Operation Smile

     The paparazzi were out in full force at the Beverly Hilton to greet  Jessica Simpson & her family who were honored by Operation Smile.  Jessica is an Ambassador for this Foundation, which strives to heal children’s smiles, by repairing facial deformities.  Wearing a sleek black halter jumpsuit, and the biggest smile in the house, the gorgeous superstar (who is always under scrutiny by the press) proved that she could strut the red carpet with the best of them.  Wafer thin is definitely not in!

     As a matter of fact, Papa Joe Simpson was enthusiastic about Jessica’s new reality show  - The Price of Beauty – where in many countries, the bigger you are – the more beautiful.  Personally, I think a size 6 (which she probably is these days) is fantastic!

Charice Pempengco, International singing sensation performed in the show, emceed by the exuberant Billy Bush (Access Hollywood),   Without a Trace, co-star Poppy Montgomery, presented a Smile Award to Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter (a more beautiful couple you have never seen).
Roselyn, who is also starring on Without A Trace and Eric, who will star in the new ABC series, Single with Parents, have attended a medical mission to Nicaragua in 2008, and are avid supporters of the cause.

Gala event chair Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) presented the Wallis Annenberg Award to the Honorable Richard J. Riordan, former Mayor of L.A.   Downey, along with her husband, Reality Producer Mark Burnett,  were former honorees, along with the Trump family, Goldie Hawn, Mario Lopez and Wilt Chamberlain (to name a few)

This non- profit organization founded in 1982 by Dr. William Magee and his wife, Kathleen, has treated more than 135,000 children born with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities and currently work in 51 countries.  This particular evening, over $1.75 million was raised to benefit the organization.  Something to Smile about indeed!