During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center hosted its fifth annual Haute Pink Fashion Show on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Red Mountain Theatre to shine a spotlight on the 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1,000 men in Alabama diagnosed with breast cancer.
Designed to inspire, honor, and remember those impacted by breast cancer, Haute Pink featured 11 local women impacted by breast cancer modeling customized designs created for them by 11 local designers. Funds raised during Haute Pink benefited Forge’s mission to improve the quality of life for Alabama breast cancer patients, survivors, their caregivers, and loved ones.
The event’s presenting sponsors were Alabama Power and the Alabama Power Foundation.
The 2025 model and designer pairings included:
| Model | Designer |
|---|---|
| Jordan Collins | Sara Cox |
| Angie Maxwell | Kenya Buchanan |
| Dr. Helen Krontiras | Mykola Vyshyvanyuk |
| JoAnna Brown | Maria Montoya |
| Angie Cameron Smith | Julie Maeseele |
| Tiarra Hooks | Aaliyah Taylor |
| Dinely Nunez | Ericka Murdock |
| Libby Schropp | Kendra Weeks |
| Linda Holmes | Marilyn Locke |
| Heather Silmon | Karnisia Hicks |
| Ashley Baxter | Megan Dean |
Forge supports, empowers, and improves medical access, health outcomes, and quality of life for Alabama breast cancer patients, survivors, and those who love them from the day of diagnosis through the rest of life.
For more information about Forge and its programs, visit https://forgeon.org or follow forgebcsc on Facebook and @forge_bcsc on Instagram and Twitter.
About Forge
Forge supports, empowers, and improves medical access and outcomes for Alabama breast cancer patients, survivors, and those who love them from the day of diagnosis through the rest of life. Forge empowers by creating personalized survivorship plans and pairing clients with volunteer mentors who have had the same diagnosis; supports by providing resources such as health and wellness classes, free mental health counseling, Lyft rides and gas cards for medical appointments, and financial assistance for needs such as rent and utilities; and improves quality of life by building a community of survivors and volunteers to forge a new future together.
Forge began as an initiative of the Women’s Breast Health Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. After researching and identifying breast cancer survivorship needs in central Alabama, Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center launched in 2016 as a unique collaborative pilot project of the Women’s Breast Health Fund and the four major healthcare systems in central Alabama to provide wraparound services to breast cancer patients and survivors. Forge became a 501(c)(3) in 2020 and expanded its geographic footprint to cover the entire state of Alabama.
