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 | | UdefineU has assembled top fashion and style consultants to share the essential elements of posture, poise, voice and speech, etiquette and style, to help women look and feel their best.
 | Maria Verdeja Maria Verdeja is a professional ballerina and owner of the Maria Verdeja School of Performing Arts in Miami, Florida. With a degree in dance from the University of Miami, and professional training from the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Maria Verdeja has enjoyed a prolific dancing career. As a professional, she danced lead roles in such classical ballets as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Paquita and La Fille Mal Gardeé. She earned numerous awards, including one for representing the United States at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne International Competitions. Her talents in the field of dance and ballet led to her participation as part of the Miami City Ballet's inaugural two seasons. Currently, Ms. Verdeja is the Director of her own Ballet School with three campuses and more than 1000 students under her direction. |
 | Joyce Sarandon Joyce Sarandon is a professional voice, speech, diction, monologue and dialect coach in New York City where she currently teaches at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, The Gene Frankel Theater, Acting Management Inc. and The Language Lab. She also provides private coaching to actors and individuals. In addition to various film and video projects, Ms. Sarandon has been the dialect coach for major On and Off-Broadway productions such as Macbeth, The Closing Act and Othello. Prior to moving to New York, Ms. Sarandon was a British voice, speech and drama coach for the Trinity College of London and a number of universities in Australia. |
 | Patricia Stephenson Patricia Stephenson is president & founder of Patricia Stephenson & Associates, Inc., a Professional Image and Etiquette Training firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. Since 1982, she has been offering speaking, training and consulting services nationally to corporations, private clients, professional associations, government agencies, colleges and universities. Her expertise is regularly sought after by various media outlets throughout the United States including The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Smart Women, Men's Health, The Miami Herald and The Palm Beach Post. Some of her clients include Oracle Corp, GM, AT&T, US Department of Defense, The National Network of Women in Sales, Executive Secretaries Society, Northwestern University, Florida International University and media personalities. |
 | Victoria Lopez-Castro Victoria Lopez-Castro is one of today's most promising up and coming haute couture fashion designers in the U.S. Her designs have graced the covers of, and have been included in, major international fashion publications such as Italian Vogue, W, Harpers Bazaar and Vanidades to name a few. Her clientele is a Who's Who of fashion enthusiasts, celebrities, and socialites from Palm Beach, New York and Europe. Prior to opening up her salon under her label, she worked in the fashion houses of Carolina Herrera in NY, and Fernando Pena and Raoul Arango in Miami. |
 | Luli Leon Luli’s vast experience in the makeup industry includes 14 years as Head Make-up Artist at MTV, Miami Beach. This allowed her the opportunity to work with several models and recording artists such as Daisy Fuentes, Sheryl Crow, Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys, Enrique Iglesias, Alejandro Sans, Juanes, Nelly Furtado, Victoria Beckham, Lenny Kravitz and many more. She has also worked as a freelance make-up artist for other channels such as Discovery and Univision, as well as several recording labels including Sony.
Along with her many years of television and film experience, Luli has worked on numerous photo shoots with publications such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar where she was able to use her transformational talent to create a vast array of looks ranging from classical to cutting edge. However, her most fulfilling work has come in the form of her countless faithful clientele that visit her regularly for special occasions. She has the ability to find their best feature and highlight it. The gratification she receives from bringing out the individual beauty in each person is the most satisfying part of her job.
Luli resides in Miami with her husband and two children. |
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