DAYTIME EMMY NOMINEES JOIN CLOTHES OFF OUR BACK CAUSE BY DONATING RED CARPET ATTIRE FROM UPCOMING CEREMONY ON MAY 20, 2005
Go to www.clothesoffourback.org to bid now!
Daytime stars shine bright as nominees from all networks sign on to donate their red carpet attire to help support children's charities. CBS (which is airing The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 20) has partnered with Clothes Off Our Back to recruit the top Daytime nominees, attendees and designers to expand on the fusion between fashion and entertainment and literally take the clothes off their back and put them up for auction.
The following nominees have agreed to participate:
- Mandy Bruno (Marina, Guiding Light)
- Martha Byrne (Lily, As The World Turns)
- Crystal Chappell (Olivia, Guiding Light)
- Tony Danza (The Tony Danza Show)
- Lindsey Hartley (Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, Passions)
- Christian LeBlanc (Michael, The Young and the Restless)
- Adrianne Leon (Brooke Lynn, General Hospital)
- Hayden Panetierre (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light)
- Dr. Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil)
- Shemar Moore (Malcolm, The Young and the Restless)
- Alison Sweeney (Sami, Days of our Lives)
- Jack Wagner (Nick, The Bold and the Beautiful)
- And more!
"It's an honor to be one of the first Daytime participants for this year's Clothes Off Our Back auction," said Martha Byrne, nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role on As The World Turns. "The event is so easy for everyone to experience. The auctions provide the public a chance to share the nominee's Emmy experience while helping raise funds for worthwhile children's causes."
Designers and additional partners who have signed on to date include: Brooks Brothers, Nextel, Nicole Miller, Taryn Rose, Visconti, Sue Wong and Yeohlee. In addition to clothing and accessories, experience packages will be up for bid such as visits to the sets of your favorite daytime shows. The charities benefiting from the Daytime Emmy auction are the Children's Defense Fund, Smile Train, Cure Autism Now and St. Jude.
Additional celebrity and designer names will be added on a regular basis. Continue to check www.clothesoffourback.org for updates and watch the Daytime Emmys on May 20 to see what everyone is wearing. The Daytime Emmy auction launched Saturday morning, May 21.
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This year's ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS on Friday, May 20 from New York City's Radio City Music Hall from 9:00-11:00pm (ET). |
