Milla Jovovich, former US president Bill Clinton and models Lydia Hearst and Kiera Chaplin will up the star factor at this year’s Life Ball, Vienna’s glitzy annual AIDS charity event, on May 19.

Jovovich will be on hand to represent the US AIDS research foundation amfAR at the milestone 20th edition of the event, while Clinton, a regular since 2007, will also attend for his Clinton Health Access Initiative project.

Held on a red-ribbon-shaped catwalk, the traditional fashion show — organised this year by Vogue Italia magazine — will retrace 20 years of Life Ball designs, with creations by such names as Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Heatherette and Gianfranco Ferre.

On the eve of the ball, a “Red Ribbon Celebration Concert” at the nearby Burgtheater will feature the jazzy notes of Randy Crawford and Al Jarreau among others, interspersed with short readings by actress Melanie Griffith and writer Maya Angelou.

Source:AFP