On Saturday night, October 23rd, the biggest names in Hollywood gathered in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Hilton to benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. The Carousel of Hope Ball celebrated its 32nd anniversary
this year, having raised over $75 million to date and $2.5 million in 2010 alone, which has made it one of the most successful, celebrated biennial charity events around the globe. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Adrien Brody, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Jay Leno, Sidney Poitier, Anjelica Huston, Jane Fonda, Raquel Welch, sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez (taking notice as a new, never before photographed Hollywood couple), and the night’s honorees, California First Lady Maria Shriver and Quincy Jones, sent the flashbulbs into a tizzy, leaving even the most famous in the flock star struck.
this year, having raised over $75 million to date and $2.5 million in 2010 alone, which has made it one of the most successful, celebrated biennial charity events around the globe. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Adrien Brody, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Jay Leno, Sidney Poitier, Anjelica Huston, Jane Fonda, Raquel Welch, sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez (taking notice as a new, never before photographed Hollywood couple), and the night’s honorees, California First Lady Maria Shriver and Quincy Jones, sent the flashbulbs into a tizzy, leaving even the most famous in the flock star struck. The evening’s guests arrived upon a luxurious rose-colored carpet in gowns from Yves Saint Laurent to Monique Lhuillier, exquisite glasses of bubbly by Moët & Chandon gracing their fingertips. Upon entering the main ballroom, the attendees joined a spirited live auction where a rare Mercedes (valued at $160,000), the only one known in existence in the United States, sold for well over its asking price. Later in the night, a lovely three-course dinner was served in the presence of a silent auction, representing the perfect pinnacle of fashion, taste, and décor in the name of a most worthy cause. The event’s festivities ended with memorable performances by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Gladys Knight,
and Akon.
and Akon. “I try so hard…I get them to understand why…and that it could affect their families, their children, their mothers, their fathers, their sisters, their brothers,” Barbara Davis was quoted saying at the Hope Ball this year. Like Davis, who founded the Barbara Davis Center in Denver, Colorado with her late husband Marvin, many in attendance shared deeply personal stories from the devastation diabetes has caused them and their loved ones.
A night of elegance, an evening for hope, this year was a celebration of life in light of loss, leaving us a moment to remember our promise to give all children a better, brighter future. 
Akon; Jennifer Lopez; Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez; Anjelica Huston; Jane Fonda and Raquel Welch
Posted by : Courtney O’Kane Academy of Art University Alumna at 04:12 AM (IST)
