Rosario Dawson and Michelle Rodriguez Catwalk at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion For Relief Charity Fashion Show
Rosario Dawson and Michelle Rodriguez were on hand to help gal pal Naomi Campbell raise money for Ebola at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Campbell, who was an hour late to her Fashion For Relief show at the Lincoln Center, did not disappointment with her lineup of celebrity models and fashion from top designers, reports Women's Wear Daily.
Dawson, 35, who was honored at the amfAR Gala that annually kicks off Fashion Week, strutted the catwalk alongside Italian model Alessio Pozzi. Rodriquez wasn't afraid to don a plunging shirt neckline with blazer and slacks while Mary J. Blige was all sparkles and sequins in Burberry.
The 44-year-old British model mixed the catwalk with seasoned models and print stars like Irina Shayk, Tyson Beckford, Joe Zee and her "Empire" co-star Bryshere Gray. Kelly Osbourne, Nene Leakes, Quincy and Paris Hilton were among the runway models who pounded catwalk wearing fashion from designers Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Diane von Furstenberg, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli and others.
Although it was Valentine's Day, Justin Bieber made an appearance without rumored girlfriend, Hailey Baldwin. Christina Milian, Estelle, Russell Simmons, Zac Posen, Vivica A. Fox and Frankie Grande were among the celebrities seated front and center.
Campbell, who has a home at the heart of the Ebola outbreak in Kenya, Africa, recently told the Daily Telegraph: "The Fashion For Relief Show is an incredible event and this year we hope to raise more money than ever before. Raising awareness for Ebola and educating about its prevention is crucial to help prevent the spread of this deadly disease."
All of the proceeds raised go to the Ebola Survival Fund, which helps survivors of the disease in Liberia and Sierra Leone reclaim their lives.
''I'm glad someone's paying attention. She's got a lot of love for Africa. I think that's really sweet. It's beautiful. You never expect somebody who seems so vain to be so sweet,'' Rodriguez, 36, said of Campbell's efforts.
At the fashion finale, all the models wore white T-shirts imprinted with a "O," as in "no more cases of Ebola," to drive home the event's message.
Before the after-party at Up & Down, Campbell said, "Fashion for relief only happens because everyone comes together as a unit and as one. This doesn't work because this is just an idea of mine. This only works because we all come together in a collaboration - Zac giving the clothes, everyone donating their time, the off-site auction items and private donations. That's how it works."
Campbell founded the Fashion For Relief organization in 2005 as a way of fundraising for disaster relief using fashion shows and auctions. The first show raised money for the Hurricane Katrina victims. She has since raised funds for the India terrorist attacks of 2009, the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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