LA Event: Makeover Maze Is The Star Of The Show

Hi Divas,

Here’s a recap of our recent 'makeover' event at the Paramount Studios in LA. Over 300 women attended the event. Author, motivational speaker and proud DIVAbetic, Mother Love, was a wonderful guest host. She was friendly, funny, kind and caring to all our guests. Special Guest Pat Prescott, from the 94.7 THE WAVE radio station, helped us to kick off the event with a passionate welcoming speech and local guest DJ, Zappman, kept the music pumping all day long.

MAKEOVER MAZE guest stars included life coach, Dana Hariton, (Sweet Inspirations), CDE, RD Carole Yass (Grab Green & Go), LA fitness boot camp instructor, Candice (Twist & Shout), original DIVAbetic, Seveda Williams (Diva For The Day.)

The winning favorite MAKEOVER MAZE station was the newest kid on the block, TUNNEL OF LOVE focusing on love and relationships.

Our GLAM MORE, FEAR LESS fashion show, featuring over 40 women of all sizes, shapes and ages, was presented in the luscious Paramount Theater and opened with the world premiere of our ‘Pass the Boa’ slide show featuring diva portraits of power from all our past ‘makeover’ events. We hosted our biggest team of volunteer makeup, hair and manicure specialists ever! Paramount Studios treated our visiting team to a free VIP tour and even provided 3 collector DREAM GIRLS dolls (with costume changes) to help us recognize and reward three women who were living with diabetes the longest at our event. All three ‘DREAM GIRL’ women were shining examples of good health, sparkling personalities and unfailing determination.

Several members of our ever-growing DIVABETIC family were in the house. We had representatives from West Palm Beach (Gay, Eric and Karline), Philadelphia (Bess), Menlo Park (Bill, Terry, Valerie, Gianna, Nick), San Diego (James), Dallas (Robin, Molly and family) and New York City (Johanna, Danielle, Carole, Dana, Seveda) on hand to help us to enrich the lives of women at risk of, affected by or living with diabetes.

Here's a e-mail from one of our lovely LA attendees:

"I attended the event in Los Angeles on June 16, 2007. Thank you for putting together such an informative and fun event. From the moment I approached the registration table I felt welcomed and comfortable. Diagnosed in February of 2003 I've struggled through the ups and downs of this disease, Type 2 diabetes. I consider myself to be pretty informed on the subject, but learned some new things and met some wonderful people at the event, not to mention my spirits were uplifted, as the week before they were a bit down after a discussion with my doctor. Again, thank you again for putting on such a great event."

Best,
Karyn

Upcoming Novo Nordisk Presents Divabetic - Makeover Events:

Saturday, September 15: Washington DC
featuring our very first ‘BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS’ on Sunday, September 16
Saturday, September 29: Cleveland, OH with Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (dagc.org)

Thursday, July 12: Free DIVABETIC Meeting at the McBurney YMCA featuring belly dancing
Friday, July 13: Free DIVABETIC Meeting at the AVON Training Center in Harlem