The Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program Unveils Ray Smith’s Women of Tomorrow Sculpture at Bal Harbour Shops

Tommy Hilfiger & Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger

Bal Harbour, FL – November 9, 2016 – The Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program unveiled a permanent art installation at the Bal Harbour Shops to celebrate young women everywhere who have overcome adversity to live up to their full potential. The non-profit organization, whose mission is to inspire, motivate and empower at-risk girls through mentoring and scholarships, has partnered with Latin American New York-based artist Ray Smith, who donated the eight-foot-tall sculpture of a woman, originally titled “Mariana,” and the prestigious Bal Harbour Shops, which houses the installation on the first floor center courtyard. Nearly destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the one-ton sculpture of a woman was found swimming in six feet of water but stands tall today. The completed sculpture captures the essence of the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program and is the perfect analogy for the program’s mentees who have weathered so many storms. Mariana Smith, daughter of the artist and inspiration for the sculpture, was also at the ribbon cutting ceremony. Not only will the sculpture be a first for Women of Tomorrow, it will also be the first permanent installation at Bal Harbour Shops.

Neil Fairman, Tommy Hilfiger, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Eileen Youtie, & Lisa Fairman

Eileen Youtie, Tommy Hilfiger, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Jennifer Valoppi, & Christian De Berdouare

Don Browne

Jennifer Valoppi

Jennifer Valoppi & Marisa Toccin Lucas

Marisa Toccin Lucas

Marisa Toccin Lucas & Mariana Smith

Swanee DiMare, Mariana Smith, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Edie Laquer, Mariita Srebnick, & Don Browne

Swanee DiMare, Mariana Smith, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Edie Laquer, Mariita Srebnick, Don Browne, Gigi & Randy Whitman

Swanee DiMare, Andreea Baclea, Lesli Brown, Carol Iacovelli, Suzy Buckley Woodward, Cindy Dana, Susanne Birbragher, & Daniela Swaebe

Cuqui Matz, Edie Laquer, Swanee DiMare, & Mariita Srebnick

Carol Iacovelli, Mariana Smith, & Elizabeth Beracasa

Lisa Fairman, Jennifer Valoppi, & Kasey Langston

Diana Chong-Schultz, Andreea Baclea, & Michelle Areces

Mariana Smith, Don Browne, Marisa Toccin Lucas, & Jennifer Valoppi

Juanita Matallana, Genelle Kelly, Jennifer Valoppi, & Betty George

Mirce & Eli Curkoski

Siria Turell & Lydia Bonilla

Susanne Birbragher & Cindy Dana