Did the One Queen Rule Oust Desiree Rogers?

A political target since the Gatecrasher fiasco, White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers will soon be private sector-bound according to the Chicago Sun Times. In retreat from Washington’s harsh spotlight, the Wellesley College and Harvard Business School grad said to favor Viktor & Rolf and Comme des Garcon is poised for East Wing exit next month with her designer finery in tow.

Raked through the fiery coals for her self-assured swagger long before the Salahi incident, Rogers has also been subjected to the same stylistic scrutiny as First Lady Michelle Obama. The FrockStar cannot match Mrs. Obama’s magazine cover record but what a spicy splash she made during her brief tenure.

Just as some will credit the inner turbulence to a cat fight where the First Lady was forced to put the New Orleans native in check, others will cite incompetence as the catalyst for the departure. Yet, it would not shock if Rogers’ prominence on the media radar provoked repetitive gasps of 'Who the hell does she think she is?’ behind closed doors.

Whatever the case and scandal aside, Desiree Rogers made white America take note that charisma and cachet come packaged in more than one color. Black women are highly resilient and I’ve no doubt this one will land where Louboutins are an asset instead of a liability.