With a guestlist that boasted equal parts wealth, fame and glamour, amfAR returned to the French Riviera Thursday for its Cannes gala to raise money for AIDS research.
Queen Latifah hosted the 29th edition with Eva Longoria, Fan Bingbing and Rebel Wilson among the stars walking the red carpet. Also in attendance were models Elsa Hosk, Heidi Klum, Coco Rocha and Winne Harlow. The gala attracts many of the top names attending the nearby Cannes Film Festival.
This was followed by a dinner of asparagus and truffle starter and seared salmon main course while guests enjoyed a night of performances that Gladys Knight kicked off."I'm very honored to be singing tonight for this cause and seeing amazing people on the carpet and … beautiful fashion all in the name of raising money for HIV, AIDS, research," Lambert said before the gala.
Other top lots included a pair of white gold Chopard earrings set with diamonds and emeralds sold for 275,000 euros and a Damien Hirst portrait of Leonardo DiCaprio reached 1.2 million euros . The annual runway show curated by Carine Roitfeld was this year dedicated to designer Vivienne Westwood and saw a trail of top fashion models showing off a series of designs on a makeshift catwalk through the diners. `Jewelry and accessories are not part of this lot' states the catalogue as the whole collection was auctioned off to the highest bidder an impressive 600,000 euros to the sound of Tina Turner's "The Best.
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