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The Country Friends hosted the annual Art of Fashion Runway Show & Luncheon presented in partnership with South Coast Plaza. Designs from top international designers dazzled the runway with top fall and winter trends. Guests enjoyed a day of giving back to a philanthropic organization with a long history of giving to charitable organizations in San Diego. It was a day where amazing fashion was on and off the runway! Among those in attendance were Stefanie Termini, Andrea Naversen Wait, Stephanie Kourie, Yvette Letorneau, Elisa Jaime, Irina Fennison, Linda Kerr, Linda Swortwood, Lisa Arnold, MJ Wittman, Tamara Lafarga-Joseph, Valerie Robbins, Kimberly Hunt, Alla Kesser, and Stephanie Haffner.
Highlights from The Country Friends Art of Fashion Runway Show
Amber and Rose Anderson with Yvette LetorneauAndrea Naversen Wait and Jessie Caldera WaitBelinda Foley and Lisa KernDayna Sarazin Beth Joyce Melissa Crosbie and Vivian CapozzaDenise Hug and Linda SwortwoodElisa Jaime and Bianca BielIrina Shkov and Marina TsvykJeffry and Sandra SchaferJulia Taylor Annette Conway and Jessica PrideJulie Plashkes MJ Wittman Valerie Robbins and Irina FenisonJuliet Mitchell and Becki FreedKelly Stroud and Kathryn BrownLes and Deb CrossLynda Kerr and Kimberly HuntMargo Emami Lisa Arnold Tamara Lafarga Joseph and Stephanie KourieMarina Smith and Alla KesserMegan Schilling Courtney Huber and Kim PalumboMelissa Zizauskas and Rosanne ApodacaMichelle Dias Karla Sussy and Bianca EsparzaPooja Batra and Michelle ChapmanStefanie Termini and Sydney HollandStephanie Haffner and Kalyn FortinSuzanne Barry and Elisabeth PedderSuzanne Newman and Laura MacKinnon Chapman
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
