Post by HollymCombs on May 15, 2006 21:29:14 GMT -5
Alyssa Milano, Tim Robbins and Jennifer Lopez attend United Nations Year of Microcredit Gala
USA TODAY -- The super-rich, led by Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony in a rare public appearance as a couple, mingled with nine unsung heroes who were honored at the United Nations on Tuesday.
Lopez, radiant in a figure-flattering black Rochas gown, her voice cracking, presented the evening's first award to Shakila, a woman from Afghanistan who was saved from an abusive marriage and later started a tailoring business after borrowing the equivalent of $100 from Parwaz, a local microfinance institution.
Tim Robbins hosted the United Nations Year of Microcredit Gala "Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Poverty Eradication," which paid tribute to the low-income entrepreneurs who traveled from poor countries worldwide and have used microfinance services to fight poverty.
"Give a man or woman an opportunity to create a business and five years later, there are 1,000 jobs there," Robbins said.
Chelsea Clinton, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Richard Branson, Rebecca De Mornay, Rory Kennedy, Kelly Stone and the U.N.'s Christina Barrineau also presented awards.
Didn't it seem odd to bring in American celebrities, whose incomes are well above average, when the poor from around the world are being honored?
"I'm here as a citizen, not as an actress," said De Mornay, who wore Romeo Gigli. A year ago, she became involved with the Foundation for International Community Assistance. "They asked me here because I'm an actress, but that's not why I'm here."
The event was a reunion for Light and Milano, who starred together on the 1984-92 hit TV show Who's the Boss?
For the past few years, Milano has been a UNICEF ambassador. "Tonight is about giving people hope," said Milano, dressed in a strapless black cocktail-length dress by Diane von Furstenberg. "The only way we're going to eradicate poverty is to empower people."
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USA TODAY -- The super-rich, led by Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony in a rare public appearance as a couple, mingled with nine unsung heroes who were honored at the United Nations on Tuesday.
Lopez, radiant in a figure-flattering black Rochas gown, her voice cracking, presented the evening's first award to Shakila, a woman from Afghanistan who was saved from an abusive marriage and later started a tailoring business after borrowing the equivalent of $100 from Parwaz, a local microfinance institution.
Tim Robbins hosted the United Nations Year of Microcredit Gala "Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Poverty Eradication," which paid tribute to the low-income entrepreneurs who traveled from poor countries worldwide and have used microfinance services to fight poverty.
"Give a man or woman an opportunity to create a business and five years later, there are 1,000 jobs there," Robbins said.
Chelsea Clinton, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Richard Branson, Rebecca De Mornay, Rory Kennedy, Kelly Stone and the U.N.'s Christina Barrineau also presented awards.
Didn't it seem odd to bring in American celebrities, whose incomes are well above average, when the poor from around the world are being honored?
"I'm here as a citizen, not as an actress," said De Mornay, who wore Romeo Gigli. A year ago, she became involved with the Foundation for International Community Assistance. "They asked me here because I'm an actress, but that's not why I'm here."
The event was a reunion for Light and Milano, who starred together on the 1984-92 hit TV show Who's the Boss?
For the past few years, Milano has been a UNICEF ambassador. "Tonight is about giving people hope," said Milano, dressed in a strapless black cocktail-length dress by Diane von Furstenberg. "The only way we're going to eradicate poverty is to empower people."
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