Name |
Pamella Devos |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
2-January-1959 |
Place of Birth |
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Famous for |
Modeling |
Pamella Devos is an American fashion designer and founder of the fashion house pamella Devos, known prominently for her elegant eveningwear designs. Devos debuted her first collection at New York Fashion Week in fall of 2002. pamella Devos has since become a label of choice among Hollywood’s elite, including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, Halle Berry, Eva Longoria and Kim Cattrall.
In 2002, Devos entered into the latest chapter of her life with the launch of the pamella Devos collection. pamella Devos received the prestigious 2003 Gold Coast Award in just its second year of operation. In 2010, Devos was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). The pamella Devos collection is sold at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and other leading retailers across the country and around the world. Devos has been a longtime member of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) Board of Trustees, serving on or chairing a number of committees, including co-chairing major exhibitions of artists ranging from Picasso to Perugino to the Dutch masters. In 2010, Devos was honored with the position of Honorary Life Trustee. Devos was responsible for bringing the Princess Diana Exhibit to the GRAM in spring of 2011.
Devos’s cultural commitments have brought her into top leadership positions with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and Grand Rapids Ballet. In addition, Devos serves on the Board of Trustees at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In the spring of 2009, Devos accepted a position on the Board of the Children’s Scholarship Fund and in 2011 she was invited by Mrs. Laura Bush to be on the Women’s Advisory Council at the George W. Bush Institute.