Let me re-introduce myself: All about the New Nene Leakes

By: Denise Young @Deniselmedia on Twitter

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One of my favorite Housewives is no doubt Nene! One of the reasons is her hustle! She has taken this reality show and used this as platform for wealth. Sometimes you have to be loud to get noticed and I do not knock the hustle at all. Mrs. Leakes have moved to another venture which is fashion.

Move over, She by Shereé and Lisa “Closet Freak” Wu-Hartwell aren’t the only ones that have a line of clothing from RHOA. RHOA breakout-turned-Glee guest star NeNe Leakes is launching her own fashion line, EW has confirmed.
Between readying for a fifth season of Housewives and preparing for her role on Ryan Murphy’s fall sitcom The New Normal, Leakes has a partnership with global licensing agency Beanstalk in the works. Though no papers have been signed yet, the company said Leakes hopes to create pieces “designed to empower women to walk into a room and ‘own it’ — like NeNe herself” at this week’s Licensing Expo 2012 Las Vegas.
Beanstalk president and CEO Michael Stone praised Leakes’ “versatility,” “no-nonsense demeanor and entrepreneurial spirit” and said her “multi-faceted personality and aspirational style will translate well into products that will emotionally connect with her fans.”
Leakes follows in the footsteps of fellow reality stars turned fashion designers, including Nicole Richie, Lauren Conrad, and fellow Housewife (from Orange County) Gretchen Rossi. Then again, for every Lauren Conrad, there’s also a Jenni “J-Woww” Farley, whose Filthy Couture struggled to sell despite Farley’s Jersey Shore fame. Indeed, Conrad’s first time striking out as high-end fashion designer, well, struck out.

Beanstalk promoted Leakes’ proposed fashion line as “fashion-forward [and] affordable.” It seems she’s planning to follow in Conrad’s more recent footsteps when her deal with Kohl’s set the stage for her current success as a celebrity entrepreneur. The jury’s still out on her success in fashion, but with a building acting career and a network of contacts (Murphy, Wendy Williams, Ellen DeGeneres), she still has her dream to be the “Queen of TV” as a fallback.

One thing you can say about this girl she is riding this ride well! (You get your money)We at SBD love Nene,why we are all about empowering women! Congrats.

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