The stars were out for the 27th Annual Angel Ball at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The event is held in memory of Gabrielle Rich Aouad, who was diagnosed with advanced stage Hodgkin’s disease at just 23 years old.

Gabrielle’s final wish was to create a leukemia foundation that would help spare others the suffering that she endured, per the foundation’s website. One of its goals would be to invest in research for better treatments for leukemia, so people would not have to suffer from the side effects and damage of chemotherapy and radiation.

Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation has awarded more than $45 million in research grants to the best and brightest scientists in America, and the annual Angel Ball plays a huge part in raising those funds.

Tina Knowles was a guest of honor at the

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