Full of Grace
BY JANICE MARIE WILSON
The name Anna means grace and Anna Stewart Billings is indeed a woman of grace. She was born in Bisbee, Arizona of German, Mexican, Cherokee Indian, and Scottish descent. She is impeccably dressed in an aura of empowerment that exudes the belief that everything is possible. Her mom would say to her “If you want that beautiful dress you can have it, if you work hard.” As she watched her mother raise her five siblings, she learned what it meant to take positive action to get things done. Her mother is her inspiration and the light that has guided her to achieve greatness.
She married her sixth-grade sweetheart. He had long blond hair, and a handsome bad boy look. Anna’s green eyes sparkle with passion when she talks about her past. She is petite and beautiful, a fireball of enthusiasm. Her warmth, charisma, generosity and determination exude her belief that “Life is good.” She unabashedly shared, “If you don’t like something, change it!” And with that green twinkle in her eyes, you know that she has that hutzpah to do just that. But it is her ineffable and contagious joy for life that lights up the room. Everyone loves to be with Anna.
Her giving and caring spirit touches everyone in the community. As the manager for the designer boutique, Anne Fontaine in the Forum Shops, for the last 14 years, she has contributed generously to many charities with her special events and scintillating fashion shows. As an icon in the fashion world in Las Vegas, she inspires women to be beautiful, strong, smart and graceful. She has created a career that is dedicated to encouraging women to do well. Her energy and passion for Anne Fontaine’s fashions is magnetic. Women from around the world want to shop with Anna.
Anna’s influence in the retail world of fashion is only outshined by her dedication to her family. She fell in love with her current husband because he was tall, handsome and looked sexy in his pink shirt. She has three sons and loves spending time with her family, traveling, antiquing and visiting the wild, wild West.
She recently was honored to be awarded the Best Buddies Champion Award. Sixteen years ago, she adopted a baby that has special needs. With the same persistence and dedication that she exudes in business, she graces her family. This international non-profit organization is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one to one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (IDD) Her contributions to this non-profit are fueled by her intense passion and love for her son. She believes this organization will give him the skills that will enable her son to support himself. (Bestbuddies.org.)
With great humility, Anna openly admits that her strength and grace are gifts from God. She loves anything Victorian. Her penchant for traveling is insatiable. She loves taking groups of women on adventures around the world. You can tell by her unstoppable energy and lithe figure that she also enjoys working out. She believes women want to be recognized as powerful, smart, strong and beautiful. Anna Stewart Billings, you are that woman!
