First we�d like to thank Raphael and the House of Excellence for years of support and for giving birth to this nation�
We would like to thank Stewart Ebony for always giving Renee the LIFE she deserved and for his effort in helping our House become recognized and respected in the Ballroom.
To Alvernian Prestige, thank you for being in our corner�and just for being you�you are one of a kind.
To Tony Revlon for his ongoing support and special friendship with our father John Karan�and for being an uncle to all of us�
To Eric Christian Bazaar, may he rest in peace�you were one of our greatest advocates and allies through the years�. you will be missed�
God Rest and God Bless Patrick Ebony�
To Dre Ebony, though we didn�t always see eye-to-eye, in the last few years you too have been in our corner and you and John�s friendship has grown�Thank you�
To uncle Tyrone Ebony, you always look out and you�re always in our hearts�
To Mann Movado who sewed hours and hours and yards and yards for pennies and never complained. You sewed when you didn�t even want to and never complained�you helped forge our image and without you a lot of our accomplishments wouldn�t have happened! You are the best, ole� reliable, to this day and your friendship is irreplaceable.
To Michael Leon, who made us look damn good and got into balls when Ballroom wasn�t his thing�you made some the hottest looks we could imagine come to life�then you hit it to NY, but we won�t hold that against you�lol�Thanks�
To Adrian, Eve and Jasmine, our mother's sisters and all of our aunts� you were her only girlfriends, sisters in the name of love�you were the ones that never turned your backs on her. When she felt like the world was against her, she could always count on you.
To Kareem Cartier, thank you for keeping our mother looking good�even in the end, YOU were there to toss her up, so she could be put away right�. we will never forget that�.
To Derrick, thank you for being a special friend to Renee, for caring enough to lend a helping hand and just for being around when she really needed a friend.
To Jonathan and Franklin, thanks for your help in making this web-site possible�
A heart-felt thank you to the Chandler family for giving birth to such a special person�and for always making the Karan family feel at home�you�re still in our prayers and we still have a bond�we�re all still family�
A special Thanks to the City of Philadelphia for its continued support (even those of you who can�t take it), those that speak the truth and those that spread lies, those of you who know us and those of you who believe the rumors. Without you�the GOOD and BAD press, we would be nothing�those that support us and those that want to see us fall�as long as you keep us on your lips, we will remain on top.
