Tessa Thompson brought the glamour as she joined supermodels and fashion designers at the Franca Fund Gala in Doha, Qatar on Sunday night.
The actress, 42, caught the eye in a shimmering green dress which she teamed with white evening gloves and heels as she posed on the pink carpet with designer Pier Paolo Piccioli at the Museum of Islamic Art.
Gisele Bundchen, 45, put on a dazzling display in a sparkly black dress which showcased her model figure.
Tyra Banks also attended the fundraiser, which is being held to held to honour the late editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani’s legacy.
The supermodel wowed in a black velvet gown with silver embellishment and matching evening gloves.
All proceeds from the event will support The Franca Fund, which has been a partner of Dr. Robert Green at Harvard, advancing research in preventive genomic medicine.
Tessa Thompson brought the glamour as she joined supermodel Gisele Bundchen and fashion designers at the Franca Fund Gala in Doha, Qatar on Sunday night
Tyra Banks also attended the fundraiser, which is being held to held to honour the late editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani’s legacy
Lady Amelia Spencer, 33, and Lady Eliza Spencer, 33, pulled out all the stops in embellished dresses.
Azza Slimene, 27, put on an edgy display as she showed off her curves in a corset and long skirt.
The charity was set up by Franca’s son Francesco Carrozzini after his mother’s cancer was too advanced to be successfully treated.
‘I was looking to do something with someone who understood my mother’s values and what she did for the arts and for fashion,’ Francesco told Vogue ahead of the event.
Dedicated to making some of the most fascinating, boundary-pushing fashion spreads in Vogue history, Franca spent a record-breaking 28 years at the helm of the Italian fashion bible.
Her illustrious career began with Vogue Bambini in 1976 after graduating in literature and philosophy at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.
She was appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia in 1988, around the same time as Anna Wintour was appointed editor of US Vogue.
The American editor paid tribute to their three-decade long friendship when Franca passed away in 2016, revealing that the two didn’t immediately become ‘BFFs’.
The supermodel wowed in a black velvet gown with silver embellishment and matching evening gloves
Gisele Bundchen, 45, put on a dazzling display in a sparkly black dress which showcased her model figure
Gisele wore silver earrings and a diamond necklace to the event
Tessa posed on the pink carpet with designer Pier Paolo Piccioli
The duo appeared in high spirits as they arrived the bash
Tessa wore her hair up in a high bun and accessorised with drop earrings
Gisele was joined by Christian Louboutin, who kissed her hand
Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer pulled out all the stops in embellished dresses
Pom Klementieff (left) and Izabel Goulart (right) turned heads in their black ensembles
Izabel slicked her hair back and showed off her figure in the criss cross design dress
Azza Slimene put on an edgy display as she showed off her curves in a corset and long skirt
Regina King wowed in a bright red pleated dress with matching cape
Anna Wintour was also in attendance and looked stylish in a green and purple patterned dress
All proceeds from the event will support The Franca Fund, which has been a partner of Dr. Robert Green at Harvard, advancing research in preventive genomic medicine
Franca Sozzani passed away in 2016 aged 66 after a year-long battle with illness (pictured with Anna in September of that year)
‘Franca and I found ourselves falling into a friendship that I am so happy and honoured to say sustained itself for 30 years’, she wrote at the time.
‘That’s one thing that Franca taught me about friendship: Sometimes, you really have to earn it.’
