Love Ball

The Love Ball is a charity fundraising event organised by Natalia Vodianova's Naked Heart Foundation. The event is held biannually and is the main source of funding for the charity's programmes, which aim to provide help and support to disadvantaged children and their families all over Russia.

The 2008 Love Ball in Moscow (12–14 February 2008) was perhaps the largest charity event in Russian history. It was held at Moscow's historic Tsaritsino Estate and was organised as a three-day event culminating with the Ball on Valentine’s evening. Over 400 guests attended the gala dinner, including Lucy Liu; Natalie Imbruglia; Eva Herzigova; Mario Testino; Diane von Furstenberg; Andrei Shevchenko; Paolo Roversi; Alfonso Cuaron; and Rustam Tariko. There was also a charity auction that included unique lots, such as a weekend in Paris as the guest of Diane von Furstenberg, a bespoke Giorgio Armani suit with a trip to Milan and a Vogue fashion shoot with supermodels Eva Herzigova and Natalia Vodianova. The event raised $5 million for the Naked Heart Foundation's programmes.

The 2010 Love Ball was held at London's Roundhouse and was supported by De Beers. The evening involved a charity auction conducted by Christie's of various pieces by De Beers and was attended by various famous names from the worlds of fashion, art and high society. Guests included Kate Moss, Elizabeth Hurley, Stella McCartney, Donna Karan, Joely Richardson, Mario Testino and Jade Jagger. The event raised £1.2 million for the Naked Heart Foundation, which enabled the construction of 14 new play parks and playgrounds around Russia.

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