:Promo

MEDIA ALERT*

*****MEDIA ALERT*****

WHO: Lawson Girlz/House of 607

WHAT: Photoshoot

WHEN: Saturday, September 4^th at 3:00 pm

WHERE: 1617 South Michigan

MOVE OVER KARDASHIANS, THE LAWSON GIRLZ ARE IN TOWN

Where are the LAWSON GIRLZ Now? The Redux

The House of 607 is a family beauty franchise and The Lawson Girlz are in town for a special family portrait. These celebrated sisters will join their 5 other siblings in Chicago to re-shoot a portrait after a twenty-year lapse. Originally, south loop award winning photographer Don Getsug shot Glynnis, Chene, Pilara and the rest of the brood almost 20 years ago. Hair styling will be provided by Heather B. Williams of GLAM LUXE, and dresses by Bryan K. Osburn.

Here’s what the family has been up to since 1990:

GLYNNIS

Glynnis Lawson Stoot is an American fashion model. She was born and raised in Chicago where she was first discovered in a model search contest. Since that time her face has graced national ads from Pantene to Macy’s. Glynnis landed the lead role opposite soul singer Maxwell in his Lifetime music video and a cameo in a series of VISA spots with Derrick Jeter. She is the great niece of the late Ms. Dorothea Towles Church, the world's 1st International African American model. As a spokesmodel, she is an expert on beauty and haircare. And with abs like hers it’s hard to believe she is the mother of toddler. For more info on Glynnis see www.glynnisstoot.com and www.fashionmodeldirectory.com.

CHENE

Chene Lawson is a character actress with leading lady looks and disarming humor. She had a budding career as a model in Chicago then moved to Hollywood. After landing several guest star roles on My Wife & Kids, The Shield, Punk’d and Entourage, she went on to join the cast of CBS's Day Time Drama the Young and the Restless playing Yolanda Hamilton, a drug addicted mother. Her film credits include Devil’s Tomb, (2009,starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.) The Great Buck Howard, (2008 with Tom Hanks and John Malkovich) and 100 Women (2002). For more on Chene’ please visit www.chenelawson.com.

PILARA (April Lawson)

Chicago’s most stylish professional. Don’t ask, “What’s hot this season?” Just ask, “What’s hot off the hanger in Pilara’s closet?” Her forte is digital PR Strategy. This former broadcast journalist, has reported for WVON radio, N’Digo, Chicago Tribune and the NBC 5 Chicago Street Team. Recently named one of 2010 Chicago’s media movers and shakers by Monarch Magazine Pilara brings just as much glamour to the boardroom as she does the green room. Whether backstage or onstage this publicist always looks ready for the red carpet.

DOROTHEA

The Lawson Girlz are great nieces of the late Dorothea Towles Church. Dorothea was the world’s first successful international black model. She discovered personal liberation on the runways of Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1950’s. Ms. Church was responsible for breaking down racial barriers and was revered in France during the five years she modeled there. When Dorothea’s older sister, Lois Towles, was touring in France as a concert pianist, she brought along Dorothea. The house of Christian Dior tempted the younger Miss Towles to make Paris her home. She didn’t come back to the U.S. for decades. She divorced her husband from Paris. She found it liberating to be considered a beautiful woman; not just a beautiful black woman. She died on July 7^th 2006 in Manhattan at the age of 83.

· Credits and Sources: New York Times http://nyti.ms/csf14u.

· A cameo in Barbara Summers’s 1998 book “Black and Beautiful.”

· 1955 cover of JET Magazine http://bit.ly/bTxmkZ.

SEAN-MICHEAL

Model/actor and marketing guru. Sean-Michael is currently pursuing acting. He is a south suburban native of University Park, and hailed as the "Bronze Adonis" because of his ambiguous ethnicity. Sean has worn many hats in his professional life from rapper to marketing manager. He is an accomplished athlete and his first love is basketball. He made a roster spot for a Polish Continental league team in Jarolslaw. He also had a cameo in a 2009 episode of MTV's And 1 reality series featuring the best of Chicago's amateur hoops scene. It was on the court that internationally acclaimed designer and fashion promoter Duvall (yourduvall.com) discovered Sean-Michael. For more details check out Runways Fashion http://bit.ly/aSOCvg or Catwalkin http://bit.ly/a6Sf1x.

WHO IS SEAN-MICHAEL...?

As an avid lover of old school & contemporary R&B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, House, Pop & Rock music, student of media arts, architecture, history, kenesiology,urban marketing & basketball, this cosmopolitan chameleon blends in seamlessly with every set. Sean-Michael claims to be, "Young enough to play the game but old enough to know the score!" Do you think that you can guess his ethnicity? Sean-Michael Lawson is a Manequin4Higher and as it pertains to the print runway lifestyle and motion picture world aspires to be the quintessential leading man of the millenium.
Although originally a native of the south suburbs of the chicagoland area, the"Bronze Adonis" has resided in such fashionable addresses as the wild hunidz of Roseland, South Shore, Hyde Park, South Loop, Buctown & is currently representing Bronzeville USA to the fullest! This renisance man of perpetual motion has continuously reinvented himself from athlete to trainer, musical artist & performer, to promoter & urban marketeer.If there exist a HAT under the enterainment umbrella Sean-Michael has managed to wear it, from innovator, intellectual property collaborator, character model, actor, to trendsetter, visionary, and opinion leader. Sean-Michael has attempted to cover the full gamat.

HOW DO YOU KNOW SEAN-MICHAEL...?

Sean-Michael is recognized & respected for his acumen and I.Q. for his first love of basketball.He balled for Morgan Park High, hooped for Chicago State University, and made a roster spot for a polish league team in Jarolslaw. He then trained with the likes of Tim Grover, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnet,D. Wade, Juwan Howard, Dwight Howard, Antoine Walker, Paul Peirce Kendal Gill and others at the top of sport.This bonafide baller currently trains basketball athletes as the assistant Coordinator of the Basketball Program at Lakeshore Athletic Club. He and the Lakeshore Athletic Club Coordinator,Regginald Armstrong, appeared in a 2009 episode of MTV's And 1 reality series which featured the best of Chicago's Ameture hoops scene. Sean-Michael is deeply involved with his summer-league teams tournaments and programs.You may have even seen him outside at the legendary lakefront lot on 63rd n Hayes getting it in Southside Chicago style.63rd Street Beach is where internationally acclaimed designer and fashion promoter Duvall(yourduvall.com) discovered his latest modeling jewell in Sean-Michael." I notices him playing ball and I knew that I wanted him to model for House Of Duvall".yourduvall.com. Mr. Lawson is also a model and rep for the Amerikan Clothier Fesup. (Fesuponline.com.) Earlier this decade he had the opportunity to meet alot of Chicago's most talented people as a talent scout and production liason to the producer of MTV's, Real World, Mr. Keneth Hull.As a musician, "Sean Don", has collaborated with Do-or Die, Jamal Bug, & Cleverchilde Ent. He helpped open for Kanye West's very first live concert for Neo Soul Explosion at he DuSable Meuseum for Cornerstone Marketing. Sean-Michael has been a constant I.P. contributor to Pilara's Culture Shock podcast show. Sean-Michael is a marketing natural and a product placement dream. "Seam-Michael's demographic is the demographic!"

WHY YOU WANT TO KNOW SEAN-MICHAEL BETTER...?

It runs in the family and this family man has ample reason to be so. Little Known black history trivia: Sean-Michael's late great aunt Mrs. Dorthea Towels Church, was the very first internationally succesful african american model. She was the first black woman to model Dior in Paris and later came back to the states and inspired many a black fashionista by sharing her collection through a series of college tours sponsored by the A.K.A's throughout the entire US. His father is hall of fame architect/designer/artist Mr. Gregory H. Lawson, best known for his work on the Playboy Mansion in the 80's, but you can see his work across various galleries throughout Chicago's art districts. Sean-Michael's mother A.K.A , realestate mogul and retired Chicago Public School Teacher, Mrs. Susan Towels Marcy, is married to retired Chicago Police and current Missisipi State Representative Mr. William Marcy. Sean-Michael is brother to celebrity publicist , on air personality and host of Culture Shock podcast Ms. April Lawson. April was recently honored by Monarch Magazine as Whos Who in the black Chicago media scene. Sean-Michael is also younger brother to internationally sought after model Glynnis Lawson Stoot and her husband and male model/photographer Donald Stoot, feature film soap opera and sitcom actress Chene' Lawson, screenwriter & celebrity personal trainer Marcel J. Lawson MJL Fit, and Ford model and recording artist and producer Olivia Mcfallar.It is all in the fam and as you can see famo is connected! Calling all casting directors,producers, designers, colunmnists and publicists...Sean-Michael Lawson is an extremley humble contender for your attention affection and work."As you can see, the true and livin pimpin's in the blood" Translation:"I am right on the verge, humbly awaiting an opportunity to reach for the stars. Striving for success in every aspect of every endevour is not only my personal ambition but it is trully a family tradition and with god's blessing, i am poised to carry on and add to that legacy".

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