Alphanista Hall Of Fame: Desiree Rogers

Okay, she is bit more cookie-cutter than who I usually post.

She hasn’t been arrested, drugged, beaten, or become President of a foreign country.  Desiree Rogers only has one of the largest dating pools of powerful men ever to behoove a Black woman in history.

Desiree Rogers is the social secretary of the White House and in charge of all special events and planning from state dinners to gala affairs.  Here’s a little background on the 49 year-old Rogers from the Huffington Post:

Rogers, who studied at Wellesley College and later earned an MBA from Harvard, was once married to Chicagoan John Rogers, Ariel Capital Management chief and another close Obama friend and fundraiser.  Her first highly visible post was in state government. She managed the lottery for then-Gov. Jim Edgar in the ’90s, appearing on TV giving away pots of money.

So Desiree Rogers didn’t get the job replying to an ad, it’s a “who you know” kinda spot, which makes her even more fire.  I like that because being fishing in the right waters is essential for survival.  Next, one of the major winners in Roger’s new post is her 18 year-old daughter, a student at Yale, who will be in the troughs of successful men.  I hope she taught her wisely to do what mama did.  Marry well.  She’ll have invitations to the best soirees.  In these type of waters, I guarantee her daughter will follow her mama’s footsteps.

In light of all this, I nominate Desirée Glapion Rogers into the Alphanista Hall of Fame simply because of her nice climb.   But was it much of a climb with a millionaire ex-husband and a Harvard MBA?

Yay or nay?

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