Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Guests getting down to the music at the Pulse Christmas party.
Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor
My daahlings, y'all know you have a good thing going when yours is the most anticipated do, of the Yuletide season! And not just so in recent years, but has been the mode for the last 25 years and counting!
And luvs, little wonder here as the event in question is the much revered annual Christmas Eve shindig, hosted by Pulse as its season ending fabulissimo that is the toast of the fabulous everywhere and celebrated much more so!
Luvs, just around 25 years ago, Kingsley Cooper took the bold step of walking away from the legal profession and after hanging up his robes, and along with a group of equally enthusiastic forward thinkers, went about creating a modelling and grooming school, that would not only spot and or hone talent, but assumed the responsibility of promoting and marketing it on the national and international scene.
And so it is my daahlings, that with a reputation and talent for spotting modelling talent and nurturing to international success, little wonder that along the way, Cooper and by extension, Pulse, became synonymous with not only being fashionable, but the premier hosts of the hottest and most fabulous parties, this side of Hollywood!
Luvs, no stuffed shirts and or fuddy-duddies here! And the frumps go elsewhere as this is an annual fab-fest where only the chic attend.
Well my dearios, if you were one of the unfortunate few, who belong to chic crowd, the fabulous or the buffed and or the body beautiful, then sweet-things slap somebody because honeys, this was one hot social enchilada and we are talking jalape-o flavoured here!
Profiling and partying
Oh my word, what a night, for profiling and partying!
Pumpkins, it was the sort of party that starlets and young hunks dream of attending and when they break through and make the cut honeys they party like track stars on steroids and rollerblades!
Doves, the invites did say partying hour would be at 10:00 p.m., but for the most part, those invited paid nary a mind to this entreaty preferring instead to make their appearance just around and/or after the witching hour. And when 1:00 a.m. rolled around, Villa Ronai located in salubrious Old Stony Hill, was the centre of the partying universe, and dovecakes it sizzled like flowing lava!
Oh my word, what a night! And for my word, what a way to see in the Christmas! By then all the best profiling spots and the preferred dancing spots were already taken but sweet-things, with ace disc jock Squeeze spinning some of the hottest contemporary arias, guests threw caution to the wind and partied up a sensation.
Hot numbers
And if it were not already hot enough, there were the Pulse International modelling hot numbers such as supermodels, Jaunel McKenzie; the stunning Carla Campbell, in from New York; Nell Robinson, in from London via Barbados; Nicole Grey, in from Canada; new faces - Shevolee Bell, CMS winner, Sashana Grey; Ester Beckford; Kristina Sibblies; Santana Taylor; Theresa Jameison; and a bevy of beauties plus some fierce looking hunks just strutting their stuff.
Hosts, Kingsley Cooper and his love, the fab Romae Gordon, led the way for the most part, and everyone danced like no one else was watching with the music pumping. Dearhearts, suffice it to say, at 4:00 a.m. when this here scribe took his leave, the party was still sizzling and then some!
But precious angels, what a night! What a party! What a to-see in Christmas!
Among those out were Dr. Carolyn Cooper; her sibling, Washington-based lawyer, the lovely Donette Cooper, also out; Pulse founding director and partner, attorney, Hillary Phillips Q.C.; Mrs. Lois Sherwood; Jeff Cobham; Opposition MP., Mike Henry and his fabulous wife, Dawn; Ambassador and Mrs. Lorne McDonnough; Maurice Foster; Carlyle and Diane Hudson; Harry and Ann-Marie Smith; Dr. Leachim and Cecile Semaj; E.G. Hunter and his constant companion, Nesta Smith as well as Lloyd Tomlinson.
We also spotted Oliver Magnus and his companion, Sonita Morin; Peter Bovell; Gilou Bauer, of the Mutual Life Gallery; celebrated tenor and artist, Cecil Cooper; Gary and Bernadette Barrow; Robert Haughton; Del Crooks; Oliver Holmes of Capital Options; the lovely Tanya Hoshue, of DB&G; David Minott; the lovely Allison Peart; Andrew Reid, Pepsi's managing director; Steven and Nicola Greig; Wayne Nunez; Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Metcalf; Peter Morris of Gymkhana and Andre Hylton.
Also out were fashion designer Bill Edwards; Carlos MaxBrown and his brother Raul MaxBrown, in from Toronto for the holidays; Seyon Hanson and his lovely companion, Marsha Lewis; Olympic gold medallist Aileen Bailey; cricketing sensation Chris Gayle; colleague Marlon Samuels also out; former Olympian, Juliet Cuthbert; Andru Donald and his Armenian companion; Bryan McFarlane, Frank Roshueveul's daughters, the fabulous Tiffany and Kyria; entertainment industry executive Howard Mc Intosh; Dr. Gary Oates, in from Connecticut and his fiancée, the lovely Juliet Potter; Alan Milbourn; Arlene Martin, Jampro's World Cup Legacy project manager; Serchen Morris; Angelie Martin-Spencer, former Miss Jamaica Universe, and newspaper columnist; David Burton; Pat and Suzette Tomlinson; Dwight Sangster; Dennis and Maureen Lee; Donald Moore, in from Colombia; Michelle-Ann Campbell; Nicholas Sutherland; Errol and Yvonne Anderson; the lovely Safia Cooper from Smirnoff; Lance and Jackie Cowan; David Burton; Steve D'Agostino and wife, Tanya Fedotova; Vitus Evans, CEO JADF; Noelle Findlay, marketing manager H.D. Hopwood; Mary Gooden; Sheldon Gordon, also in from Connecticut; the oh sooo-gorgeous Paula King; musician and fashion photographer, Martei Korle; the lovely Andi Golding; Clyde Mc Kenzie, of Shocking Vibes; Sven Voelk of the German Embassy and his American wife, Tracy; Jerry Miller from Sotheby's International Realty; and the absolutely stunning Tracy Moses; plus several more!
