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By Janell Hazelwood | Published November 19, 2010 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

Desiree Rogers was the former social secretary at the White House until last year's gatecrashing incident involving Tareq and Michaele Salahi, a Washington couple who gained unauthorized entry into the state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama. After much media and investigative scrutiny, she was ousted from her post, but went on to become the CEO of Johnson Publishing Co., the publisher of Jet and Ebony magazines.

Desiree Rogers was the former social secretary at the White House until last year’s gatecrashing…