Brown Sista

Joy Bryant, Toccara Jones and singer Beyonce Knowles were just a few of the beautiful Brown Sistas who showed up last night for the 2008 New Yorkers for Children Gala. The annual event was held at one of New York’s hottest spots, Cipriani 42nd Street, and included the usual elements to liven up a party- cocktails, dinner, a celebrity auction, and even live entertainment. NYFC was created ten years ago by Oscar de la Renta and Nicholas Scoppetta to provide transitional assistance for some 17,000 children who reside in the foster care system in New York City. Since it’s inception the charity has raised over ten million dollars and helped thousands of children go to college, as well as network with a “dream team” of professionals to learn about potential career opportunities.
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Record executive LA Reid held his annual Summer of Love Bash in the Hamptons over the weekend and singers Mary J. Blige and Ciara were just a few of the Brown Sistas who made an appearance. Ciara, pictured to your right with rapper LL Cool J, showed up looking slightly better than she did in her last public outing. As I expected, the Crunk n’ B diva is now battling allegations that she is suffering from an eating disorder. Ciara has become increasingly more fit over the last year but her drastic weight loss after announcing her intentions of seeking a career in modeling, has many thinking she has gone overboard in her quest to attain the perfect model-like physique.
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