Palm Beach sees red at major-league gala
Tags: CSI, gary sinise, Lady in Red, mahoney, regis philbin
| Sunday 30 November 2008 3:27 pm
Lois Pope with emcee Regis Philbin
Socialite Ari Rifkin got herself a walk-on part on CSI: New York, courtesy of leading man Gary Sinise, while 140-plus disabled veterans were treated to a Palm Beach event they otherwise couldn’t even think about getting in.
Of course, Rifkin paid a tad more than the vets for her goodies, bidding $16,000 at the urging of amateur auctioneer Regis Philbin (yes, he of Live with Regis and Kelly).
More than 500 Palm Beachers attended philanthropist Lois Pope’s yearly Lady in Red gala at The Breakers – one of the first fancy affairs in what’s expecting to be a season of economic discontent on the island.
(More photos after the jump)
(Photos by Lucien Capehart Photography)
The shindig, by the way, is to raise money for a monument for disabled veterans in Washington, D.C. It was to have been picketed by a veteran’s group unhappy about what they say is waste in Pope’s fundraising. But none of the angry men showed up.
So Pope, widow of National Enquirer founder Generoso Pope, didn’t lose her sense of humor.
In her usual speech, she pointed out the economy is so bad that: “(The scandal-prone) U.S. Congressman Tim Mahoney had to lay off three mistresses!”
Taking in The Temptations during dessert: Patrick Park and his new lady love, Nathalie Gutierrez; Park’s ex with her new hubby, Mary and Mark Freitas; Lenny and Sunny Sessa; magazine publisher Margarita Abrishami; diet guru Robert Atkins‘ widow, Veronica, with new hubby Alexis Mersentes; former Palm Beach cop Mike Mason with his first lady, Ashley Deflin; soon-to-be-wed George Cloutier with betrothed Tiffany Spadafora; Frank and Gerri Morrow; and many more.
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- Leo Vecellio and Judy Grubman
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- Kenneth and Dale Pincourt
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- Leonard and Sunny Sessa
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- Frank and Gerri Morrow
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- George Cloutier and Tiffany Spadafora
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- Lois Pope
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- The ball
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- Rob and Linnette Miller
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- Leonard and Sunny Sessa
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- Veronika and Alexis Mercentes
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- Lorrain Hall
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- Mike Mason and Ashley Deflin
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- Andrea Culverhouse and Michael Veciello
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- The ball
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- The Temptations
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- Joy and Regis Philbin
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- Petra and Stephen Levin
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- The Temptations
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- Jeff and Elizabeth Bateman, Tiffany & Co. sponsor
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- Joy and Regis Philbin
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- The Temptations
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- Mary and Mark Freitas
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- Judy Snyder and Mac Schwebel
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- Julie Rudolph and Kathryn Vecellio
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- Patrick Park and Nathalie Gutierrez
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- Lois Pope and Regis Philbin
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- Lynda and Bill Foster
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- Rob and Linnette Miller
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- Ashley Deflin and Mike Mason
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- Petra Levin
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- Vince and Cindy Cerrone
Petra Levin is by far the most beautiful woman in Palm Beach.
I’m glad to see that Mary Fairbanks FINALLY got someone to marry her. It took her long enough!
I agree that Joy Philbin has had way too much plastic surgery done. She has ruined herself! It is very obvious when you see her in person, as we did on Saturday night at this event.
Lady Review.
Gerri Morrow, Frank, you lucky dog. Your girl is a MILF with a lovely smile.
Judy Grubman looks like she needs to visit her Cabana Boy and get a little.
Sunny makes a cloudy day bright.
Petra looks hot, my wife wants to take her for a spin.
Ashley, nice dentistry. I would have my hand on that fine tush dancing with you.
Linnette, you have potential, but honey, did you ride on the wing of the Gulf Stream coming down?
Most of the guys look like geeks with money. Except my man Frank, he looks like he is having a ball.
Jose, you are consistently, sincerely in need of a copy editor.
hmmm are these comments for real?