Fashion consultant, radio and television personality, actress, author, and business executive are words that describe some of the many successful endeavors that characterize the life of Elaine Lagman Jabenis. Throughout her life, Elaine has looked for challenges, and she has achieved greatness in meeting those challenges in so many fields. In the business world, Elaine served as fashion adviser, coordinator, and corporate fashion merchandising director for 23 years at the former Brandeis Department Store, and, later, she established “Elaine Jabenis Productions,” an agency which she created to produce fashion shows. As a television personality, she worked for WOWT, KETV, and KMTV. She wrote two books, used in the U.S., Canada, and Japan, on how to become a fashion director. As an actress, she achieved great distinction for her performances in productions at the Omaha Community Playhouse, including twice winning the Fonda-McGuire Award for Best Actress, being a co-founder of the Playhouse Studio Theater Series (now called the Howard Drew Theater), and receiving a “Career Award” in 2003. She also received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Theater Arts Guild. After 54 years as an actress, Elaine is most deservedly recognized as being the grande dame of Omaha community theater.