The Shopping Channel TV Guest and Canadian designer Monika Schnarre inspired the crowd who gathered for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel annual Women of Peel fundraising luncheon. (Peel is the region of Ontario just west of Toronto, where The Shopping Channel TV Studios also happens to be located).

Mississauga.com staff photo by Fred Loek

Monika spoke about the challenges and pressures of growing up in front of a camera lens, as well as a recent health scare.

To read the full article about the event, click here.

You can shop Monika’s fashion collection - Tall by Monika Schnarre - exclusively at The Shopping Channel.