(BlackDoctor.org) — Are you ready, beautiful? Celebrity health and beauty experts from around the country will headline the “Beautiful Woman Inside and Out” event on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the InterContinental Chicago hotel, located at 505 North Michigan Avenue on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
Even better, BlackDoctor.org fans will receive a registration discount! Just use the code SpecialGuestDiscount for 25% off any registration level.
Hosted by the COSHAR Foundation, the event will offer women some valuable advice on skincare, haircare, beauty, fitness, wellness and fashion. Also, attendees can expect plenty of hands-on demonstrations and lots of giveaways. The “Beautiful Woman Inside and Out” event will address the total woman in a celebratory atmosphere that’s meant to appreciate and empower women to live their best lives!
“Our mission is to inform, educate, empower women to live their best lives,” said event founder Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey, a nationally-recognized physician, speaker, novelist and health educator. “I wanted to create an event that would bring the nation’s leading experts to the women in a way that is approachable and impactful. Every women is beautiful, and it has little to do with the outside physical appearance. Still, I want to challenge women to focus on the ‘outer’ apperance as well as their ‘inner” self and provide tools for each woman to maximize her own beauty, inside and out, despite society’s idea or standard of beauty.”
The event will also feature nationally-recognized experts who have made great impacts in their respective fields. Just a few of the special guests include:
• Dr. Victoria Holloway Barbosa – one of the country’s top dermatologists, Dr. Barbosa is the former vice president in Research & Development at L’Oreal who built and directed the L’Oréal Institute for Ethnic Hair & Skin Research. She brings a unique set of experiences and talents that bridge the fields of dermatology, science and the cosmetics industry.
• Kym Lee – celebrity makeup artist and lead artist at BET, Lee recently served as the head makeup artist for the hit movie, “Jumping the Broom.”
• Robert Ferguson – known as the “People’s Fat Loss Coach,” Ferguson is a nationally-recognized voice of weight loss through healthy living. He is a motivational speaker and a physical conditioning and nutrition specialist.
From Chicago, “Beautiful Woman Inside and Out” will travel to Atlanta and Los Angeles. A portion of the proceeds from each event will be donated to fight breast cancer and domestic violence. The conference is open to sponsors, vendors and authors.
Registration for this event is required. Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit www.beautifulwomaninsideandout.com or call 301 773 4811.