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Josie Loza: ‘Project Runway’ contestant Amanda Valentine to present at Omaha Fashion Week
Josie Loza Omaha World-Herald

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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Omaha.com

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Amanda Valentine, a Nebraska native currently competing on the 11th season of Project Runway, will show a small collection during next week’s Omaha Fashion Week.

Omaha Fashion Week producer Brook Hudson said that Valentine would attend the March 1 and 2 finale of the five-day event as a special guest, where she’ll show several looks on that Friday.

Valentine, 31, currently lives in Nashville, where she is a wardrobe stylist and costume designer. Prior to that, she worked as a stylist in Los Angeles. Her first styling job was for a Maroon 5 video; her brother, James Valentine, is the band’s guitarist.

Amanda Valentine is a graduate of Lincoln Southeast High School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Doors for the final night open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.omahafashionweek.com

– Cara Pesek

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Copyright © 2013 Omaha World-Herald ®. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, displayed or redistributed for any purpose without permission from the Omaha World-Herald.



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