Jill Deutser
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
At the tender age of 11, JILL DEUTSER was diagnosed with diabetes. Since then, she has served on the Board of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and chaired many of its events. She and husband, Brad, are focusing their efforts on developing a comprehensive, multidimensional, world-renowned Diabetes Wellness Center with the UT Health Science Center in Houston.
Photo by Brad Deutser
Vicki Dill
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
As the owner and operator of Victory Sports in Ft. Bend County, VICKI DILL teaches self-esteem, discipline and sportsmanship to thousands of our area’s youth. The gym participates in the Katy Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s, and the Fort Bend Holiday Bowl Toy Drive. They host free clinics for Fort Bend County little league cheerleaders, and support a local pet adoption agency.
Photo by Gabriela Ferrel
Kim Coffman
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
KIM COFFMAN is a professional photographer and one of the most popular at many of Houston’s charitable events. Kim’s most current volunteer effort was for the launch celebration of Houston Arts Partners: Arts 4 All, operating under Young Audiences of Houston (YAH). The website allows educators to search through and schedule 300 programs presented by about 250 artists and arts organizations classified by arts discipline, grade level, curricular connections including at-risk, special needs and bilingual offerings. Kim donated many hours of his time, talent and resources to making this launch a success.
Photo by Kim Koffman
Shane Battier
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
Houston Rocket SHANE BATTIER is a leader on and off the court. He believes the future of our youth rests in higher education. To that end, Shane, and his wife Heidi, established The Battier Take Charge Foundation dedicated to providing resources for the education of underserved youth and teens.
Photo by Houston Rockets
Taylor Lanning
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
Our cover girl, TAYLOR LANNING, has been able to combine her passion for event planning with her role as Miss Houston 2010 by volunteering to coordinate charity events. She is the spokeswoman for Pure Foods in the Woodlands, a restaurant that focuses on healthy, organic and gluten free offerings, and has raised awareness for childhood obesity by producing a children’s fashion show and working with local company, Soldiers of Fitness, to teach children about exercise. She is currently working on a launch party for the Bully Suicide Project.
Photo by Arthur Garcia
Linda Brown
January 31, 2011 by Warner Roberts
Filed under Most Beautiful
LINDA BROWN chaired her first gala for the Juvenile Diabetes Center at age 19. Since then she has chaired events for Houston Grand Opera, the Children’s Museum, Baylor College of Medicine, United Cerebral Palsy, The Texas Medical Center’s Hospice Gala and the Rodeo’s Ladies Season Box Gala. She serves on the Boards of March of Dimes, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine and others.
Photo by Gittings