
| FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST , FOR WITH OUT HIM THERE WOULD BE NO SALVATION. TO THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO GIVES DIVINE DIRECTION AND REVELATION, AND TO GOD FOR WITHOUT HIM THERE IS NOTHING. TO MY AUNT SHERI, CHERYL LEFTENANT ,WHO ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME AND ENCOURAGED ME NO MATTER WHAT. TO MY GRANDMOTHER/ MOTHER, ANTTA LEFTENANT, WHO I WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND RESPECT, TO MY FATHER , CHRIS LEFTENANT, FOR TEACHING ME GOOD WORK ETHICS TO MY SISTERS , KIMMA & GILDA, FOR THEIR SUPPORT. TO PASTOR MAURICE CHANDLER, OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND NEW YORK , MY SPIRITUAL FATHER WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO DISSECT THE WORD OF GOD. HE HAS BEEN A LIFE LONG ROLE MODEL NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF AMITYVILLE NEW YORK. TO OUR MODELS: ELDER CHRISTINE RINEHART, MR. LESLY PRATT, AND MS. KAYLA TRUGLIA WHO WE FEEL DEFINITELY HAS A MODELING CAREER AHEAD OF HER, AND OF COURSE, MY BABY BOY, MALACHI NASEEM LEFTENANT. TO OUR NEWEST MODELS: GOLDEN CHILD , REGGAE/ SOUL/HIP HOP ARTIST WHO IS COMING TO ATLANTA FOR THE WORLD NATURAL HAIR & BEAUTY EXPO & PERFORMING / MODELING AT THE MAY 10TH LOCKS DOWN PRODUCT LAUNCHING & ROCK THE LOCS FASHION SHOW PAUL WAYNE , REGGAE / R&B/ SOUL ARTIST WHO IS PERFORMING & MODELING AT THE MAY 10TH LOCKS DOWN PRODUCT LAUNCHING & ROCK THE LOCS FASHION SHOW ( PAUL WAYNE'S PHOTO CREDIT GOES TO : HIS GIRL THEO CZERVKO ( BLACK & BLUE LOCKS DOWN'S) AND KOLLAH CHAMPAGNE ( GREEN CAMOUFLAGE) MAE FROM CHICAGO -Mae B from The LocArt (tm) Studio, Chicago, IL -Founder and Lead Stylist PHOTO CREDIT : Winstonfoto.com MAKEUP DESIGN : ERNE' REESE MODEL KHADE WHO WILL ALSO BE AT THE ATLANTA WORLD NATURAL HAIR & BEAUTY EXPO ALSO , MY SONS, DEON, SHELDON, LAVELL, AND MARCELL THE MEANING OF DESHALAMAR!!! TO RENE' DE TIEGE FOR ORIGINAL DESHALAMAR ARTWORK. TO WILLIAM LEBERT, FOR ORIGINAL DESHALAMAR ARTWORK. TO STEVEN GARCIA FOR SKETCHES . TO DENISE BETHUNE WHO DID DESHALAMAR'S FIRST PRINT PUBLICATION IN THE SHOWCASE MAGAZINE IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY THAT WE CRIED WHEN WE SAW IT! TO CLARICE'S CHILDREN, KARON, SHARRON, MICHAEL & FAITH MILLER FOR ALL THEIR HELP WITH PRODUCTION! |