Julia Barr
Two-time Emmy Award-winning actress (and eight-time Emmy nominee) Julia Barr is best known as Brooke English on the television daytime drama "All My Children," a role she played for 30 years. She also is devoted to the protection of animals and has been an active voice for several national campaigns over the past decade.
Julia filmed multiple public service announcements for spay/neuter and shelter adoption campaigns that ran on ABC television stations and on Animal Planet. Profits from her holiday music CD "From Our House to Yours" were given to The Fund for Animals. She volunteers in various capacities for a local animal shelter near her home in New Jersey.
Her family includes two adopted cats and a dog named Lucy.
Visit her site at www.juliarosebarr.com.
Brita Belli
Brita Belli is the editor of E / The Environmental Magazine, the largest independent magazine dedicated to green issues. Prior to joining E, Brita was the arts editor at the Fairfield County Weekly where she won numerous awards for her writing from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, New England Press Association, and Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.
Her stories have been featured in the books "Notes from the Underground: The Most Outrageous Stories from the Alternative Press" and "Best AltWeekly Writing and Design 2006," and she edited "EarthTalk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment." She writes a green column for Connecticut Home & Garden and her articles have appeared in Plenty Magazine, MSN.com, Treehugger.com, Fairfield Magazine, Colorado Springs Independent, Black & White City Paper, Illinois Times and Monterey County Weekly.
Brita has appeared on numerous TV programs as an eco-expert, including the Comcast Network, the Regional News Network and Connecticut's News Channel 8, and maintains a blog on sports and the environment at www.PlayItGreen.com.
Marina Draghici
Award-winning Broadway, film and television costume designer and celebrity fashion stylist Marina Draghici has been designing costumes for theater, opera, film and television since graduating from the Yale School of Drama.
She received both a Tony Award (2010) and Lucille Lortel Award (2009) for the costume design for the Broadway hit "Fela!" Her designs have been seen at the Paris Opera, Lyon Opera, Bordeaux Opera, Zurich Opera, New York City Opera and many theaters in the United States and abroad.
Marina's feature film credits include Academy Award-nominated "Precious," "Rage" (with Judi Dench and Jude Law), "The Night Listener" (with Robin Williams), "The Cake Eaters" (with Kristen Stewart), "Heights" (with Glenn Close, James Marsden, Isabella Rossellini and Elisabeth Banks), "The Gray Zone" (with David Arquette, Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi), and many more.
For television she worked on "Homeland" (Showtime), "Blue Bloods" (CBS), "Dexter" (Showtime) and many commercials.
Marina also serves as a fashion stylist and designer in New York and Hollywood for celebrities and award shows. Find out more by visiting her website, marinadraghici.com.
Elizabeth Emanuel
With a master's degree in fashion from the Royal College of Art in London and an unprecedented reaction to her college showing, Elizabeth Emanuel seemed destined to become an international design and couture legend.
In 1981, world interest focused on the marriage of Diana Spencer to Prince Charles. It was the Elizabeth's now famous black evening dress that was to change overnight the image of a shy teenager into that of a future princess. It was to Elizabeth whom Lady Diana Spencer turned to create the wedding dress of the century. Seven hundred million television viewers around the world watched as the Emanuel name became a symbol overnight.
During the next few years Elizabeth developed her unique blend of fantasy and natural flair, building an extensive client list. She was commissioned by Elizabeth Taylor to design her wardrobe for the promotion of her "White Diamond" perfume and by Joan Collins to design her wardrobe for the much-publicized launch of her book "Prime Time."
Elizabeth has dressed many celebrities, including Bianca Jagger, Jane Seymour, Shakira Caine, Faye Dunaway, Twiggy, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Tilly, Daryl Hannah, Charlize Theron, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Hurley, Janice Dickinson, Sharon Osbourne, Paula Abdul and Helena Bonham-Carter.
To learn more, visit her site at www.elizabethemanuel.co.uk/.
Devon Poer
As a thriving fashion stylist, journalist and consultant, Devon Poer works with movie and TV stars, musicians, established and emerging fashion designers, photographers, fashion week productions and events, and beauty professionals.
Devon began her career in Seattle. She earned her degree in textile and clothing, with an emphasis in fashion merchandising, at Seattle Pacific University. After graduating, Devon returned to her native California and she developed an educational video series, "Class Is in Session," about fashion marketing. She soon then acquired the position of creative director at EXOTIC Adventure and Travel Magazine.
In 2009, she launched her freelance business as a stylist, journalist and consultant. She also supports such charities as Dress for Success, Generosity Water and Born Free USA.
In 2010, Devon expanded her reach as a celebrity cover fashion stylist for LIVE Publishing Inc., where within the year, she was named fashion editor. This came only a few months after starting her own trade publication, "The Stylist Handbook," which is a digital and print trade publication specific for fashion and wardrobe stylists.
Learn more by visiting www.devonpoer.com.
Victoria Principal
A key component of the landmark TV show "Dallas," Victoria Principal is the recipient of two Golden Globe nominations for "Best Actress in a Dramatic Series" and "Most Promising Newcomer," and two of her books have been best sellers.
Around 1977, a friend gave her a television script with a note that read, "Pamela Barnes Ewing (in "Dallas") is you." Acting as her own agent, Victoria called to arrange a meeting with the producers before they had even begun to cast the role. Producer Leonard Katzman said that when Victoria walked into the room, "we knew we had met Pamela Barnes Ewing" — a role she rocked for nine years. She remains active in various TV and theatrical acting, producing and directing projects.
In 2001, she introduced her book "Living Principal," fourth in a series of health books addressing women's issues.
Over a 12-year period, Victoria served the Arthritis Foundation as Honorary Chairperson and Ambassador to Government. Currently, she is the co-chair of Victory Over Violence, the LA County Domestic Violence Council Community Advisory Board.
She resides in Malibu, CA. Learn more about her at www.victoriaprincipal.com.
Melissa Rivers
Most people that see Melissa Rivers in all of her splendorous glamour on the red carpet have no idea that the style maven is an Ivy League graduate. She's also an accomplished television producer and has ample experience behind the camera as well as in front of it.
The University of Pennsylvania graduate started to learn her craft after college at "CBS This Morning." Rivers soon joined mother Joan Rivers to create the Red Carpet franchise. The acerbic, dynamic duo even made it to celebrate their 1,000th interview live on The Red Carpet for the TVGuide Channel, where the Red Carpet franchise moved to after 10 years at E!
In 2003 she had the distinction of being PETA's spokesperson and model for its highly publicized "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign. She recently wrote the book "Red Carpet Ready: Secrets for Making the Most of Any Moment You're in the Spotlight" (Random House) and is part of E! Online's "Fashion Police," for which she is an executive producer. One of her latest endeavors finds Melissa on WE tv opposite her mother on "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" The reality show's first season began in January 2011, and the show was picked up for 2012.
Melissa lives with her son, Cooper, and two dogs in Los Angeles. Learn more by visiting www.melissarivers.com.
Green Award judge:
Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes is a model-activist, author of best-selling style guide "Style, Naturally," and co-founder of Source4Style, a business-to-business, trends-driven online marketplace connecting designers directly with sustainable materials from a network of global suppliers.
She graduated from Cornell University with degrees in environmental zcience and entomology. Visit her site at summerrayne.net or follow her on Twitter at @sroakes.
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