{"id":404362,"date":"2026-08-12T08:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404362\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:34:10","slug":"this-mom-of-four-is-a-houston-best-dressed-nonprofit-crusader-cotton-queen-amy-pierce-stylishly-gives-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404362\/","title":{"rendered":"This Mom Of Four Is a Houston Best Dressed Nonprofit Crusader \u2014 Cotton Queen Amy Pierce Stylishly Gives Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed honorees represent a cross section of backgrounds, interests and ages with two unifying characteristics.Each has an altruistic interest in contributing to the Bayou City and each has a defining style. The philanthropic femmes will be saluted on September 15 at a Post Oak Hotel luncheon benefiting March of Dimes.<\/p>\n

In this new\u00a0PaperCity series, we are profiling each of the 2026 Houston Best Dressed honorees leading up to the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed Luncheon. Next Up: First-time Best Dressed honoree Amy Pierce.<\/p>\n

This mother of four<\/a> grown children feels it an honor to serve on the boards of several worthy nonprofit organizations that \u201chelp make Houston a safer, healthier and more accessible place to live and raise a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pierce has found the most rewarding work with Theatre Under the Stars, UNICEF USA, Memorial Hermann Foundation, SEARCH Homeless Services and The Houston 20<\/a>, a movement of community leaders organized to combat sex trafficking. Pierce also recently joined the board of Center for Houston\u2019s Future.<\/p>\n

Memorable quote: \u201cAs you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014 Audrey Hepburn, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RobRob & Donae Chramosta, Rob & Amy Pierce at the Memorial Hermann \u2018Signed, Sealed, Delivered\u2019 gala (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)
\nThe Style Survey<\/p>\n

Favorite designers: \u201cI do not have a favorite designer as I often purchase what feels good at that point in my life or reflects my mood. Locally, David Peck and Elaine Turner<\/a> are my favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Style icon: Audrey Hepburn<\/p>\n

Your go-to-outfit: Tennis shoes, jeans, cami and a blazer.<\/p>\n

Fragrance: Lanc\u00f4me La Vie Est Belle<\/p>\n

Favorite beauty product: Drunk Elephant moisturizer<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the one accessory you cannot live without: The cross necklace, a college graduation gift from my mother.<\/p>\n

Books on your coffee table: Portraits of the African Wild by Mike Nicol, a family photo album from my surprise 50th birthday at Highclere Castle, and Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings<\/p>\n

\"MHAnne Neeson, Amy Pierce at the Memorial Herman Foundation dinner. (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Travel destination that inspires: South Africa<\/p>\n

Favorite hotel in the world: Not one but two: La Colombe d\u2019Or, Saint Paul de Vence, France, and the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve<\/a> in South Africa<\/p>\n

What is something that few people know about you: I was the 1987 National Maid of Cotton, global representative of the National Cotton Industry.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Best Dressed Luncheon and Neiman Marcus Fashion Presentation benefiting March of Dimes are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed honorees represent a cross section of backgrounds, interests and ages with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-404362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}