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T

he owner 

of Dip 

Swimwear, 

Tatiana Wilmot has 

been in the swimwear 

industry since 2003 

as a buyer for several 

prominent companies. 

She and her husband, 

a former active duty 

pilot, moved to Destin 

in 2014. When she 

was unable to fi nd her 

favorite Brazillian and 

Columbian swimwear 

lines in stores here, 

she decided to open 

Dip so she could offer 

these and other unique 

swimwear lines to the 

area. While Dip is 

primarily a true brick 

and mortar store, 

they do have a limited 

number of products 

available online. 

Tatiana’s goal is to give women the ability to fi nd a suit that 

they can fall in love with, in an environment they can feel totally 

comfortable in. Dip’s oversized fi tting rooms are designed 

specifi cally so that each woman can feel almost as if she is trying on 

suits in the comfort of her own home. 

She is excited to be adding even more new lines to help round 

out the store in the near future, and beginning this Fall, Dip will be 

featuring a new cup-sized line, as well as branching out into men’s 

and boy’s swim trunks. 

M

ary Anne 

Windes is 

the owner/

broker of Real Estate 

Professionals of 

Destin and Real Estate 

Professionals of NW 

FLA. Her early career 

in accounting gave 

her the strengths to 

set up and manage 18 

businesses including 

the brokerages, for-

hire boats, a marina, 

etc., plus she’s helped 

with several political 

campaigns. 

Her primary 

vocation is real estate 

where she handles 

both commercial 

and residential 

transactions. She holds various 

distinguished designations that 

signify excellence, education, 

and experience. She was 

acknowledged for her achievements twice by receiving the coveted 

Realtor of the Year award conveyed by the Emerald Coast Association of 

Realtors plus the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by WCR.  

A lifelong resident and active community leader, she was a two-time 

Chairman of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, President of the Emerald 

Coast Association of Realtors, Chairman of the Destin Area Chamber 

of Commerce, Chairman of the Destin Fishing Rodeo, Chairman of the 

Miss Destin Pageant, and several other boards. She is the Legislative 

Chair for Republican Women, co-teacher of the Crown Financial 

Ministry, Treasurer for the Church of Destin that hosts Destin’s Week 

of Blessings, and an usher.  

She has been married for 32 years to Capt. Kelly Windes. They have 

two children and two grandchildren.  

Owner,

Dip Swimwear

TATIANA

 WILMOT

850.865.8562

11394 US-98 , Destin

Owner,

Real Estate Professionals

of Destin 

MARY ANNE

 WINDES

850.803.2211

210A Harbor Blvd., Destin

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