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The California Women's Conference with Stephanie Quayle

October 27, 2009 | Long Beach, California | Vetting explained

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I attended the California Women's Conference, Night at the Village on Monday, October 26th.  The conference hosted by First Lady Maria Shriver was sold out to a crowd of 10,000 people.  The Long Beach Convention Center was packed full of women and yes even a few men.

 

Stephanie Quayle was asked personally by Maria Shriver to open up the conference on the main stage.  She is a recording artist with a new album "Ain't No Housewife," which is set to release on Tuesday, October 27th on iTunes.  She was just a attendee last year, but she says that being a participant is a whole different thing.

 

She has graciously given me and CNN permission to use her new song, which I have put together in a montage of video and images from the conference.

 

In order of appearance:

Stephanie Quayle

Stephanie Quayle and her band and manager Kyle Schember

Maria Elena Salinas, Anchor, Noticiero Univision

Maria Shriver

Jillian Michaels

Book Signing Crowd

Melissa Fazli with her bff Marina Mikoultchik

Melissa Fazli meeting Jillian Michaels

Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver and Caroline Kennedy

Events of the Heart, featuring celebrity guests

A ton of free products I got in my pink goody bag

My new Coach Sunglasses that I bought at the Kaiser Permanente booth

Kenny G rocking out to this song by Stephanie Quayle

 

This event was a lot of fun and I can't wait until next years.  Maria Shriver puts on one heck of an event.

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