Celebrity Guests

CELEBRITY AWARD HONOREES

Orlando Santiago
International Make Up Artist

Orlando Santiago is the go-to makeup artist for fashion and has been one of the Makeup Show leads for the past five years. His resume includes commercial, film, and editorial for French Vogue, American Salon, and Esquire. Not to mention all the celebrities and models he has worked on: Lady Gaga, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Selita Ebanks (Victoria’s Secret), Daphne Guinness, and Natalia Vodianova (Calvin Klein) just to name a few.

His career started as a freelance makeup artist at Christian Dior and soon he became a member of the National Art Team for Toni & Guy. From there, he showed off is make-up talents at MAC Cosmetics in New York City and quickly became a member of the artist for Fashion Week. Orlando is in no rush to stop as he continues to expand his makeup techniques throughout the United States and overseas.

Kate Tellez & Abel Arciniega
Extra Bilingual Newspaper

A special recognition will be given to Kate Tellez and Abel Arciniega from Extra Newspaper for its commitment and dedication to providing award winning editorial and photography for Latino Fashion Week.

Since the inception of Latino Fashion Week, the Extra Newspaper has demonstrated consistent commitment and creativity in promoting beauty, fashion and awareness within the Latino Communities.

Nina Chantele
Co-host of Chicago’s WGCI-FM’s popular morning show, “The Morning Riot,”

In a male-dominated radio industry, Nina Chantele is the intelligent and driven spokesperson for women. Since 2002, Nina has been rocking as an on-air personality using her wit and charm to win over listeners. Nina has worked for WPWX-FM in Chicago, IL; WMIB-FM in Miami, FL; WSSP in Charleston, SC; WBTT-FM in Ft. Myers, FL; and KZZA-FM in Dallas, TX. Now, back in Chicago, she is a successful midday personality for KISS-FM and part of WGCI-FM’s “The Morning Riot.” In 2010, she started reporting entertainment news on “Good Day Chicago” and recently joined ABC Chicago’s “Windy City Live” where she delivers celebrity gossip and trends.

With an already jam-packed schedule, Nina spends her free time supporting charitable causes such as the Children’s Oncology Services (including its One Step Program for children with cancer), Kleo Barrett Angel Foundation, and helped launched an initiative to encourage Chicago students to attend school regularly.

Christian Rios
Hollywood Photographer

Over the past few years, American fashion photographer Christian Rios has been establishing himself among the finest in the scene. With his unique eye for creative innovation, Christian actively raises the bar of artistic excellence with his distinctive style and ability to capture the imagination through his images. While still young, his work already stands alongside industry veterans. His talent is demonstrated in the way his images tell stories and make creative statements. Rios has made New York and Los Angeles his main locations for his art, however he continues to travel across the United States always in pursuit of inspiration, he will continue to present viewers to fresh perspectives of style and fashion. This year Christian has released his first table coffee book. The all black and white book is called Dreamers and heavily influenced on California culture. The book consists of actors, models, musicians, and artist that have all moved to California to pursue their American dream.

Zoë Damacela
Designer

Zoë Damacela is the true rags to riches story. While living in a homeless shelter with her single mother, Zoe taught herself how to sew. As she grew older, Zoë’s passion and determination for a better life also grew. She began designing and selling clothes in her college dorm room and created a website: zoedamacela.com. Starting with one simple dress, Zoë unleashed an entire empire of custom-made dresses for wedding, proms, and quinceañeras. This up-and-coming fashion designer has been featured on Oprah’s website, C-Span, The Tyra Banks Show, and even the October 2011 issue of Seventeen Magazine. Zoë does not let the fame go to her head: she continues to donate clothing to homeless shelters and charity fashion shows.

CELEBRITY EMCEES:

Carlos Anaya Bio Journalist/Content Producer, Carlos Anaya LLC Productions	Nico Tortorella	David Miranda 93.5 & 103.1 La Kalle	Jovie Calma TV Show Host/Anchor Via Times News Magazine

Julian on the Radio B96 Radio Personality	Lourdes Duarte WGN-TV Anchor/Reporter	Ryan Chiaverini Co-Host on Windy City Live WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago	Sylvia Perez Co-Anchor ABC 7

Valerie Warner
Co-Host on Windy City Live
WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago

CELEBRITY CATWALK

Aleah Burks-Patterson WCIU	Angelica Atondo Univision	Anna Belaval WGN	Betzaida Ramirez Mega 95.5

David Miranda 93.5 & 103.1 La Kalle	Diana Fong Mega 95.5 (no photo)	Frederick Valentin & Melvin Roman TV Reality Show Hosts	Julian on the Radio B96