yes I already know she

has gamillah inc and "in a perfect world" foundation which i think are both in prince's hometown!!!

MSNOWDEN said:

umm..would she have those companies is she were not prince's wife?


please...i give that woman zero credit for running those businesses...i give her props for trying to make positive change in this world but i have no false pretenses that she would be doing such if she wasn't prince's thang.

Imma say something about this Gamillah stuff that you all ain't gonna like.
Has anyone ever heard of this Gamillah organization doing ANYTHING?
What events has Gamillah organized? Has the organization donated money to something? What does Gamillah actually do?
okay. All I have seen this Gamillah do is have Mrs Prince Nelson show up at events and have her photo taken, make arrangements for one or two less-fortunate girls to see Prince in concert and create a website talking about who knows what.
The whole reason behind "Gamillah Holdings" existing in the first place was so Prince could buy a damn house in Canada without everybody knowing about it and named her President because nobody knew (outside of Prince gung-ho fans) or cared who she was.

I just think this Gamillah stuff is going the way of the previous Mrs Prince Nelson's recording career. Mani must not be able to sing or dance.

alwayslate said:

and the others could?

sosgemini said:

exactly, if she was a "single" woman..she wouldn't be doing all this because she would have to make a living. i love charities and chariable work, and if i didn't have to work for a living...i would spend my time doing charity work! she has to find something to do with her time since Prince spends most his time in the studio.....and she doesnt need money....

somebody needs to give her weezy jefferson's number. maybe they need somebody down at the Help Center.

preciosa863 said:

txladykat said:

yeah... i think we should at least give her credit for not hoarding all the money and advantages for her own selfish purposes.

sosgemini said:

Hey y'all, more Mani pics from the Launch Party for "The Passion Art Tour" -
05/01/2006 - Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles



This color and the light lips look nice on her.Dress looks frumpy again. I think she looks great in that first pic, actually.

bizarre said:

I agree she does look nice in that color. However, I like the dress itself too...fun, flirty, and classy.

luv2luvya said:

Classy is the word. Way to go , Mani. Represent. Represent.

She's in LA!!!! That's a Good Sign.

RosesRred said:

There's a few more pics here:

http://www.prince.org/msg/5/187633

bizarre said:

my lord, somebody find that woman a descent wig...

luv2luvya said:

hmm I could see how you would think it's fun and flirty, but I don't like the fit. It seems almost baggy, for a flirty fun summer dress, and I don't get that cloth belt. I've seen Mani do classy and this doesn't do it for me, it's more like "conservative" imo.

Nice pics!!! .

I noticed she doesn't give big smiles or likes to show her teeth. I don't see anything wrong with her hair, love that it's full and thick and versatile. She has a mane a lot of women pay a lot of money for . . . .

Oh yeah check out that frumpy dress and glow, she looks pregnant to me!

4everYoung said:

yeah i rarely see her with a full smile. it's always a kind of a smirk. and i did notice in some other photos of her taken at this even... her wedding ring was still on. so that answers one question. i thought the dress was a nice color for her skin tone. but i don't like the white belt.
but yeah, i think that hair would be worth about $600.00 easy on the street. part it down the middle, $300.00 per side.
she better not stand too close to diana ross with that stuff.

yahshimom said:

Don't U start it!!!

RosesRred said:

no kidding!

anyway... this kind of skirt is back for summer. 80s style - can't remember what it was called... balloon skirt?

somebody help me out.

alwayslate said:

You ain't lying!

http://www.startribune.co...10389.html

C.J., Star Tribune
Last update: May 03, 2006 – 10:41 PM

Manuela Testolini Nelson was the low-key star of Free Arts Minnesota.
Even though she was wearing a face-painted star, Prince's wife was just another of the 84 volunteers who showed up Saturday at Mary's Place to help kids at Sharing and Caring Hands work on art projects. The nonprofit charity's mission is to expose kids abused through violence, neglect, poverty or homelessness to the healing power of creative expression.

According to Michelle Silverman, exec director, Manuela "has [previously] worked directly with our Free Arts children and provided love and mentorship. When our volunteer mentors work with the children, here today, you will see they'll do everything from picture frames to having lunch with the kids, improvisational theater, to mask making, to face painting. She's done it all and lovingly. The child she worked with last time loved her."

luv2luvya said:

Here's a couple more:

Monica Testolini, Victoria Rowell, Manuela Testolini Nelson


Monica Testolini, LaTanya Jackson, Manuela Testolini Nelson

Here's more info from the In A Perfect World website:

Friends Without a Border Gala
New York, NY

In a Perfect World's Founder, Senior Program Officer and Board Chair attended the Friends Without a Border Fundraiser Gala at the New York City Athletic Club on April 25th. The event was a success, raising both funds and awareness for the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Free Arts "Celebrate Me" Day
Minneapolis, MN

Once again, IAPW members were on hand to support Free Arts Minnesota at a local homeless shelter on April 29th.










[Edited 5/5/06 12:05pm]

Wow! Mani looks so much like her mother. Thanks for posting.

PurpleCharm said:

Yes she does and her mother is a beautiful black woman too! I love it .

nurse said:

Be prepared for the backlash for calling Mani's mama Black.