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60 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATHAN COOPER (CARTER-HENDERSON); COURTESY OF INSPIRE THEATER (INSPIRE) "I believe that Las Vegas is truly the greatest land of opportunity in the world today," says Nevada native Carrie Carter- Henderson. "There is a strong community of entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists all working together to make the city a more vibrant, more fulfilling place to live." And Carter-Henderson is one of them. Her career has taken her all over the world. She attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, worked in Seoul as part of the Olympic productions team, and modeled for the world's top designers before launching her own business back home, BESTAgency. The creative agency is one of the largest in Las Vegas, working with hotels, clubs, and shopping centers and employing more than 250 people locally. Carter-Henderson is also a founding member and board member of Nevada Women's Philanthropy and a board member of Downtown's DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. "On my daughter Paige's first visit to Discovery, there was this wind tunnel machine," she says. "She would jump out, and her face would blow completely back…. It was like this belly laugh that you can't duplicate. When she outgrew the museum, I got even more involved. I was asked to produce their Teddy Bear Tea and Fashion Show, which was a terrific event for families, with boutique fashions, high tea, and performances to benefit the museum. After I did that, they invited me to join the board. Then the museum got the incredible opportunity of moving to Symphony Park, and we launched into fundraising the $50 million for the new location, $43 million of which came from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. It supports so many things— education and families coming together—and it celebrates the kid in all of us." With all of the revitalization happening there, Carter-Henderson saw Downtown as the right continued on page 62 " The Energy Here Thrills Me." LEFT: Carrie Carter-Henderson. BELOW: Built in a former 7-Eleven, Inspire Theater also features a rooftop bar. FOR PHILANTHROPIST AND FASHIONISTA CARRIE CARTER HENDERSON, DOWNTOWN IS THE HEART OF THE GROWING ARTS MOVEMENT IN VEGAS. BY ELENA JACOB NATIVE 060-062_V_SP_Native_Spring14.indd 60 2/11/14 12:07 PM