By JoAnn Fields
San Diego, CA: Hundreds of San Diegans convened at the 6th Annual San Diego Prestige Awards on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Faith Chapel located at 9400 Campo Rd. Spring Valley, CA.
Attendees felt like they entered a Hollywood awards event complete with paparazzi and red carpet. The foyer was lined with local black owned small businesses showcasing their clothing, wares and other merchandise.
“This was our first year at the Prestige Awards and we were excited to connect with other businesses and meet new like-minded folks. This award show was 100% about uplifting and highlighting the successes of our community. 4linkedhearts stands behind that mission, and we were able to enjoy great music, fashion and fellowship at the same time,” states Jazmine Steele, Co-owner, 4linkedhearts.
The evening was memorable for 23 awardees a complete listing could be found on their website at www.theprestiegeawards.com.
Awardees were nominated in 23 categories and have been voted on by the community in an online ballot tabulated by a third party company. The winners in each category were announced during the ceremony. Between award presentations special musical guest artists performed including the Gospel Stellar Award nominated Eddie Baltrip & Fulfillment.
“It was truly a blessing and an honor to receive The San Diego Prestige Award for Excellence in Photojournalism Awards “Capturing the Present for the Future.” It has been a long journey but, I have loved every minute of it. I have met 1000’s of strangers that I am no longer a stranger to and I can now call a lot of them friends. I really enjoy telling others life stories with video and pictures. Pictures speak volume to all important events in life. Thank you Pastor Eddie Baltrip for allowing me to shoot your CD cover photo. I really want to say thank you to everyone that came out to support me and a special thanks to Tre Arnold Photography and JoAnn Fields for our continued team work,” states
Rochelle Porter/ Peache’ Photo Memeories / Peache’ Designs.
“The Prestige Awards is a night to remember recognizing some greats in our city. The vision is to grow this event each year and expand the genres countywide”, states Eddie Baltrip, Founder and Visionary, The San Diego Prestige Awards.
For more information for the 7th Annual Prestige Awards, please visit www.theprestigeawards.
