Case clothed: Women step to success

Empowerment agents host Miracle Mile walk

Alexis Washington-Davis credits her winning a $50 scholarship in a mock interview to the people who fitted her for a suit.

The Nevada State High School senior visited Dress for Success last semester to receive a work-appropriate outfit, learn interview skills and have her resume reviewed.

“I didn’t have any real professional clothes, and they gave me good advice,” Washington-Davis said, adding that Dress for Success volunteers worked with her sense of style so she would leave feeling comfortable in her new outfit.

The Dress for Success Southern Nevada power walk Saturday at the Miracle Mile Shops, dubbed One Mile in Style, brought together the organization’s clients, sponsors and community members. The event promoted healthy living and empowerment for disadvantaged women in the workforce.

“Dress for Success is one of those organizations that helps the community get involved to literally touch the life of this woman,” said Paula Lawrence, the Southern Nevada chapter’s executive director.

The 200 participants in the event, now in its fifth year, included employees of Southern Medical Associates, the walk’s largest sponsor for the last three years; parents and their children; and crowned teens from the Miss Las Vegas Scholarship Organization.

“It’s not so much about the walk as

Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal Mimi Diebold gets a hat adjustment Saturday before One Mile in Style, an event held on behalf of Dress for Success Southern Nevada at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort.

Delila Souza, 7, checks out her new lip gloss Saturday during the One Mile in Style event at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort.