Heidi Klum, Dita Von Teese, Lea Michele, Victoria Justice, and amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole were among those who attended the seventh annual amfAR Inspiration Gala Los Angeles, a star-studded fundraising event benefitting the organization’s research programs and platforms for raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, on October 27 at Milk Studios. The event paid tribute to Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chairman of DreamWorks New Media, and Academy Award-winning actress and United Nations Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the fight against AIDS. Other celebs in attendance included Chelsea Handler, Jane Lynch, Estelle, Courtney Love, Shemar Moore and Mia Moretti.

The event, presented by Harry Winston and M•A•C Viva Glam, raised over $2 million for
amfAR’s life-saving AIDS research programs. For the evening’s live auction, Harry Winston donated a pair of its Open Belle Diamond Drop Earrings – set with 124 round brilliant diamonds – which were modeled by Angela Lindvall, raising $40,000 for AIDS research. The night’s Award of Inspiration recipients, Charlize Theron and Jeffrey Katzenberg, were presented with the limited-edition Harry Winston Countdown to a Cure Timepiece, for their outstanding contributions to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS.

The Inspiration series was launched in 2010 by amfAR and Josh Wood Productions to celebrate men’s style and fashion while raising funds for the Foundation’s life-saving AIDS research programs. Inspiration galas have taken place in New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Toronto, Miami, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, raising more than $26 million to date.

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