My name is Michelle Lose and I am the owner of Elegant Originals. I have been a teacher for the past 14 years and hold Masters Degree in Education. During the summer of 2000 my 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia. I have always been a very creative person with a strong backround in fine arts, so in order to deal with my daughters illness, I decided to find a way to channel my energies by working with 3-D art. I began to focus on wedding related items after getting wonderful feedback from family and friends. Thus began, Elegant Originals, a an e-business I created to provide various wedding accessories to brides. I found that my wedding sneakers became a big hit on the internet. I now offer various selections with more designs coming out soon. I enjoy talking to people from all over the United States and Internationally about their upcoming weddings. My shoe designs have been seen all over the world including Ireland, Japan, Canada, Mexico, England, and Switzerland! This has been a very rewarding project for me in more ways than one. I am able to keep focused on something positive and I enjoy receiving the many wonderful compliments about my work from my customers. I love having a part in the wedding industry and I enjoy knowing I was able to play an important part in making the bride a little more comfortable on her special day! I was the reigning Ms. Illinois International 2003 and Mrs. Illinois Galaxy 2007. I had the opportunity to speak on Children's Cancer Research during my reign and continue to do so whenever I can. My goal is to help increase awareness of the need for further childhood cancer research so that all children diganosed with cancer, have the chance at life. A portion of every sale is donated to the Leukemia Research Foundation.
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