{"id":405346,"date":"2026-08-13T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405346\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:30:57","slug":"this-accountant-with-a-fashion-sense-is-one-of-houstons-best-dressed-myrtle-jones-makes-an-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405346\/","title":{"rendered":"This Accountant With a Fashion Sense Is One Of Houston’s Best Dressed \u2014 Myrtle Jones Makes an Impact"},"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\u00a0series, we are profiling each of the 2026 Houston Best Dressed honorees leading up to the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed Luncheon.\u00a0Next up: First-time Best Dressed honoree Myrtle Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been a part of any kind of existence where giving didn\u2019t happen,\u201d Jones says. \u201cIt\u2019s just not possible because it\u2019s not a part of who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"0276-PCHonoree Myrtle Jones at the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Best Dressed announcement party (Photo by Johnny Than)<\/p>\n

Jones is the vice president of tax at Superior Energy Services, where she leads the company\u2019s tax strategy and operations. Prior to this role, she served as senior vice president of tax at Halliburton Company, overseeing tax strategy across more than 70 countries. Although she briefly retired in 2025, her passion for the profession and for leadership quickly brought her back to work. All this while raising three children and welcoming two grandchildren into her busy world.<\/p>\n

Just as impressive as Myrtle Jones\u2019 professional accomplishments are her deep and enduring commitments to philanthropy. Jones has served on numerous nonprofit boards and has chaired major fundraising luncheons and galas, helping raise significant support for organizations that include Houston\u2019s Stages Theatre, Hope Farms<\/a> and Houston Area Urban League.<\/p>\n

Memorable quote: \u201cBe yourself. Everyone else is taken\u201d \u2014 Erroneously attributed<\/a> to Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n

The Style Survey<\/p>\n

Favorite designers:\u00a0Schiaparelli, Tom Ford, Brandon Blackwood<\/p>\n

Style Icon: Roxanne Jones, my mother<\/p>\n

Your go-to outfit: Slacks or jeans, T-shirt and a blazer<\/p>\n

Fragrance: Twilly d\u2019Herm\u00e8s<\/p>\n

The one accessory that you cannot live without: MCL<\/a> black sapphire ring<\/p>\n

Favorite beauty product:\u00a0La Roche Posay Double Repair Moisturizer<\/a><\/p>\n

Books on your coffee table:\u00a0Photo albums and the latest novel that I am reading.<\/p>\n

\"MyrtleMyrtle Jones living the good life with a visit to Lake Louise<\/p>\n

Travel destination that inspires: Anywhere with majestic mountains<\/p>\n

What is something about you that would surprise people: \u201cI am frugal when it comes to shopping. I run all my spending through a spread sheet to average out the cost of my splurge shopping with great finds from clearance sales, and outlet stores and online sites. After all, I am an accountant.\u201d<\/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":405347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-405346","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\/405346","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=405346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}