Gree(n)tings everyone!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing great, thanks to the Almighty! On Sunday, February 22nd, I attend the 2015 Spring edition of DC Fashion Week's International Couture Collection fashion show at the Historic Society of Washington, District of Columbia. One of the reasons I attended this program was to support my dear friend and model, Ramzain Suma. She rocked the runway in all the designs worn. I am SO proud of her and the great things she's achieving in the fashion industry.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson with DCFW Model and Miss Heritage Sierra Leone 2013 Ramzain Suma |
DC Fashion Week is a week-long event that highlights fashion design, clothing merchandising and modeling as well as enhances the visibility of the nation’s capital as a center of international fashion. DC Fashion Week produces runway events twice a year (February/September) at multiple venues throughout Washington, DC. DC Fashion Week spotlights the influence of world cultures on American fashion, prove fashion can be done with ecology and fair trade in mind, present an exclusive men’s fashion show, and ended the week with a mesmerizing International Couture Collection.
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| Mr. Ean Williams (DC Fashion Week Founder/Executive Director and Designer of Corjor International) and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
Designers from around the world showcased their autumn and winter couture collections. Designs showcased at this event were: Firefly Designs of Africa and Asia, BoDeni Neckwear, Svelte Couture, Leighel Desiree, Irena Levkovych (eco-friendly designs), Ites International, Sera Veronique, and Corjor International. All of the designs were amazing, and there were some that I definitely would love to be part of my personal wardrobe. Being a Sierra Leonean American woman, I got very excited to the African designers showcasing their work, and the models walking to some African beats. I spoke with some of the designers at the end of the show to tell them how fantastic their designs were.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson with DC Fashion Week guests and participants |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson doing interviews with press during intermission at DC Fashion Week |
Some of the perks of being VIP at a DC Fashion Week event is that I got reserved seating, so I sat close to the runway. Also, I was recognized during the show by Mr. Ean Williams, and did my queen wave to the audience. Additionally, I was given a vase of flowers to take home with me. They were red, my favorite color! Thanks, DCFW.
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| DC Fashion Week Reserved Seating for Miss Earth Maryland 2015 |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
In addition to cheering for my friend Ramzain, I also cheered for another amazing and chic model friend of mine, Liz Nguyen. Liz rocked the runway, and she looked beautiful as always. Liz is Ms. Northern Virginia United States 2014. Who says pageant titleholders can't be models as well? Yes, didn't think so!
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson with DCFW Model and Ms. Northern Virginia United States Elizabeth Nguyen |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and DC Fashion Week model Ramzain Suma |
People from all over the country were in attendance, and the host (Guy Lambert of WPGC) even did a roll call of the states. Although the event was hosted in DC, it looked like Maryland had the largest turnout judging by the loudness during the roll call; of course, I was part of the crowd that screamed with pride for my great state of Maryland!
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015
Continuing the legacy of beauty and responsibility
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