to not only look their best but to promote causes, far and wide, through their inspired “fashion runway advocacy”. Several of the models who appear in Avadora’s NYFW shows became active in philanthropy after their modeling careers.

Sara Johnson Kaplan                  Jennifer Harrison                    Isabel Lopez
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Not only do these models know how to talk the talk, but they also walk the walk on the runway: Proof that a woman can “strut her stuff,” make a difference in the world and be fabulous at any age! The world needs a message that celebrates timeless beauty; it is more than skin deep and does not end at age 30!

Lorraine Silvetz            Lorraine Silvetz & Rita Cosby
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Several of Avadora Mimouni collection’s models are today’s entrepreneurs, TV anchors, therapists, doctors, actresses, executive directors of foundations among other notable accomplishments. One of the star models, is 3 Time Emmy Award Winning Anchor and NY Times Best Selling Author, Rita Cosby. One need only look at her biography to not only see her incomparable list of accomplishments but all her long list of advocacy and support for a multitude of great causes. Rita is spokesperson for another Avadora Mimouni model, Lorraine Silvetz, MSW, foundation,Global Stress Initiative treating veterans, domestic violence and human trafficking survivors with PTSD. Lorraine has served as the face of Avadora Mimouni’s Collection for 2021-2022. All of the mature models (age 35 and up) have either founded, currently support, or lend their personalities to foundations that work to help those in need.

Diana Sorkin    Cory Orosz     Cherie Corso
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After close to two years of being unable to attend events due to the pandemic, everyone is ready to get out and be seen supporting good works. And, they’ll want to do it in style! No woman will want to be without their AVADORA MIMOUNI luxury handbag as they enter the world stage yet again. The Imperial Collection will bring the wearer back to the old-world glamour and beauty of classic cinema sirens like Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, and Ava Gardner.

Robbie Canner             ReBecca Ricks & Avadora Mimouni      Flora Plumaj
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All women agree that you cannot wear an Avadora Mimouni bag without making a statement, being asked where you got it, who designed it since they steal the show wherever you go. They are beyond unique and beautiful, and each one is one of a kind, just like the woman who wears them.

Elisa English and Avadora Mimouni   Flora Pllumaj & Lorraine Silvetz     Cindy Marinangel,                                                                                                                                              Avadora Mimouni,                                                                                                                                             Errol Rappaport
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The designer and acclaimed model, Avadora Mimouni, illustrates that beauty is timeless, and her gorgeous bags symbolize each woman as a precious gem. Her luxury bags adorned with semi-precious stones remind the wearer of the luxury purse that they genuinely are.  And, let’s face it, the more we feel like precious gems, the more we act that way, and so the world becomes a better and more beautiful place – one gem at a time.

Back row: Elisa English, Isabel Lopez, Flora Pllumaj, Robbie Canner, Jennifer Harrison, Cory Orosz, two guest models, Allysa Casa, Diana Sorkin, Cherie Corso and Paulina Apice
Front row: Gigi Nunez, Lorraine Silvetz, guest model, Rebecca Ricks, Sara Johnson Kaplan, Sonia Teixeira Couto Front: The divine designer, Avadora Mimouni

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Article written by Lorraine Silvetz, MSW

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Raising Awareness About Liver Testing Alternatives
AN EASIER, LESS EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS
Non-Invasive Approaches Can Lower Risks and Cut Costs

Hearing that you need a liver biopsy can be worrisome. Yet, many patients undergo an uncomfortable and risky procedure when a less invasive–and less expensive–approach would achieve the same thing, all because they didn’t know that there were other options.

Liver biopsy is risky and invasive. In the case of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its advanced stages of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), it can be unreliable and expensive. A typical liver biopsy can cost more than $7,000. For certain patients, advances in technology are offering new, non-invasive ways to get an accurate diagnosis without having to undergo a costly surgical procedure.

Non-invasive diagnostic options include:

● Ultrasound
● Shear Wave Elastography
● MRE (magnetic resonance elastography)

These non-invasive approaches can also mean fewer doctor visits, lower costs, a quicker diagnosis, and no surgical risk. Even so, many are unaware of their options and choose an invasive biopsy procedure due to lack of information.

A new awareness effort aims to change that by educating providers and empowering patients to make choices that will impact their health and their pocketbook.

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WE’RE ALL FOCUSED ON AVOIDING THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT NEGLECT THEIR OTHER HEALTH NEEDS. THAT’S BECAUSE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS ARE LINKED TO MORE SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19. Website: https://www.globalliver.org/
·https://www.fattyliverfoundation.org/
NASH IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES THAT INCREASE YOUR RISK WITHCOVID.
INTERNATIONAL NASH DAY IS JUNE 12TH, DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A TYPE OF PROGRESSIVE LIVER DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ABOUT 20-MILLION AMERICANS.
HERE TO TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL NASH DAY, AND THE NEED TO RAISE AWARENESS, ARE WAYNE ESKRIDGE, FOUNDER OFTHE FATTY LIVER FOUNDATION AND CIRRHOSIS PATIENT, ALONG WITH DONNA CRYER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE.
BIO-Donna R. Cryer, JD, is the founder and CEO of the Global Liver Institute (GLI), the only patient-driven liver health non-profit operating in the US and Europe. She has channeled her personal experience as an IBD patient and 25-year liver transplant recipient into professional advocacy across a career in law, policy, consulting, public relations, clinical trial recruitment, and nonprofit management. Donna is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges and GeorgetownUniversity Law Center.
GLI convenes the NASH Council, LiverCancers Council, International NASH Day(TM), and the Advanced Advocacy Academy, equipping liver patients to be effective advocates. www.globalliver.org @globalliver
BIO-Wayne Eskridge, FattyLiver Foundation President and CEO
Wayne Eskridge, an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Idaho, worked in software and electronics through a 50-year professional career. He served in many technical and managerial roles beginning as a computer programmer, through multiple levels of technical and managerial positions in businesses of all sizes. He held executive positions in both public and private corporations with worldwide responsibilities, and from startups to Fortune 500firms.
In 2015Wayne was diagnosed with stage 4 NASH with cirrhosis. He had no symptoms and didn’t know that his diet, typical of so many Americans, was unhealthy and damaging to his liver. As a result of his own experiences, he became aware of the acute need for educational resources for patients. While there is currently no medical treatment for NAFLD/NASH, lifestyle changes can be effective. Wayne believes that prevention through education is the only practical solution today. His desire to help others avoid his experiences led him to the decision to become a patient champion and to create the Fatty Liver Foundation.

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Donna R. Cryer, JD, is the founder and CEO of the Global Liver Institute (GLI), the only patient-driven liver health non-profit operating in the US and Europe. She has channeled her personal experience as an IBD patient and 25-year liver transplant recipient into professional advocacy across a career in law, policy, consulting, public relations, clinical trial recruitment, and nonprofit management. Donna is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges and Georgetown University Law Center.

GLI convenes the NASH Council, Liver Cancers Council, International NASH Day(TM),and the Advanced Advocacy Academy, equipping liver patients to be effective advocates.

Wayne Eskridge, Fatty Liver Foundation President and CEO

Wayne Eskridge, an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Idaho, worked in software and electronics through a 50-year professional career. He served in many technical and managerial roles beginning as a computer programmer, through multiple levels of technical and managerial positions in businesses of all sizes. He held executive positions in both public and private corporations with worldwide responsibilities, and from startups to Fortune 500 firms.

In 2015 Wayne was diagnosed with stage 4 NASH with cirrhosis. He had no symptoms and didn’t know that his diet, typical of so many Americans, was unhealthy and damaging to his liver. As a result of his own experiences, he became aware of an acute need for educational resources for patients. While there is currently no medical treatment for NAFLD/NASH, lifestyle changes can be effective. Wayne believes that prevention through education is the only practical solution today. His desire to help others avoid his experiences led him to the decision to become a patient champion and to create the Fatty Liver Foundation.

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Note: What you are watching is the shorted 18 minute broadcast, we will be creating the longer version shortly that will include these wonderful people:

Participating sponsors included: SaraBeth’s, Urban Zen, Father McWeeney, Office of Borough Presidents Manhattan and Brooklyn, Lush Cosmetics, Hugg-a-Planet, KIND Snacks, Peace Prayer Society, Vigil for International Peace and Ecology, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Oprah Winfrey Belief Series, peaceday.tv, #peaceday, WE, Planet Heart, 39 Steps, New York New Works Theatre, Rotary, We are Family Foundation Nile Rodgers, CEO Clubs, Meningitis Foundation, Captain Planet Foundation Shake Shack, Juniors, Copacabana, Steve Madden, New York Liberty, Brooklynettes Hype Team, I Heart Media, New York City College of Technology, ASA, St. Francis, St. Joseph, New York City Parks, Times Square Alliance, Mattie Stepanek, Barbi McCulloch, Martina Bruno, Bob Baccacia, Jonny Rusch, Bria Marie.

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Note: What you are watching is the shorted 18 minute broadcast, we will be creating the longer version shortly that will include these wonderful people:

Participating sponsors included: SaraBeth’s, Urban Zen, Father McWeeney, Office of Borough Presidents Manhattan and Brooklyn, Lush Cosmetics, Hugg-a-Planet, KIND Snacks, Peace Prayer Society, Vigil for International Peace and Ecology, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Oprah Winfrey Belief Series, peaceday.tv, #peaceday, WE, Planet Heart, 39 Steps, New York New Works Theatre, Rotary, We are Family Foundation Nile Rodgers, CEO Clubs, Meningitis Foundation, Captain Planet Foundation Shake Shack, Juniors, Copacabana, Steve Madden, New York Liberty, Brooklynettes Hype Team, I Heart Media, New York City College of Technology, ASA, St. Francis, St. Joseph, New York City Parks, Times Square Alliance, Mattie Stepanek, Barbi McCulloch, Martina Bruno, Bob Baccacia, Jonny Rusch, Bria Marie.

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Integral to the broadcast is that it includes over 60 messages of organizations/ celebrities (Go to: www.peacedayparty.org to see list) that help create a peaceful world and share how they do it. THIS IS THE HEART OF THE SHOW, educating children to help reduce: violence, bullying, sex trafficking, homelessness, poor self- esteem, hunger, bad nutrition…

Paul Sladkus, Founder states, “Our events raise the awareness that there are many helping to make life more peaceful for children NOW. This is our mission with our media to celebrate those helping and living in Peace, we created a www.peacedayparty.org to grow it and that’s Good News. We were blessed with many messages, including Pope Francis, Oprah, Urban Zen, Sarabeth and many more peacekeepers.”

Where and When: 2015 Peace Day Party Events:
• TIMES SQUARE, NYC / DUFFY SQUARE – SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 @11:30am
• CENTRAL PARK / BAND SHELL, NYC – SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 @11:30 am
• BROOKLYN WAR MEMORIAL CADMAN PLAZA PARK, Brooklyn – SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 @11:30 am & ALL AROUND THE WORLD! EVENTS ARE ALL SPECIAL BROADCASTS.

What we will do:
1. Create a HUMAN PEACE SIGN, announcing the Peace Day Party.
2. Have SING ALONG with Peace/ Love Songs, our focus is CHILDREN. PEACE IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW
3. Hold the FLAGS OF ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE UN, plant a Peace Pole, Moment of Silence 12noon 9/21
4. Borough Presidents of Manhattan/Brewer & Brooklyn/Adams support our events, celebrities, dignitaries, every day people. Broadcast on 2,000 websites, www.peaceday.tv Major worldwide public relations. .
5. Hold HUGG-A-PLANETS and have a 28 FOOT Peace Day Party INSTALLATION representing all the people of the world on our 7 continents, including our ANIMAL AND PLANT KINGDOMS. BRING YOUR PETS! Create practical acts of Peace everywhere, hug someone, make amends, smile, feed someone….Dancing to the Brooklyn Nets Dancers
6. Video tape the event and distribute it to the WORLD FOR FREE. We will roll into the program over 60 organizations, celebrities and believers that we can have WORLD PEACE totally. NO MORE WAR. THEN PARTY FOR PEACE, after party at the Copacabana 9/29 for supporters AND OTHER LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE.

Good News Corporation, is a non-profit, est. 2002, created www.peacedayparty.org and has been involved with strengthening the message to Achieve World Peace since our inception. Our shows included celebrities/organizations such as Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, CEO Clubs, Ronald McDonald House, Rotary International, KIND Snacks, Sarabeth, Urban Zen, Brooklyn Nets, IHeart Radio, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Captain Planet Foundation… who speak for peace. The events will be produced bywww.goodnewsplanet.com .Here is the link to the show and sizzle reel from 2014: http://goodnewsplanet.com/peace-day-party-2015/

We look forward to your support for our Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/31744597/support-producing-3-peace-day-events-in-nyc or go towww.peacedayparty.org. We are a “grass roots” social change nonprofit working to Achieve World Peace for Our Children.

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