BIO
Juanita Diaz is a respected name in the beauty and wellness industry. She has travelled the world and drawn inspiration from unique cultures encountered along the way. This incorporates marvelous places such as Amsterdam, Antigua, Antwerp, Costa Rica, London, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico and many more.
Blessed with the touch of a master painter, her wide scope has enabled her to perform magic on some of the most prominent faces in the entertainment and political worlds like:
Celia Cruz, Chita Rivera, Fergie, Geraldo Rivera, Lenny Kravitz, Maria Hinojosa, Mary J Blige, Nancy Pelosi, Rosie Perez and Tiger Woods to name a few.
Juanita has also been able to transmute her art into the arenas of commercial advertising and many other mediums.
A denizen of New York City, Juanita's work has graced the pages of numerous books and publications which include:
Brooklynites, Dark Girls, Entertainment Weekly, Latina, New York Post, Ocean Drive, People En Espanol, Rolling Stone, Savoy, Teen People and W Magazine.
Her creative output has been also been featured on television networks BET, Fox, MTV, Telemundo and Univision among others.
After attending New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, Juanita graduated from the Learning Institute of Beauty Sciences and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She also attended the California Healing Arts College, the Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy and won a scholarship from the esteemed Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics.
Juanita's approach to bodywork, skin care and make-up is holistic, relaxing and natural. She is bicoastal board certified and available nationwide.
Juanita gives her most profound thanks to God and to her amazing parents Andre and Catalina Diaz for instilling the love of learning, aiming higher and a brave heart to follow her dreams.
CELEBRITIES, POLITICIANS AND RECORDING ARTISTS
50 Cent, Al Roker, Angie Martinez, Angie Stone, Byron Lars, Carl Cox, Celia Cruz, Charlie Cruz, Chita Rivera, Clay Aiken, Donovan McNabb, Don Vito, Estella Warren, Faith Evans, Fat Joe, Fergie, Frankie Negron, Funkmaster Flex, Grover Washington Jr., Jimmy Smits, Jo Newman, Jon Seda, Kieran Culkin, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa Nicole Carson, LL Cool J, Luis Enrique, Macy Gray, Malcolm McLaren, Mary J. Blige, Melonie Diaz, Nancy Pelosi, Nicholas Gonzalez, Phillip Glass, Queen Latifah, Renoly Santiago, Richard Belzer, Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, Rufus Wainwright, Santiago Douglas, Sarah Jones, Sarita Choudhury, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Shaggy, Tamia, Tiger Woods, Tyrese, Tyson Beckford
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Barron Claiborne, Blake Little, Charlie Langella, Cynthia K. Cortes, Dah Len, Daniella Federici, Daniel Garigga, Ellen Stagg, Fadil Berisha, Hassan Kinley, John Hildebrand, Jose Amigo, Joshua Jordan, Keith Mayor, Ken Nahoum, Kwaku Alston, Mary Ellen Mark, Matthew Jordan Smith, Micheal Halsband, Nick Norwood, Paul Aresu, Peter Beard, Piotr Sikora, Platon, Robert Maxwell, Santiago, Seth Kushner, Tim Courtney, Yana Toyber
EDITORIALS
Brazilian Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Essence, Heart & Soul, Honey, Mademoiselle, Maxim, Men's Health, Natural Living, New York Post, Ocean Drive, People En Español, Pregnancy Magazine, Rolling Stone, Savoy, Seventeen, SPIN, Teen People, Time Out New York, Twist, Urban Latino, Vanity Fair Latina, Vibe, W, YM
MUSIC VIDEOS & EVENTS
Beauty Smart" for Condé Nast, Dr. Lydia Evans" for L'Oréal, J-Lo Girls Line - Fashion Show, "Loungin" for LL Cool J, "Pastry Puffs" for Kellogg's, "Que Se Yo" for Luis Enrique, "Travel & Leisure" for Fila
ADVERTISING
Apt. 5, Bacardi, Greyhound, Lugz, Sears, Seasonal Visions International
TELEVISION NETWORKS
BET, ESPN, FOX, Lifetime, MTV, Univision, VH1