- May 10, 2025
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Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota General Manager Terri Najmolhoda and President and CEO of Selah Freedom Elizabeth Melendez Fisher
Co-Chairwomen Tammy Karp, Mimi Carlin and Donna Koffman
Gillian Dorociak and Suzanne Sotherlan
Brian Mariash and Josh Dutton
Jeanne Paulus won the chance drawing Jimmy Choo clutch.
Lisa and Elisabeth Budslick
Mikko Royce and Olga Ovchiyan
Jaime Nelson and Donna Messinger
Dan Bridinger and Florence Derozier
Renee Phinney and Glen Rieth
Chairs lined the pathway for the models.
Roger Capote, Clara Reynardus de Villanueva and Tony Pinho
Cathy and Paul Tomass with Sheila Nemes
Kim O'Connor with Tina and Mike Granthon
Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Sen. Aaron Bean was the auctioneer for the evening.
President and CEO of Selah Freedom Elizabeth Melendez Fisher welcomes guests to the event.
Dr. Sidney Peykar and Jeanne Paulus
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The fashion show featured modern, chic styles from designer labels.
The models lined the stage to end the show.
Andrea Matter, Nancy Assuncaoao, Maria Assuncaoao and Patti Burchett
Marko Radisic and Ashley Kozel
Marko Radisic auctions off the Grand Prix VIP Race experience item.
Kelly, a sex trafficking survivor, tells her story on stage with local professionals who helped to convict her trafficker.
The annual A New Beginning Fashion Event may have had professional models brought in to showcase designer clothing, but the guests who came to support Selah Freedom looked just as fashion forward.
For the first time in its six years running, the fashion show was hosted at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota, showcasing designers such as Dolce & Gabbana.
The evening started with a cocktail hour serving champagne, wine, beer and appetizers. Then guests took a seat on the second floor of the retail store in either a chair lining the runway path or a VIP booth to enjoy the evening’s entertainment.
The fashion show by Saks Fifth Avenue featured trends such as leopard print, bold pinks, pastels and Florida-friendly accessories for a day on the beach.
Afterward, attendees were ushered back to the stage area for the live auction, paddle raise and mission moment.
Selah Freedom graduate Kelly told her story as a victim of both child sex abuse and sex trafficking. Her trafficker is now in prison for a mandatory 50-year sentence because of local authorities, professionals and Kelly, who found the courage to escape.
The mission of Selah Freedom is to provide a safe place for survivors, build outreach programs, train youth with prevention skills and spread awareness to the issue of sex trafficking.
