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THE 2010 COURAGE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS: A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Roxy

Talk about inspiring! Empowered women came together last night in Beverly Hills for the 20th International Women’s Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Awards. The honorees-Claudia Duque, an investigative reporter from Colombia; Tsering Woeser, a Tibetan blogger based in Beijing; Tanzanian freelance reporter Vicky Ntetema, and Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Mexican journalist Alma Guillermoprieto-had all risked their lives for the pursuit of freedom of speech and truth in reporting.

RED CARPET ROXY CHATS WITH LALA VASQUEZ

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Roxy

Clearly, I wasn’t the only one blown away by the amazing women at the Courage in Journalism Awards last week. Former MTV VJ, LaLa Vasquez, couldn’t have been more in awe of the sacrifices these women make in order to deliver truth in their reporting. In fact, she remarked that she “wouldn’t have the courage to do a percentage of what they do.”

RED CARPET ROXY CHATS WITH ANNA FARIS

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Roxy

Actress Anna Faris has one piece of clothing that she hates to wear. ” A thong.” Sorry, boys. The blonde, funny, Michelle Obama-loving girl revealed this to me as we chatted at the Courage in Journalism Awards in Beverly Hills on Thursday night. Who knew? She had me giggling as she joked about having “naturally blonde hair” and the fact that she was going to dress up as a “White Russian” (yes, as in the cocktail) for Halloween. Sounds like fun!

RED CARPET ROXY CHATS WITH KELLY ROWLAND

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Roxy

I caught up with the always fashion forward Kelly Rowland at the Courage in Journalism Awards last week. We had a bit of a mutual admiration of one another’s style choices of the evening-I fell for the chunky gold earrings she was wearing that she had picked up from Neiman Marcus earlier in the day, and she dug my United Nude Booties.