The Annual Lady in Red Gala at the Mar-a-Lago Club
Friday night December 3, 2009
LADY IN RED!
First Gala of the '09-'10
Palm Beach Season!
Photos by
Maya & Ron Johnson
Palm Beach Today Magazine & PalmBeachToday.Net
Bree Stoyanovich, Paul Pope with his two children, Reeve
and Valentina, with grandmother Lois Pope.
Simon & Norma Fireman - another $100,000 to the cause!
US Marine Corps members and guests at Lady in Red.
LIFE Board member Sunny Sessa
with dapper husband, Lenny!
David & Rhoda Chase with their friends Joshua & Patricia Becker
Luis Amaro, seated with Mayra Amaro standing behind.
Standing in back is Lois Pope with Evelyne Cohen at her left and her granddaughter Valentina in front. At right back is Lois Popes' son Paul with his son Reeve. At right seated is Sabrina Cohen who is president and founder of the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research.
Ari Rifkin, Co-Chair
(Photo given to Palm Beach Today)
Herme de Wyman Miro with The Chase's
Chair Dick Robinson with wife, Sally, and daughter Missy
Barbara & Irvin Saltzman
Elissa and Dominic Papparone celebrated their 35th
wedding anniversary at the event.
Lois Pope with The Donald & The King!
THE DONALD, THE POPE, THE KING, THE QUEEN OF MAR-A-LAGO
Spectacular Decor!
The Grand Dame - Herme de Wyman Miro. Recipient of The Victoria Award.
Photo by Ronald Tee Johnson
Serenaded by 20 violinists upon entrance to The Lady in Red
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Herme de Wyman Miro
Rhoda & David Chase
Simon C. Fireman
The late Leo Albert
The beautiful Nathalie Fernandez with
noted American Philanthropist
Patrick Park
Lynn Paradis with Michael Dixon
Herme de Wyman Miro with Mr. and Mrs. Rich DeVos
Vilda de Porro and Maurice Kazzi
Gail Worth and Faith Morford
Old friends .... Larry King shows a photo of him with Sally Robinson from yesteryear as Chair Dick Robinson looks on.
Mutual Admiration Society. The Donald appears often on Larry King's show at 9pm on CNN.
THE Lady in Red is center of attention and rightfully so for all the hard work she has done for diabled veterans.
Evelyn and Seymour Holtzman with Joan Rubin
Dr. Shiela and Jack Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bateman - Tiffany & Co. once again a major sponsor
Hayden Hosford with Dr. Herbert Gould
Mindy Curtis-Horvitz and husband, John,
with Maya Johnson, Palm Beach Today Co-Publisher
Jay Sullivan Co-Chair Suzi Goldsmith Maddy Singer
Lorraine and Malcolm Hall (huge auction bidder!)
Donna Ross and Dr. David Dodson (on the eve of the big game!)
Sunny Sessa, LIFE Board Member, with entertainer Rich Little.
His imitation of Richard Nixon will go down in history as will his presentation of Johnny Carson.
The good kind of icing ... sort of like whipped cream.
SOUL SURVIVORS!
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Pupo
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Greeley
Sue and David Nystrom with Sgt. Rick Beckstrom, left, and Sgt. Jasper Oelrich of the US Marine Corps
Emily Ghijselinck and Stephen Ferber
Mahlon Wilcox and guest
Photos by
Maya & Ron Johnson
Palm Beach Today Magazine & PalmBeachToday.Net
Maria Pope Kessel, right, with her husband, Kerry, and their daughter, Lois, at left.
Lyrics from Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright,
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,
They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance,
And I have never seen that dress you're wearing,
Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes,
I have been blind,
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing,
I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side,
And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away,
And I have never had such a feeling,
Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight,
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight
I never will forget the way you look tonight...
The lady in red, the lady in red,
The lady in red, my lady in red.
November 11, 2009
issue of Palm Beach Today Magazine
Arriving guests at the Mar-a-Lago Club greeted by 20 violinists
Since 2-27-/11
Video and Photos by
Maya & Ron Johnson
Palm Beach Today
Since 2-27-/11
