Singer/Actress Vanessa Williams To Host New Season Of WE: Women’s Entertainment’s Series ‘Style World’

PASADENA, CA – Singer/actress Vanessa Williams has just signed on as host of the second season of WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT’s weekly series STYLE WORLD , it was announced today by Martin von Ruden, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the network. As host, Williams will inform viewers about the trends, style and design of cosmopolitan cities around the world. The new season of STYLE WORLD will premiere in June.


In the thirteen new episodes, Williams will guide viewers through such magical cities as Lisbon, Seville, Milan, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo, India, Bali, San Francisco and Miami. STYLE WORLD explores a country’s unique design and examines how it has evolved.


STYLE WORLD is the only series on television which combines women’s favorite pastimes – shopping, travel and style,” commented Martin von Ruden, Senior Vice President and General Manager of WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT. “In addition we provide on-line travel tips for today’s woman who relies on technology to help simplify her life.”

Nancy Ziebrick, Vice President at OneTravel.com, the leading online travel resource which sponsors STYLE WORLD , acts as “the Navigator” on the show offering her expert travel advice to viewers. OneTravel.com features a special STYLE WORLD area on their site, which lists recommendations for hotels, restaurants and attractions in each of the cities featured on the series.

Host Vanessa Williams is an award-winning singer/actress who, over the past decade, has released five hit records and starred in numerous films including the critically acclaimed movies SOUL FOOD, ERASER and SHAFT. Her hit song “Colors of the Wind,” from Disney’s “Pocahontas,” won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award for Best Song in a Motion Picture. Vanessa also received critical praise for her Broadway performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman.


WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT is a service of AMC Networks which includes American Movie Classics, the premiere movie network featuring award-winning original productions and American Pop!, the first digital entertainment network to offer unified content for the web and digital cable platforms.
WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT features a mix of popular films, original series and topical specials all relating to women.

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