The New York City Ballet 2023 Fall Fashion Gala turned out to be a star-studded affair on Thursday night in New York City.
Vanessa Williams was among the celebrities and high-profile people who lent their support to the event held at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center.
Ahead of the ceremony, the 60-year-old actress, singer, producer, and dancer made her way to the red carpet, where she struck a number of poses for photographers in a navy blue gown with silver accents along to top portion.
The former Miss America, who is married to Jim Skrip, accessorized with some bling that included dangling earrings, a bracelet on her right wrist, and one ring.
Rounding out her overall look the actress had her long tresses dyed blonde and pulled back off her face into a ponytail with a part in the middle.
Lovely: Vanessa Williams, 60, was the picture of elegance when she attended the New York City Ballet 2023 Fall Fashion Gala at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center on Thursday
Vanessa and Jim marked their eighth wedding anniversary this past July The 4th.
Williams does like to share images of her four adult children on Instagram, which includes Sasha Fox, 23, whom she shares with ex-husband and retired NBA star Rick Fox. and her son Devin Hervey, 30, and two daughters Melanie Hervey, 36, and Jillian Hervey, 34, who all were the result of her first marriage to film producer Ramon Hervey II.
The former couple had been married for about 10 years when they finalized their divorce in 1997.
She was married to Fox, who was best known for his time playing with the LA Lakers, from 1999 to 2004.
While Williams has the distinction of being the first African-American recipient of the Miss America title, she would end up resigning just weeks later after a scandal brewed ahead of the release of nude photographs of her in Penthouse magazine.
But in the end, Williams showed great resilience by rebounding from the controversy to have achieve success both as an actress and a singer during her career.
Elegance: The former Miss America looked lovely in a navy blue gown with silver accents along to neckline and her dyed blonde locks pulled into a ponytail
Flying solo: The actress stunned in the floor-length gown
Duo: Williams and husband Jim Skrip marked eight years of marriage this past July the 4th; they are pictured in 2018, three years after tying-the-knot
Family matters: Williams gushed over spending time with her daughter Sasha Fox, 23, and son Devin Hervey, 30, four days earlier in an Instagram post
Family matters: Willams also gushed over spending time with her two other daughters – Melanie Hervey, 36, and Jillian Hervey, 34, in an Instagram post from November 2022
NYCB’s annual Fall Gala celebration of ballet and fashion was conceived by NYCB Board Vice Chair Sarah Jessica Parker, and launched in 2012 with a gala celebration of the legendary designer Valentino.
Since its inception in 2012, this annual gala celebration of ballet and fashion has raised more than $27 million for NYCB, according to Dance Informa.
The Chairs for this 11th edition of the event included the likes of Parker, along with co-chairs Georgina Bloomberg, Andy Cohen, Laverne Cox, Claire Danes, Hugh Dancy, Jill Kargman, Diane Kruger, Mazdack and Zanna Rassi, Jordan Roth, and Lizzie Tisch.
Some of the other high-profile people on hand to lend their support included Matthew Broderick, Norman Reedus, Amy Sedaris, Wes Gordon, Paul Arnhold, Patti LuPone, Dianna Agron, Naomi Watts, Ariana DeBose, Justin Theroux, Sofia Hublitz, Molly Ringwald, Victoria Brito, Nicky Rothschild-Hilton, Bridget Everett, Ubah Hassan, Deborah Roberts, Al Roker and Karen Pittman, among many others.
