On Saturday, Founder/ CEO of Monami Entertainment Mona Scott-Young hosted the annual Monami Holiday Celebration at the Newark Museum in New Jersey and Red Carpet Shelley has the exclusive photos!!
Mona Scott-Young is not only the savvy businesswoman behind the uber successful Love and Hip Hop franchise, Ms. Scott-Young is Caribbean — Scott-Young is actually Haitian-American. Don’t be surprised, you cannot hold a Caribbean woman down! Doesn’t she look fabulicious!! (looks like she dropped a few lbs.)
The 200+ star-studded affair was attended by the likes of Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, DJ Khaled, and “Love & Hip Hop NY” cast members Yandy Smith, Olivia Longott, Rich Dollaz, Joe Budden, Rashidah Ali, Tahiry Jose, Consequence, Jen the Pen, Lore’l and Winter Ramos. Additional attendees included Ebro Darden, Angela Burt-Murray, Jacquie Lee, Angela Yee, Rhonda Cowan, Kim Osorio, Misa Hylton, Michael Kenneth Williams, Tracy Christian, Jamie Foster Brown, K Foxx, Jas Fly, Ms. Drama, Sharon Carpenter and many more!
Guests danced the night away while sipping on drinks courtesy of sponsors Ciroc and Bartenura Moscato. Scott-Young, who made two fabulous dress changes that night, was all smiles as she posed for the camera with her children and husband Shawn Young. “This is my favorite time of the year,” she said. “All the people I love are in one room. This was a great night!”
This year’s Monami Holiday Celebration was all about “partying with a purpose”. Mona partnered w/ the GrassROOTS Community Foundation and guests made donations to the organization throughout the evening. “No donation was too small…as long as it came from a big heart.” said Mona. “Janice and the wonderful volunteers at the GrassROOTS Community Foundation have dedicated themselves to developing community-based programs that offer educational and wellness programs to impoverished young women and girls and on Saturday, we were able to help them get closer to their goals!”
Additional partners included CocoaFab.com, and Sister 2 Sister Magazine. Event was designed by Hiram Smith of Hiram Style. Special thanks to gift bag sponsors Dr. Miracle’s, Flat Out of Heels, Indique Hair, Motions and Neutrogena.
Photos: Johnny Nunez
