PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING: Queen Noor presented Grammy-award winning musician Sting with the Arab American Institute’’s “Spirit of Humanity” award for his work in promoting cross cultural understanding. “I think we can count Sting among the heroes of our time,” she said.
BOOKISH LADIES: Mary Regula and Coretta Scott King joined Hillary Clinton at the First Ladies’ Literary Gala at the National Museum for Women in the Arts.
THE DONALD HITS PALM BEACH: We don’t just cover Washington, but also the places Washingtonians travel. Sunny Palm Beach is at the top of that list. Back in 2001, we featured Donald Trump at the Red Cross Ball (Palm Beach’s most anticipated gala season soiree, held at his palatial residence Mar-aLago) with beautiful first lady-to-be Melania Knauss.
FRIENDLIER TIMES: U.S. relations with Russia were warmed when former President Mikhail Gorbachev visited Washington for a benefit event in aid of his late wife Raisa’s foundation for cancer research.
ELEVEN YEARS STRONG: Fabulous food, fun and conversation were had at our 11th anniversary soiree.
STYLISH MEN: “Men of Substance and Style” was a hit feature of the year. Fabulous men of Washington including Monumental Sports & Entertainment owner Jack Davies were photographed in the places they love. For Davies, that was a hockey rink. Go Caps!
Our October 2002 cover featured Congressman Mike Thompson and his wife Janet with their dog Katie.
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Nancy Bagley, Amb. Sir Christopher Meyer and Lady Meyer and Vicki Bagley
A VISION IN RED: Legendary TV host Oprah Winfrey turned heads at the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Lolo Sarnoff and Blaise Mills
Liz Boyer and Gene Sperling
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