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Campaign to unite in the fight.
Together we can unite to stop this epidemic. We are joined in a voice of strength & unity.
We are linked for the cause. The chain is growing. Who will be the next link?
Although HIV infection is completely preventable, every 9½ minutes, someone in the United States is infected with the virus. That person could be you or someone you know - your brother, sister, father, mother, friend, co-worker, or neighbor. It is important for everyone to get the facts, talk about HIV/AIDS with partners and loved ones, reduce risk behaviors, and get tested to learn their HIV status.
Roll over each image to read about the people who are the links of strength
Kaya Jones
singer - actress - dancer - model
Born in Toronto, Canada, Kaya's passion for singing that led up to her success that gave her the ability to take part in many endeavors. Kaya was signed to a development deal by R. Kelly in 1999, and with Capital Records in 2001. In 2003, Kaya joined the Pussycat Dolls as a vocalist for the group. Leaving the group Kaya brought her own sound to the masses and has developed her own career as a solo artist in the world of pop music. Kaya appears in the music video "How Come" by D12 and Eminem and sang backup vocals for Mick Jagger on the Golden Globe winning song "Old Habits Die Hard" (also featuring Katy Perry) from the movie Aflie. Kaya contributed two songs to the 2009 movie American Pie Presents: Book of Love. In collaboration with Regi, the top DJ in Belgium, Kaya spent the summer of 2010 touring behind the recent success of their single, "Take It Off". Kaya's newest single & video is "Waiting For Saturday"
Kaya has performed at events such as, VH1's Diva's Live, VH1's Fashion Rocks and MTV's Rock the Vote, among many others. Showcasing her stunning good looks, Kaya Jones has appeared on the covers a myriad of publications and fashion magazines including: Esquire, Interview, Maxim, Stuff, FHM, Blender, Guitar and Us Weekly. As a supporter of the troops, in 2010 Kaya did a 2-week USO tour in Iraq.
Kaya Jones is a proud supporter of the LGBT Community and was recently featured as an Honorary Host for Glaad the Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation.Kaya Jones is a strong supporter in Equality and believes that no one should be treated differently based upon race or sexual orientation.
www.kayajones.com
Carla Facciolo
television personailty
Carla Facciolo is an American sales rep and reality television personality best known for appearing on the docu-reality series Mob Wives, since 2011.
Facciolo grew up in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. She is the daughter of Louis Daidone, a former boss of the Lucchese crime family. While her father went to prison when she was young, it didn't stop her from living the lifestyle she grew to love.
Carla thought she had finally gotten away from the lifestyle she lived growing up by marrying stock broker Joey Ferragamo. He was indicted and convicted for a boiler room scandal and Carla once again found herself dealing with the ins and outs of prison.
She is a stay at home mom raising twins and sales representative for a juice company.
www.carlafacciolo.com
Cindy Cowan
film producer - song writer
Cindy is the former President and co-founder of Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) from 1995 to 2000. During that time IEG had many successes including Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice award nominations for If These Walls Could Talk starring Cher, Sissey Spacek, Anne Heche, and Demi Moore. IEG saw success with its production of Traffic, starring Micahel Douglas and Benicio Del Toro, which won Oscars for directing, screenplay, editing, and best supporting actor. Additional projects produced by Ms. Cowan include Very Bad Things starring Cameron Diaz, and the Robert Altman-directed Dr. T & the Women starring Richard Gere, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler.
Since forming a new production company, Cindy Cowan Entertainment, Ms. Cowam has produced Scorched starring Woodey Harrelson and Alicia Silverstone. Currently, she is in production with Red Lights starring Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy. Currently in post-production is Miracle on 42nd Street starring Alicia Keys, Terrence Howard, and Samual L Jackson.
In addition to film, Ms. Cowan is working on several television projects with F/X and CBS and growing her video gaming division.
Ms. Cowan sits on the board of two charities: Little Kids Rock and Grassroots Soccer, part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. GRS mobilizes the soccer community in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
www.cowanent.com
Tommy "Tiny" Lister
actor - public speaker - humanitarian
Hardly diminutive, 6'5" Tommy "Tiny" Lister is a highly accomplished actor. Originally a professional wrestler known by the names "Zeus" and "ZGangsta" for the WWF, Tiny left the world of wrestling to pursue an acting career. Tiny has made an impression in over 90 films in a 20-year span, and continues his reputation of working with some of the best actors and directors from a wide net of genres - from thriller to drama to sci-fi to comedy.
Tiny has a wide, often ecclectic range of roles. He played the President in the sci-fi Fifth Element opposite Bruce Willis and worked with Adam Sandler in Little Nikki, as well as Mike Meyers in Austin Powers in Goldmember. He joined Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia and Rachel Weiss in the 2003 crime thriller Confidence.
Tiny Lister has worked with some of the greatest directors (Tarantino, Besson, Frankenheimer), many of our most noted actors (Marlon Brando, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Depp, Peter O'Toole) and a good share of the top talent in wrestling and rap (Hulk Hogan, 50 Cent and Tupac Shakur, respectively) - but it is Tiny's devotion to ministry and public speaking that makes the biggest impression. Along with his wife Felicia, Tiny now ministers across the country, reaching out to troubled youth, and sharing his powerful testimony and inspiration in churches and schools.
www.tommytinylister.com
Phillip Bloch
designer - stylist - actor - writer
Best known as a celebrity stylist, Philip Bloch’s fashion expertise has earned attention on the red carpet. He gives countless interviews on fashion, trends, style, beauty makeovers and thrifty shopping tips. He appears regularly on most major network news and talk shows and is frequently featured on VH1, MTV, CNN, E!, and Style Network.
In recent years, Phillip Bloch has leapt from behind the camera to the big screen. Bloch starred and produced his first feature film, “The Unseen.” Since 2007, Bloch has appeared in 12 other films, including a cameo in “Bruno” and in “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.”
Phillip is also an accomplished writer. Bloch has written for international magazines such as Elle, Fashion Quarterly, and Detour and has been a contributing editor to InStyle magazine. He is also the author of Elements of Style. Bloch is currently working on a new book called “The Shopping Diet”.
Bloch is also a designer. In June 2000, Bloch designed and successfully launched a line of jewelry on QVC, and in 2007 Bloch launched his first ready to wear women's collection designed to combine star style and everyday affordable prices.
Bloch is very involved with charitable causes and regularly teams up with corporate, celebrity and private charities. He is an ambassador to the Youth AIDS organization, where he hosted events with celebrity colleagues.
www.phillipbloch.com
Lydia Hearst-Shaw
actress - fashion model - columnist - socialite - heiress
Lydia Hearst-Shaw has modeled for magazines such as Vogue, Elle, GQ, and Nylon. She has appeared in print campaigns for Roberto Cavalli for H&M, Lord & Taylor, Escada, NARS cosmetics, Bottega Veneta to name a few. The 2007 Michael Awards recognized her a their Model of the Year. She was also awarded Best International Supermodel in 2008.
Not one to stop at modeling, Ms. Hearst has designed a line of handbags for Puma, she was a columnist for the New York Post's Page Six Magazine, and she has appeared on the tv show Gossip Girl. Lydia is the daughter of Patricia Hearst, and great-granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, creator of the media empire.
Ms. Hearst actively supports many causes and has donated her time into organizing and participating in charitable organizations. It is with great pleasure that the Be The Link Campaign can consider her a link to unite in the fight. Here, she appears as Part One in a three-part series of a contemporary Birth of Venus.
www.lydiahearst.com
Tara Reid
American actress
Tara Reid began acting at nine years old, she appeared as a regular on the game show Child's Play. She appeared in over 100 commercials including Jell-O, McDonalds, and Crayola. As a teenager, she was on Saved By The Bell: The New Class and Days of Our Lives.
Reid transitioned to movies, landing her break out role in the 1998 cult favorite The Big Lebowski. She appeared in two more box office toppers, Cruel Intentions and Urban Legend. She is perhaps most recognized for portraying the role of Vickie in the wildly successful film, American Pie, which grossed over $102,000,000 in U.S. box office receipts and becoming her fourth #1 in a row. Ms. Reid has also starred in Josie and the Pussycats, American Pie 2, and National Lampoon's Van Wilder, among many others.
Ms. Reid returned to the small screen as a re-occurring character on the NBC sitcom, Scrubs. She also hosted the E! Channel's Wild On Tara Reid (later renamed Taradise), a program that showcased high society vacations and hot spots.
Ms. Reid has appeared on several magazine covers including Maxim, FHM, Stuff, and Playboy to name a few. She also has designed a clothing line with Ed Hardy designer, Christian Audigier, entitled Mantra.
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Gary Michael Walters
producer
Gary Michael Walters was born in New York, and educated at Princeton University, where he majored in statistics, and Fordham Law School, where he graduated cum laude. After working on Wall Street as a financial consultant for Johnson & Higgins and a corporate lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Walters moved to Los Angeles and entered the entertainment business at the entertainment law department of Loeb & Loeb. After several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent feature films. In 2004, he helped found Bold Films and is currently its co-president.
www.boldfilms.com
Pascal Mouawad
jeweler - businessman
With panache, innovation and an inspired vision, Pascal Mouawad has made his mark as the fourth generation of the prestigious Mouawad group, carrying the company's reputation for excellence in jewelry to new heights.
Born into a family that has owned a number of the world's most important diamonds, Pascal was immersed in the dazzling world of jewelry from a young age. Raised in Geneva, Switzerland, Pascal followed his graduation from high school with a move to Los Angeles to pursue his further education. His choice of location was astute, for he already harbored the determination to one day grow the Mouawad family business much further beyond its European base to the United States. After undergraduate studies at California's Pepperdine University, he went on to obtain his Gemology Degree from the Gemological Institute of America, which he followed with an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.
Leaving academia behind, in 1999 Pascal made the move to New York from where he set to work putting his vision for the family business into action.
The US, and specifically Hollywood, remained at the heart of Pascal's vision for the company. His grandfather before him had earned a prestigious status as jeweler to royalty across the world. Decades later, Pascal brought an innovative twist to this family tradition by courting the glamorous 'royalty' of the modern day - iconic celebrities - with Mouawad's renowned European traditions and craftsmanship.
www.pascalmouawad.com
Kat Kramer
actress - singer - journalist - producer
Daughter of a giant Hollywood legend Stanley Kramer, Katharine was named after her godmother Katharine Hepburn.
Music has always been an important part of Katharine's life. She was choreographing ballets at the age of five and was a child prodigy of dance. She seemed destined for a future in the world of dance but somewhere down the line, Katharine decided to pursue a career as an actress and singer. Kat has appeared in numerous commercials, modeled, and studied acting. She also enjoyed success as a vocalist. She sang with several swing bands and has performed at various benefits sharing the stage with icons such as Liza Minnelli, Mel Tormé, Johnny Mathis, and John Riatt. She opened for the Jazz legend Anita O'Day at The Viper Room and at The Jazz Bakery.
She is currently recording her debut album “Gemstone: Kat Kramer Sings Mick Jagger” and it is a compilation of songs written and originally performed by Mick Jagger of the truly legendary Rolling Stones. This is no mere cover album or tribute work, everyone on the album has to have some real connection with the Stones. This work in progress has several tracks down and only about five to go so a release date will be announced soon.
Kat has also recently established series of celebrity screenings of socially conscious films or what she calls: “Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World.”
www.katharinekramer.com
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