June l, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 1 /
Gentle-Treatment Model Search Finalists,
Cross-Section of Black American Women
B rooklyn, NY is home fo r
s p irin g jo u rn a lis ts , an
tw
enty-three year old M iriam
accountant, a vocational
Shelton
who is working as a re­
nurse, an honor student, an ad­
c
e
p
tio
n
is
t w h ile w o rking on
ministrative assistant. These are
c
o
m
p
le
tin
g
a
degree
in
among the finalists in the Sixth
communications.
Annual Gentle-Treatment Model
From Tampa, FL, twenty-four
Search. These women, ranging in
year
old Debra Cutler is working
age from 20 to 29, are a real cross
on
completing
a degree in jour­
se c tio n of A m erican Black
nalism.
She
already
has a degree
women, they are students, pro­
in
English
and
has
had articles
fessionals, wives and mothers.
appear
in
the
local
press.
All of them mailed in their
Twenty year old Sherry Walker
photos in the hope of being
of
Philadelphia, PA is working as
among the (7) seven finalists from
an
accounting clerk while she is
whom the grand prize winner will
working
to complete her degree
be chosen at a gala finale on June
in
accounting.
8,1988.
Although twenty-three year old
At that C hicago event the
Judith
Haye-Manigault was born
seven women will have an oppor­
in
Panama,
for the past 10 years
tunity to appear before celebrity
she
has
called
Brooklyn, New
judges which this year will in­
York
home.
Since
she was in high
clude Ultra Star spokesperson
school,
Judith
has
been active in
Michael Jordan of the Chicago
making
her
dream
of
being a pro­
Bulls.
fessional
model
and
actress a
The women also span the U.S.
reality.
She
is
a
free
lance
model
in terms of hometowns and cities.
for
local
colleges
and
fashion
This distribution is an indica­
shows. In addition to making it
tion of the wide-spread appeal of
big in the fashion world, the
the Gentle-Treatment product
young woman wants to have her
line and of its popularity with
own skin care line.
women around the nation.
Clearly, all of these young wo­
Twenty-nine year old Wanda
men
are ambitious and are involv­
Smith-Crowder of Texas City, TX
ed
in
their communities. They are
is the mother of a three-year-old
typical
of many Black women
daughter and works as a voca­
who
are
on their way to the top
tional nurse in the area of pedia-
and
looking
their best as they
tics. She still finds time in her
climb
the
career
ladder thanks to
busy schedule to enjoy cultural
Gentle-Treatment
hair products.
events with her husband.
This
year
marks
the sixth year
For twenty-two year old Sharon
that
Johnson
Products
Co., Inc.
Swainson of Fairfax, VA a career
has
sponsored
the
G entle-
in broadcast journalism is her
Treatment
Model
Search
which
goal. Currently the young woman
began
in
1982
as
a
means
of
offer­
is working on a BA degree in com­
ing
Black
women
who
have
never
munications and has hosted a
modeled the opportunity to enter
cable TV show on a local station
the field. During the history of the
and also works as a TV floor pro­
contest more than 30,000 women
d u ctio n manager. She comes
have entered from throughout the
from a family of (7) seven.
United States and its territories.
Nina Alvarez is a twenty-nine
Some of those lucky winners
year old resident of New Orleans,
have appeared on the cover of
I LA and the mother of a young son
magazines such as Essence and
and a daughter. Currently she is
Black Elegance and have been the
working on completing two de­
subject on numerous print ads
grees, one in business and the
and feature stories as well.
other in secretarial skills.
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Debra Cutler
Tampa, Florida
Miriam Shelton
Brooklyn, New York
Some have even gone on to
modeling careers with top agen­
cies. The Chicago-based John­
son Products Co., Inc. is one of
the oldest and largest manufac­
turers of Black hair care products,
the G entle-Treatment relaxer
Wanda Smith-Crowder
Texas City, Texas
Judy Haye
Brooklyn, New York
Nina Alvarez
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sharon Swainson
Fairfax, Virginia
Sherry Walker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$5,000 cash prize and other bene­
fits as well.
Johnson Products Co., Inc. has
kept up with the modern Black
woman and the talents of this
year's fin a lis ts in the Model
Search are clear evidence that
product is the company's leading
retail seller. Over the years the
Model Search has attracted in­
creasing numbers of contestants,
and this year the winner will
receive not only a shot at a big
time modeling career, but also a
J PC products are a part of the
daily lives of many of those wo­
men around the nation and in
many walks of life.
This year’s Model Search is
being coordinated by Chicago
based Chase M arke ting and
Communications, Inc.
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