NEW Gem Diva Category<\/strong>
The Gem Diva\u2122 awards, sponsored by WJA, will be presented in the Bridal Wear, Evening Wear and Business\/Day Wear categories. All women who enter the Spectrum Awards competition will be eligible for this category simply by marking the check-box for Gem Diva on the entry form.<\/span><\/div>\n

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AGTA\u2019s Douglas Hucker, CEO, referred to the new WJA – AGTA partnership saying, \u201cIt is an additional opportunity for us to provide more recognition to the amazing women in our industry designing with colored gemstones and pearls.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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<\/span>Bridal Wear \u2013 Gem Diva<\/strong><\/span>

<\/b><\/span>Pamela Froman, <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span>
Pamela Froman <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Fine Jewelry – Palladium “Ice Princess” cuff featuring rainbow Moonstones (15.0 ctw.) accented with Diamonds (3.01 ctw.).<\/span><\/span>

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Business\/Day Wear \u2013 Gem Diva<\/span><\/strong>

<\/b>Caroline Chartouni, <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span>
Caroline C <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>18K pink gold earrings featuring rose Quartz drops (56.37 ctw.) accented with Diamonds (1.99 ctw.).<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/strong>Classical \u2013 Gem Diva<\/strong>

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Dallas Prince, <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>
Dallas Prince Designs<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>14K rose gold “Twilight Blush” earrings featuring 2 cushion-cut Morganites (30.18 ctw.) accented with white Diamonds (.72 ctw.) and black Diamonds (1.6 ctw.).<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/span>Evening Wear \u2013 Gem Diva<\/strong>

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Annie Fensterstock, <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>
Annie Fensterstock <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Blackened sterling silver and 22K yellow gold cuff featuring white and fancy-colored Diamonds (11.91 ctw.) and Sapphires (7.30 ctw.).<\/span><\/span>

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JUDGES<\/span><\/b><\/div>\nLita Asscher – <\/span>sixth generation Asscher diamantaire and Designer at Royal Asscher Diamonds.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Phyllis and Ira Bergman – Family owned Manufacturer, Mercury Ring.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Lorraine De Pasque – contributing writer for INSTORE\/INDESIGN and freelance journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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WJA\u2019s president, <\/span>Tryna Kochanek,<\/span> commented on the partnership with AGTA, <\/span> \u201cThe quality reputation of the Spectrum competition and the media exposure it receives will provide the talented women who enter the annual WJA Gem DIVA competition an opportunity for greater exposure, and the increased number of female designers who enter Spectrum will add an extra element of excitement to the overall competition.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSOURCE: Some photos and quotes are from Lorraine Pasque’s amazing blog post about her experience as one of the Judges for 2013 please click through the below link for her first hand account.<\/span><\/div>\n
http:\/\/instoremag.com\/shine-blog\/item\/416-we-the-jury-find-them—-divas<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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