Before she was celebrated as Haiti’s heroine, before she was celebrated around the world, before she became first runner up of the 65th edition of Miss Universe, she was here with us in Miami, greeting her fans and spreading love to every soul that would listen.
We have been privileged to be among the few to have met Miss Haiti in transition to the Philippines. Raquel Pelissier took the decision early last year to represent her country on a platform viewed around the world, The 65th Miss Universe Pageant. Raquel is 25 years old with a degree in Optometry and pursuing a master’s degree in scientific research. Her love for her country pushed her to participate the Miss Universe Pageant, a life long dream of hers that she was able to strike off her bucket list.
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QA& With Erika Rachel
Whenever a woman is following her dreams or developing her talents, we must cheer her on. Meet Erika Rachel, she is a self-taught abstract artist who decided to become a full time artist professionally in early 2013 as a means of supporting herself after a difficult divorce and the loss of her father.
Miss Haiti Universe Raquel Pelissier Comes To Florida
Before she was celebrated as Haiti’s heroine, before she was celebrated around the world, before she became first runner up of the 65th edition of Miss Universe, she was here with us in Miami, greeting her fans and spreading love to every soul that would listen.
In The Fullness Of Time
“But when the fullness of time had come…” This statement seems simplistic but is of such enormous worth.
Faces
Faces
VIBRANT LIVING It's Your Move!
The region is rich in upscale downsizing options.
HOME SCHOOL
Local makers help build an at-home classroom.
POT COMMODITY
AMONG NEW CANNABIS PRODUCTS IS ONE THAT MIGHT CHANGE THE WAY MARYLANDERS SLEEP.
Buns Out
How a modest start-up became the toast of the town.
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
A shared crisis has a way of galvanizing relationships.
GAMECHANGER PAIGE HERNANDEZ
Associate artistic director, Everyman Theatre
THE ITALIAN JOB
After 107 years, Di Pasquale’s finds a new home in Brewers Hill.
RETURN the NATIONAL PARKS to the TRIBES
THE JEWELS of AMERICA’S LANDSCAPE SHOULD BELONG TO AMERICA’S ORIGINAL PEOPLES.
Seeing Red
Does Congressman Andy Harris represent the future or end of the Maryland GOP?
‘IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT EXCLUSION'
America is a diverse nation of immigrants—but it was not intended to be, and its historical biases continue to haunt the present.
