THE MODERN CLASSICWith hints of romance reminiscent of Paris’s grand cafés, the newly-opened Napoleon Bistro and Lounge in Adams Morgan was the perfect place for Washington Life to mix spring fashion with some of The Young and the Guest List’s hottest invitees. The result? … A modern classic look PHOTOGRAPHS BY YVONNE TAYLOR STYLED BY LANA ORLOFF MAKE-UP AND HAIR BY CAROLA MYERS AND CRYSTAL MARIA WHITEHEAD DABNEY LANGHORNE DOSWELL works as a Senior Designer with the Interior Design firm Barry Dixon. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a double major in painting and film. She returned home to Washington D.C. in `06 after working for David Easton and Charlotte Moss in New Yotk City. She serves on the steering committee for The Washington Ballet’s Jeté Society. Look for Dabney this spring in WL’s interior design column. MEGYN KELLY is a general assignment reporter for FOX News Channel (FNC). She reported on the confirmation hearings for Samuel A. Alito, Jr., the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor, the Terri Schiavo case, the indictment of Scooter Libby and the legal troubles of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Kelly earned a BA in Political Science from Syracuse University and a J.D. from Albany Law School. CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, JR., son of Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, is a global human rights activist, particularly through his advocacy for democracy in Cuba and as a supporting member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Recently, he completed a Master’s Degree from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business and he also holds a Political Science degree from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. ERIKA PAOLA GUTIERREZ, daughter of Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, recently completed her undergraduate degree at Western Michigan University with a major in communications and a minor in philosophy. She is currently a presidential appointee at the United States Department of Labor working in the Policy office. She plans to attend graduate school to receive an MBA in Marketing.
MELANIE N. ROUSSELL (right) serves as the press secretary and Spokesperson for the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee under Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) She is a native of New Orleans, La. and a devoted Saints fan, who enjoys taunting Redskins fans at D.C sports bars. When not working, she attends charity benefits such as the Joy of Sports Gala and lounges at U Street hotspot Jin. MICHELLE PERSAUD (left) is a Potomac, Md. native, who attended University of Maryland in College Park before entering law school at George Washington University. She is counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and recently ventured into the Hill’s social scene by co-founding Chic Productions, a company dedicated to planning events such as a recent celebration for the swearing-in of a congressional committee chairman. MARCO MINUTO is a third-year student at Catholic University School of Law. He is onethird of the brains behind Chatcreator.com and developer of Saxbys Coffee – an innovative coffee house concept expanding throughout the country, and founderof the Pope John Paul II Education Fund , which aids financially needy students of good character and high academic achievement in continuing their education at a Catholic high school of their choice.
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