Leonard Simpson’s highly anticipated annual gala, theatrical show and awards fundraiser, “Leonard Simpson’s 10 Best Dressed,” produced by Fashion Forward® and sponsored by FINE Magazine, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 21st, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. The theme of this year’s Broadway-Style show is “Royals and Romanticism of Style,” and begins at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by a sit down dinner and theatrical show at 7:00 p.m., live auction at 8 p.m., awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m., and closing the night with music and dancing. Sally Thornton serves as the gala’s Founding Chair and Miracle Babies founders Sean Daneshmand, M.D., and his wife Marjan are event Chairs. This year’s celebrity host is Amanda Baker from “The Bold and The Beautiful” television show.The beneficiary of the 2013 Leonard Simpson’s 10 Best Dressed gala is Miracle Babies, a San Diego non-profit which provides support and financial assistance to families with critically ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and enhances the well-being of women, children and their families through education, prevention and medical care. Winners of the 2013 10 Best Dressed are: Anahi Arata, Marjan Daneshmand, Jacqueline Foster, Rosanne Indermill, Jeanne Larson, Yolanda Walter-Meade, Kristi Pieper, Doreen Schonbrun, Maggie Watkins, May Zawaideh, Kambiz Agahnia, Sean Caddell, Michael Farah, Ray W. Grimm, JR., Tom Karlo, Steven Cox, Scott Muske, Manoj Motwani, M.D., David Patrone and A.G. Spanos.Individual tickets are priced from between $100 and $200, with tables of ten starting at $1,000. Attire is black tie optional. For more information, to reserve tickets, or to learn about sponsorship and underwriting opportunities, please visit www.leonardsimpson10bestdressed.com, or call (858) 633-8540.
