If you’ve ever thought about becoming a model, actress or tv host, be sure to sign up for our Modeling & Entertainment workshop!!  It’s perfect for all ages.

Date: Saturday April 3, 2010

Includes: 3 hour interactive workshop, a professional mini headshot photoshoot and a gift bag with lots of goodies!

Cost: $250

This is a great opportunity to invest in your career and start making money doing something you love!

Tara and Cristina will also be offering private modeling/entertainment and pageant coaching sessions from April 5.  Email for more details and to reserve your spot as seats are limited, sashesandcrowns@gmail.com

Hollywood Comes to Joyce’s Formals in Birmingham, Alabama!

Tara Darby, former Miss Alabama US 2004 and professional model, TV host, and actress in Los Angeles, will be coming to Birmingham for one week only to host two industry workshops and also offer private coaching.  Reserve your spot now!

The Pageantry Workshop- $200

This workshop is great for both novice and seasoned contestants

The Do’s and Don’ts every contestant should know

How to win over the judges in interview alone

Perfecting your walk and on-stage presence

Making the right wardrobe choices

The Making it in LA Workshop- $200

Perfect for those who want to become models, actors and TV hosts

How to break into the biz

Building your resume, portfolio and reel

How to get the right representation

Nailing your auditions and go-sees

Sign up for both workshops and its just $300!!!

tdarby@tara-darby.com, 310-751-4251

With each workshop you’ll also hear from key guest speakers, take away a workbook full of inside information, plus a goodie bag with tools to help you get started, and a coupon for a discounted private coaching session with Tara.

Last night Cristina and I were lucky enough to attend a fundraiser event at Terry Rossio’s home (writer/producer of  Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mask of Zorro among many others).  The festivities took place at Terry’s gorgeous home in Topanga Canyon…it was a crisp fall night, and Cristina and I were terribly underdressed for the weather, but we thought warm thoughts, and enjoyed the full moon which beautifully illuminated the celebrity party-goers.

Besides rubbing elbows with tinsletowns elite, we also sat down for an entertaining Real TV Films interview with Spencer Garrett (an actor best known for roles in Transformers-Revenge of the Fallen and Public Enemies.  The star-studded get together was actually an effort to raise money for a short film that Garrett will be appearing in, and which is starring the beautiful Shevaun Kastl, called Conversations with Lucifer.  And though Spencer was pretty hush-hush about his role and other details regarding the film, he certainly piqued our interest and we will anxiously await the premier.  But in the meantime, we can all enjoy the videos that Gordon Vasquez from Real TV Films has produced, documenting the making of the film through interviews (http://www.realtvfilms.com/conversations-with-lucifer-the-concept.html).

Besides being terribly fun, last night was just another reminder that Sashes and Crowns Pageant Coachingis in the right place, doing the right thing.  The entertainment biz is never easy to break into, or maintain presence in, and it’s always encouraging to meet actors and television personalities who have stuck it out and experienced longevity…just as we also hope to attain.  ~Tara Darby

Cristina Nardozzi and Tara Darby with Spencer Garrett

When Cristina and I were first introduced, we already knew we had a lot in common. Not only were we both former beauty queens (who also happened to compete on Fear Factor) but we also worked in the same industry as professional models and TV presenters. I still remember the night Cristina introduced me to the famed Italian lover’s dream, Fritto Misto, in Santa Monica, CA. It was over a steaming plate of ravioli that the concept of Sashes and Crowns first developed.

Several months later, here we are doing the very thing we set out to do. There were many times along the way that I would get impatient or anxious, but it just couldn’t be rushed, not if it was going to be done right. We had both coached girls before, but there’s something to be said for strength in numbers. And although there are just the two of us, I know that together we are doubly committed to our clients, and with twice the experience and know-how to share, we offer a service that is particularly unique. These days Cristina and I have even more in common; we’re across the street neighbors, friends, entrepreneurs and now business partners… moving onward and upward!

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