Television and Film
Throughout my career as a makeup artist I’ve had the opportunity and honor to work for some of the most prestigious network organizations. My role has been applying makeup for the talent and guests for news programming, entertainment TV, videos, documentaries, and award shows. These include the organizations listed below…
CNN, New York, NY and Washington, DC Bureaus • CNBC: The Cal Thomas Show, The Chris Matthews Show, Equal Time • NBC: McLaughlin Group, Dateline NBC, The Today Show • PBS: Green Means Series • TSN • NPR • VH1 • Stanley Cup Finals coverage • Gancie Television Productions • Vince Clues and Associates, Interface Media Group • The Democratic National Convention • The Gannett Company/USA Today • HBO • Real Time With Bill Maher • AXS TV • WJLA “Let's Talk Live” • Foundation Digital Media • Comcast "Where's MJ, I'm Every Woman" • AARP YouTube channel "Surviving The 80's" Dance Video • Comcast Newsmakers • Mega Entertainment • U.S. Army Museum • U.S.Army • Museum Of The Bible Fashion Show 2019 • Ventana Productions • U.S. Labor Department • June Pictures • Freedom Digital Media • Emergent BioSolutions • Bravo TV • The Wendy Williams Show • The Jet Set • Radiate Films • A Silent Night At The Museum Of the Bible • Rock Creek Productions, Inc • Department Of Defense • International Monetary Fund • WETA ( ARTS ) • The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song 2023, honoring the music of Joni Mitchell • Plush Marketing Agency • WETA • Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) • The Mark Twain Prize For American Humor 2023, honoring Adam Sandler • Scripps National Spelling Bee • International Spy Museum • Ken Ehrlich Productions • The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song 2024, honoring the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
Celebrities
Over the course of my career as a Makeup Artist I’ve had the honor to apply makeup for a wide range of notable personalities, including: Actors, Musicians, Politicians, Television Personalities, Authors, Newscasters, Radio Broadcasters, Sportscasters, and Heads Of State, for their appearances on the networks that I have worked for, as well as red carpet events, and book covers. Here are some of the fascinating personalities I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with….
• Ben Stiller • Candy Crawley • John King • Dana Bash • Judy Woodruff • U.S. Senator Bob Dole • U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole • Anna Kendrick • Spike Lee • U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch • Caroline Kennedy • Maria Shriver • Denise Austin • Reverend Jesse Jackson • Mary Matalin • Chris Cuomo • Dr. Henry Kissinger • Cal Thomas • Soledad O'Brien • Shirley MacLaine • Ted Koppel • Andrea Koppel • James Earl Jones • William Shatner • First Lady Of The U.S. Barbara Bush • U'.S. Senator Trent Lott • George Stephanopoulos • Olympia Dukakis • Dee Dee Meyers • Tucker Carlson • Burt Reynolds • Loni Anderson • Sally Fields • Patti LaBelle • Liza Minelli • Lorna Luft • Christopher Plummer • Julie Andrews • Audrey Hepburn • John Sununu • Jimmy Stewart • Kirk Douglas • Michael Douglas • Charleton Heston • Christopher Reeve • Jerry Seinfeld • Mick Fleetwood • Pat Benetar • Reverend Billy Graham • Tim Russert • Tony Snow • Valerie Harper • Alec Baldwin • Billy Baldwin • Britt Hume • Chris Wallace • Geraldo Rivera • Suzanne Malveux • Greta Van Susteren • Bruce Willis • Tony Randall • Cybil Shephard • Oliver North • Howard Stern • First Lady Of The U.S. Nancy Reagan • Jean Stapleton • First Lady Of The U.S. Hillary Clinton • Gloria Vanderbilt • Willard Scott • Eleanor Clift • Paul Begala • John Mclaughlin • Robert Novak • Al Hunt • Pat Buchanan • Maria Bartiromo • Brooke Shields • Helen Thomas • Tom Brokaw • Brian Jenkins • Comedian Chris Rock • Whoopi Goldberg • Michael Moore • President Of The U.S. Donald Trump • Diane Sawyer • Paul Reubens ( Pee Wee Herman ) • Danny DeVito • George Lopez • Tony Curtis • Ivana Trump • Florence Henderson • Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor • Dr. Ruth Westheimer • Reverend Al Sharpton • Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Lauren Bacall • Priscilla Presley • Frank Sinatra Jr • Lisa Marie Presley • Tears for Fears • Al Gore • Cokie Roberts • Jack Klugman • Governor Haley Barbour • Governor Jon Huntsman • Peter Jennings • Raoul Felder • Dan Rather • Elizabeth Taylor • Oscar De La Renta • Anderson Cooper • Al Roker • Debbie Roberts • Raul Julia • Dr. Joyce Brothers • Ronald Reagan Jr • Michael Reagan • Tears For Fears • Carrie Fischer • UK Prime Minister John Major • Carolina Herrara • Kim Novak • Debbie Reynolds • Vanity • Dolly Parton • Melissa Gilbert • Stephen King • Matthew Broderick • Adam Goodheart • Arianna Huffington • Wolf Blitzer • Anne Meara • Jerry Stiller • Shirley Temple Black • Vice President Dan Quayle • Mariska Hargitay • George Burns • Martha Stewart • Ivan Schwartz (Sculptor) • Henry Winkler • Isabella Rossellini • John Walsh • Spike Lee • Leonard Nimoy • Bryant Gumble • Danny Aiello • Gene Simmons • Alice Cooper • James Carville • Goldie Hawn • Joe Namath • Charo • Freddy Prince, Jr • Julio Iglesias • Alex Tribeck • Mary Hart • John Tesh • Amy Adams • Julianne Moore • Sheena Easton • Rhea Pearlman • Larry King • Jack LaLaine • Mary Tyler Moore • Dick Van Dyke • Keifer Sutherland • Donald Sutherland • John Leguizamo • Paul Newman • Joanne Newman • Lou Dobbs • Wayne Newton • Pat Boone • Debbie Boone • Jacques Cousteau • Tony Kornheiser • U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell • Jean Claude Van Damme • Ulla Lofven (First Lady of Sweden) • David Bruce Smith • Maimah Karmo (CEO Tigerily Foundation) • Larry Hagman • Barbara Eden • Carol Burnett • Jim Nabors • Mel Torme • U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright • Cyd Charisse • Justina Machado • Melissa Barrero Martinez • Erendira Ibarra • Judge Jeanine Pirro • U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia • Nelson Mandela • Garth Brooks • Jim Carrey • President Jimmy Carter • First Lady Of The U.S. Rosalyn Carter • UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher • Chanel Omari • CNBC Financial Contributor Catherine Faddis • For King & Country • Luke Smallbone • Joel Smallbone • Ed Yong ( Staff writer for The Atlantic ) • Clint Smith lll ( American Author, Poet, Scholar ) • Richard Carpenter ( The Carpenters ) • Raquel Welch • Judge Judy ( Sheindlin ) • Kaywin Feldman ( Director Of National Gallery Of Art ) • Lynn Pasquerella ( President of American Association Of Colleges And Universities ) • Penny Marshall • Kelly LeBrock • Sally Struthers • Paulina Porizkova • Kim Alexis • Kathy Ireland • Cheryl Tiegs • Julianne Moore • Kristy McNichol • Duran Duran • Carol O’ Connor • Betty White • Harrison Ford • David Cassidy • Dorothy Hamilton • Michelle Pfeifer • Shirley Jones • Maureen McCormick • Eve Plumb • Christopher Knight • Barry Williams • Mark Hamill • Bea Arthur • Adrienne Barbeau • Burt Ward • Felicia Curry • Xochitl Gomez • Celisse • Lucius • Holly Laessig • Jess Wolf • Wendie Malick • Patricia de Stacy Harrison ( President/CEO of CPB ) • Conan O’Brien • Comedian Rob Schneider • Steve Buscemi • Pete Davidson • The Ramones • Ric Ocasek ( Lead Singer of The Cars ) • Anne Archer • Meghan McPeak • Chris Jackson • Angel Manuel Soto • James D. Taiclet ( CEO Lockhead Martin ) • REO Speedwagon • Sloane Howard • The Kid Laroi • Rita Moreno • Robin Leach • Wally Adeyemo ( Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury -U.S. Department Of The Treasury ) • U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty • U.S. Senator John Breaux, Sr. • Gary Gensler ( U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair ) • Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian Of Congress •
Beauty Pageants
I have been involved with pageantry since 2013. I hold the titles of Mrs. Dupont Circle DC America 2014 (RU) and Ms. Virginia America 2016. I work closely with title holders in many capacities, serving in different roles. Some of these roles include, but are not limited to, makeup artist, airbrush tan artist, judge, coach, sponsor, and mentor.
I have worked with many pageant systems, including:
Mrs. DC America • Mrs. Pennsylvania America • Mrs. Delaware America • Mrs. Virginia America • Mrs. Connecticut America • Mrs. New Mexico America • Mrs. Colorado America • Mrs. For America • Mrs. America Presents • Mrs. District of Columbia International • Mrs. Maryland United States • Miss DC for America • Miss Maryland USA • Miss Maryland Teen USA • Miss Denmark Universe • Miss Virginia USA • Ms. America • Miss Nepal Universe • Miss Earth USA • Mrs. Earth USA • Miss/Ms World Universal Canada •
• Executive Team Member for AOAGW, LLC ( Beauty/Image Consultant/Airbrush Tan Artist ) 2016-2021
• Staff Member of World Universal Productions Canada ( Coach/Beauty Advisor ) 2020-2022
Beauty Pageant Clients…
• Meagan Barnes, Mrs. DC America 2013 • Taylor Burton, Miss Maryland USA 2014 • Mariela Pepin , Miss Maryland Teen USA 2014 • Cecilie Feline, Miss Denmark Universe 2015 • Elaine Espinola Keltz, Mrs. District of Columbia 2015 • Christina Denny, Miss Maryland USA 2016 • Amy Ingram, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2016 • Marta Bota, Ms. Virginia America 2016 • Julie Cangialosi, Mrs. DC America 2017, Mrs. Of America 2018, Mrs. Connecticut America 2019, Mrs. DC International 2021, 2022 • Katya Avdeev. Mrs. Maryland United States 2017 • Taylor Fondie, Miss Minnesota Earth USA 2017 • Leiah Rocheleau, Mrs. DC America 2018 • Terri Confair, Mrs. District of Columbia International 2018 • Anna Kerry, Mrs. ECO Puerto Rico 2019 • Courtney Kessenich, Mrs. District of Columbia International 2019 • Nikki Noya, Mrs. District of Columbia America 2019 • Megan Eunpu, Miss DC for America 2019 • Katelynne Cox, Miss District of Columbia 2019 • Surabhi Khanal, Miss Nepal USA 2019 • JeaneAnne Roberts, Mrs. District Of Colombia America 2020 • Kelly Hutchinson, Miss Alabama USA 2020 • Helene Meister, Mrs District Of Colombia American 2020 • Anna Kerry, Mrs. Puerto Rico Earth 2020 • Ms. World Achievement USA 2022 • Ebony Acton, Miss DC For America Strong 2021 • Tiffany Gidley, Mrs. Oregon American 2021 • Julie E. Harman, Ms. America 2016, International Ms. North America 2021 • Hannah Menzner, Miss Capital USA 2021 • Nola Tolsma, Miss West Virginia Earth USA 2021 • Anchyi Wei, Mrs. District Of Colombia America 2021 • Kisa Motiwala, Miss DC Volunteer 2023 • Nikki Noya, USOA Mrs. District of Columbia 2024 •
Miscellaneous
Corporate Photography • Video Production • Projects • Events • Conferences •
• Mojdeh Vessali, DDS • Clark Realty Capital • Galleria Dental Aesthetics • The Lucky Knot • 3 Sisters Boutique • K12 Learning • Sanctuary Cosmetic Center • Whitman Walker Clinic • American Public University • School Nutrition Association • Action Net • The Inkandescent Group • The Grateful American Foundation • • Numari • Huffington Post ( White House Correspondents’ Dinner ) • White House Nordic State Dinner 2016 • EM Collection • Tina Krohn Photography Studio • The Atlantic Festival • NYFW • National Gallery of Art • American Association Of Colleges and Universities ( AAC&U ) • U.S. Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board • 24 Karat Event Band • The Shakespeare Theater • National Alliance On Mental Illness ( nami.org ) • Air Force Association • Air Space Cyber Conference ‘23 • Public Sector Ignite ‘23 • GovExec • Lockhead Martin NOVA Awards 2023 • National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts- Noche Musical 2021, 2022, 2023 • White House Australian State Dinner For Australian PrimeMinister 2023 • SIFMA Annual Meeting 2023 • Run Films • National Science Foundation • Micosoft • BBC • Peraton •
Resident Makeup Artist ( Past & Present )
• Moshe Zusman Photography • Karen Long Portraits • Sanctuary Cosmetic Center • Roche Salon DC • Ferro Salon DC •
Promotional Makeup Artist
• Lancome Cosmetics • Elizabeth Arden •
Makeup Instructor
• Yvonne De Vilar School Of Aesthetics •
Print work for following publications
• Glamour Magazine • Vanidades Magazine • Working Woman Magazine • Denise Austin Fitness Books • DC Modern Luxury Magazine • George Washington University Today Magazine •
Testimonials
What some of my clients have to say about their experiences…
“I met Marta over 20 years ago and she has been doing my makeup for weddings and different events since then! She does such a fantastic job! I have referred my family and friends to her. She’s very professional and knowledgeable about her work. When the time came to do a photo shoot with my patients, to show off their beautiful smiles, I knew Marta was the perfect person to do their makeup! All the patients loved her and had a great time! We always get compliments on how great everyone looks in the pictures and what a phenomenal job Marta did!”
“Marta was my makeup artist for my junior prom and my homecoming dances throughout high school. I love her makeup style. It looks natural but perfect for a party or special occasion!”
“Marta is the quintessential makeup artist - of course she can bring out the best in women, but the effects on men - minimizing dark circles, discolored skin, uneven skin tone, for instance - are also amazing. What sets her work apart is this: you can’t see any makeup, but you’ve never looked better! Better yet - she can teach you how to do it yourself and recreate the look. And while she works with a lot of high-profile clients, everyone she works with gets the royal treatment. Unexpected plus: you feel completely relaxed when she’s done - great for me, since I refer my headshot clients to her. Plus, she’s fun! A lot of fun to work with!”
““Marta did my wedding makeup and my professional makeup for the head shots I used on my children’s books. She is a true professional and very skilled in her craft. I was so happy to have found her to look my best at the most important moments of my life.”
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“Marta is extremely professional and great to work with! We wanted a group makeup lesson to learn the best way possible in how to apply make up, making it look flawless and professional. We had such a great time and also gained a lot of knowledge. Definitely would recommend!”
“Marta is an exceptional make-up artist! We have used her for multiple events, including our family weddings, and she has yet to disappoint! She is professional, timely, energetic, and extremely passionate about her work! She continuously strives to create the best outcome for each of her clients. There is never a doubt in our mind that when we hire Marta we are getting the best of the best! She has not only become our “go-to make-up artist”, but one of our closest family friends. As a make-up artist in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Marta Bota is one of a kind! We highly recommend her to all of our family and friends and will continue to use her for all of our make-up needs!”
“Marta did the makeup for my daughter for her first Homecoming dance. She did a stunning job of enhancing her beautiful features! I was so thrilled to watch the transformation take place! She looked like a princess going to her first ball. She looked amazing and was so happy with the reaction of her friends and neighbors. The pictures turned out so beautiful!”
“Marta is a very talented and professional makeup artist. She is such a pleasure to be around and has a calming spirit about her. Marta did a spectacular job on my wedding day makeup, melting all my stress away. She even did a pre-wedding trial session weeks before my big event, so I would feel comfortable. I can’t say enough about her abilities, my makeup was beautifully done, looked 100% natural, but still had tremendous staying power! It held up to 90 degree daytime heat and still looked beautiful later that evening as we danced the night away. It looked great in all my wedding pictures as well.”