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On the cover: Abril Ramos of Beauty Bar in McAllen is our gorgeous covergirl for November. Abril is originally from Monterrey, Mexico where she studied fashion design at the Instituto de Moda Burgo based in Milan, Italy.

Abril’s photos were taken by Gabriel Calder of Caplan Photography. Her hair and makeup were provided by Beauty Bar. Rose’s wardrobe was provided by Glamour Designs of McAllen, Texas. Learn more about Abril on page 36.

CONTEMPO’S ANNIVERSARY 8FALL FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA

ABRIL RAMOS AND THE 36BEAUTY BAR

SARAH HAMMOND 42CONTEMPO PIONEER

JONES & JONES JEWELS 44GRAND OPENING

THE VALLEY’S ORIGINALFASHION MAGAZINE 5th Year

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Fifth AnniversaryFall FashionExtravaganzamaster of ceremonies:Marla Cuellar / Club at Cimarron Clubhouse8:00pm, October 23rd, 2013

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Beauty Bar-McAllen founder, Abril Ramos-On the Cover

Beauty Bars are poppingup around the world forprofessional women on thego. So what’s it all about?We asked our NovemberCovergirl Abril Ramos ofBeauty Bar in McAllen.

Abril Ramos grew up in Monterrey, Mexico and studied fashion design there at the Instituto de Moda Burgo of Milan, Italy. And, like many Norteñas, she came to the Valley on frequent shopping visits before moving permanently to the McAllen area in May of this year.

Abril has traveled extensively in Europe and discovered a popular form of beauty service establishment now called the Beauty Bar while in Paris on a recent trip. The idea is that of a beauty salon that focuses on rapid, high quality personalized service for the busy, no nonsense type of woman who is often on the go and has no time to schedule in appointments.

Here at her Beauty Bar in McAllen at the cor-ner of S. 10th Street and Hackberry Abril’s staff is setup and ready to handle walk-ins, and not like she is doing anyone any favors to get it done on the quick. Her business model is set up for fast reli-able services like cuts, curls, blow drys, makeup, extensions, and air brush tanning. Abril recently added

And, it seems to be catching a lot of interest in other fashion hot spots like Los Angels and in New York as multi-tasking women who don’t have time to wait are starting to realize the value of express services, as they simply get busier, time management becomes more critical.

Beauty Bar is nicely designed and is patterned to look like a boutique salon that you might find along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Soft pastels surface the antique walls that are decorated with period French artwork. But, Abril explored a bit of an eclectic theme with con-trasting traditional and contemporary furnishings that induce an authentic french feelings about the place to further enhance the experience.

Stop by and visit Abril’s Beauty Bar at 805 N. 10th St., Suite A, McAllen, Texas, 78501956.225.7068

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Look for Sarah on the EDGE-A video presentation produced by the WBC that will be broadcast weekly via the internet. The 20 minute segments are designed to speak to the hearts of business owners and Valley women who are interested in starting a business. Sarah, Giselle Dominique Mascarenhas-Villarreal, and Charo Mann will be hosting other guests and will be providing tips and their personal business experiences on behalf of the Women’s Business Center.http://www.facebook.com/WomensBusinessCenterhttp://www.wbc-rgv.org

Sarah Jean Sagredo Hammond has three lovely daughters: Zephora Bordeau - 8 months, Scarlett Vitalia 3 years, and Jesslyn Ju-liet 12 years who you will see modeling in this issue for John Michael’s on page 31. Jesslyn is the current Miss RGV Pre-Teen for DebiLou Productions. Sarah’s husband, Marty Ham-mond, was head coach for the Dorado’s and head coach for the Alabama Hammers (both Arena Football teams), and he now serves as a quarterback coach for Edinburg North.

Sarah is the president of Atlas Electrical & Air Conditioning Services, Inc., a family operated contractor that has been in business for over 30 years, and was originally started by her parents whom were originally migrant workers. They sacrificed and helped create a strong family business that still carries on today. Roy Sagredo Jr. is Sarah’s brother and VP. He has been working in the sales, design and engi-neering department of the business since he was twelve years old.

Because it has been well supported by the community over the years, Atlas feels a strong need to show their appreciation by support-ing community efforts. Sarah sits on several boards, chairs committees, and is a member of numerous business and non profit organi-zations including: secretary of the Texas As-sociation of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, secretary for H.E.A.T, Chair for the Young Executive Society. Vice-Chair for the Organization of Women Executives, advisory board member for the UTPA Alumni Assoca-tion, advisory board member for the Wom-ans Business Center, Board member for the Alton Chamber of Commerce, a Diplomat for Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce, Ex-ecutive Director for ACCA-RGV , Corporate representative for NHPO, Women's Commit-tee Member for the RGV Hispanic Chamber, Member of Women in HVACR,, Gold Star Member of BBB, member of McAllen and Ed-inburg Chambers of Commerce.

More recently Hammond joined the Woman's Round Table - Meeting of the Minds that they commonly refer to as the WBC - Business View. It is a non profit that supports, educates and helps create business oppportunities in the Rio Grande Valley. In the last 3 months alone, they have helped women acquire over 1 million dollars in loans for their start up busi-nesses.

In the WBC’s endeavor to support business startups, they created a series of Video Pre-sentations called WBC: THE EDGE and plan to host at least one each week. The WBC will begin releasing 15 to 20 minute episodes on a topic that speaks to the heart of business owners and woman who are looking to start a business by providing tips and empower-ing them with the knowledge on how to do it. Sarah points out, “We are super excited about this new endeavor here in the RGV and the women that will be helped through-out our area.”

It’s not easy getting over the hill, specially when you are trying to keep pace with dynamic industries like fashion magazines, construction, real estate, and all the newer generation gizmos. I like keeping busy, staying on top of my game, and giv-ing it all I got. But, sometimes my busy lifestyle keeps me from being at my best and I need a boost to reach the top. So, I keep my distance from those high octane “cafenators” that only give me a kick in the head, and later on, a headache. Instead, about 10 years ago, I discovered a vitamin and mineral supplement, Regeneration by Nature’s Plus, and I have taken it ever since.Regeneration is a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement that I know will replen-ish all the “right stuff” I am lacking from missed meals. It’s loaded with botanical extracts and antioxidants for protection and brain power vitamins like Vitamin B6

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