Women of Tomorrow Gala 2018 at Mandarin Oriental, Miami

Photography by on March 15th, 2018 in Celebrity, Lifestyle

Miami, FL – March 10, 2018 – Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program celebrated a marquee moment on 20 years of giving back at their annual black-tie Gala chaired by Marisa Toccin Lucas, raising nearly $1,000,000 to support programming in South Florida, Metro Detroit & Greater Philadelphia. Held at the Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell Key, the noted non-profit is dedicated to inspiring, motivating and empowering at-risk young women that was founded by Jennifer Valoppi, Don Browne along with the Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle. The highly coveted silent auction was sponsored by Bal Harbour Shops and chaired by Gigi Whitman. The evening’s honorees included Empowerment Award Honoree, Eileen Youtie and Mentors of the Year Michele Criden, Elaine Feldman & Ferne Toccin. Also recognized were the organization’s 33 Founding Mentors & Board Members: Betty Amos, Adrienne Arsht, Lea Black, Don Browne, Gale Butler, Donna Feldman, Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Meri Framer-Zidel, Sonia Gibson, Meg Green, Kathleen Hoague, Karen Kammer, Judge Judith Kreeger, Irene Marie, Tracy Mourning, Debbie Ohanian, Robyn Perlman, Sandi Powers, Debra Price MD, Dora Puig, Mycki Ratzan, Chris Riley, Stephanie Sayfie-Aagaard, Dr. Randy Schenkman, Millinda Sinnreich, Audrey Solomon, Mariita Srebnick, Jennifer Valoppi, Dr. Diane Walder, Carole Weiss, Sherry Williams as well as Connie Banko & Marti Huizenga (In Memoriam). Special recognitions were also given to Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Dee Ocleppo, Tommy Hilfiger, & Lucrezia Buccellati

Dee Ocleppo, Tommy Hilfiger, & Carol Iacovelli

Ferne Toccin, Eileen Youtie, Betty Amos, Diane Walder, & Randy Schenkman

Sherry Williams, Irene Marie, Nathalie Mora, Eileen Youtie, Randy Schenkman, Betty Amos, & Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Elaine Feldman, Irene Marie, Nathalie Mora, Randy Schenkman, Betty Amos, Eileen Youtie, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Sherry Williams, & Judith Kreeger

Nathalie Mora, Ferne Toccin, Jennifer Valoppi, Eileen Youtie, & Randy Schenkman

Maria & Don Browne, Jennifer Valoppi, & Marisa Toccin Lucas

Stefanie Ramirez, Elaine Feldman, Eileen Youtie, Jennifer Valoppi, Ferne Toccin, Michele Criden, & Nathalie Mora

Dana Shear, Katy Stoka, Barbara Hevia, Criselda Breene, & Suzy Buckley Woodward

Gian & Zohara Campagnola, Christian Berdouar, & Jennifer Valoppi

Ferne Toccin, Maria & Don Browne, & Betty Amos

Christian & Alexa Iacovelli, Tommy Hilfiger, & Chloe Stroll

Nathalie Mora, Abby Wint, Jennifer Valoppi, & Debbie Origho

Cheryl Bergenfeld, Daniela Swaebe, & Alexa Wolman

Suzy Buckley Woodward & Krista Rosenberg

Ferne Toccin & Eileen Youtie

Bernerd Garsen & Daisy Olivera

Don Browne & Betty Amos

Murray Fischer & Rozanne Cifaldi

Gian & Zohara Campagnola

Marvin Ross Friedman & Adrienne Bon Haes

David Martin, Rudy & Lydia Touzet

Lydia & Rudy Touzet, & Swanee DiMare

Lydia Touzet, Jennifer Valoppi, Yolanda & Dora Puig, & Irina Artemova

Pearl Baker, Christy Martin, & Dana Shear

Lana Bernstein, Stella Nixdorf, & Danni Bernstein

Tom & Suzanne Murphy, Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard, & Morten Aagaard

Jennifer Valoppi

Alberto Carvalho

Jennifer Valoppi, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, & Don Browne

Jennifer Valoppi, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Ferne Toccin, Elaine Feldman, & Michele Criden

Alberto Carvalho, Nathalie Mora, Stefanie Ramirez, Don Browne, Jennifer Valoppi, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, & Abby Wint

Nathalie Mora, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Stefanie Ramirez, Abby Wint, & Don Browne

Marisa Toccin Lucas, Jennifer Valoppi, Don Browne, & Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Lucrezia Buccellati & Erika Miranda

Adela Martinez & Yara Bashoor

Adina Brunetti & Maria Browne

Ray & Kasey Langston

Margo Brilliant, Nancy Gilbert, & Elise Schwartz

Bronwyn Miller, Katherine Fernandez-Rundle, & Lesli Brown

Sebastian Dominguez, Daniela Alzuru, Stefanie & Oscar Ramirez

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