Lela

Lela is both precocious and plucky, Rhonda Duhart says, able to count to 10 in Spanish, to 20 in English, and likely to stop during a walk to deliver a taekwondo-style kick to an unsuspecting tree trunk.

Taekwondo hopeful Abdallah kicking to qualify 2007

Zoo officials said the name was selected over Lela, meaning "black beauty" in Swahili, and Makena, meaning "happy one" in Kikuyu.

WAFB - Local News 2009

"Lela" runs Pole Control Studios on Pratt Street in Hartford, with three full-time employees.

New Haven Advocate: News 2009

Lela Designs ( "Lela"), the eco-friendly clothing company that is wholly-owned by Greenscape, is finishing its Spring 2010 selling season and has confirmed that the line will appear in 40 new retailers this upcoming season.

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Lela Designs ( "Lela"), the eco-friendly clothing company that is wholly-owned by Greenscape, is finishing its Spring 2010 selling season and has confirmed that the line will appear in 40 new retailers this upcoming season.

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"Lela" runs Pole Control Studios on Pratt Street in Hartford, with three full-time employees.

New Haven Advocate: News 2009

It was designed by Lela Rose, a Dallas native, which made it that much more attractive.

Sally Horchow: Very Good-Looking: For Mom, 2 Years Later Sally Horchow 2011

It was designed by Lela Rose, a Dallas native, which made it that much more attractive.

Sally Horchow: Very Good-Looking: For Mom, 2 Years Later Sally Horchow 2011

It's been more than a year since the first Edible Schoolyard meal at the fashion designer Lela Rose's TriBeCa apartment.

Earthy and Edible Benefits Marshall Heyman 2011

Richard Drew/Associated Press Lela Mc Arthur, left, and Stephanie Figarelle, of Anchorage, Alaska, posed for photos on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York after their wedding ceremony Tuesday.

Be My Valentine! 2012