It's not Jennifer Lopez' usual style to take a back seat in public, but the Latin diva was happy to do so at a recent UN anti-poverty gala. Accompanied by husband Marc Anthony, J Lo attended a celeb-studded ceremony, hosted by her friend Tim Robbins, to pay tribute to developing-world entrepreneurs.
Looking relaxed and happy in a flattering backless frock, Jennifer mingled with guests, including millionaire businessman Richard Branson and Chelsea Clinton at the event which honoured the "unsung heroes" of poverty eradication.
She has known Oscar-winner Tim since starring with his partner Susan Sarandon in Shall We Dance, and their children are said to be very fond of her. While Susan and Tim are well-known in Hollywood for their support of worthy causes, J Lo has not been a high-profile campaigner until now.
If her latest movie choice is anything to go by though, the actress may be becoming increasingly socially aware. She recently lensed Bordertown, a movie with a message which focuses on the largely unsolved killings of women in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.
Perhaps the biggest applause on the night, however, came for an elderly African woman who travelled from her home in Sierra Leone to accept her UN honour. Mama Fatu, a 70-year-old victim of the war in the country, rebuilt her life with a $25 loan. "I am illiterate," she said, clutching her glass-engraved award. "I don't know how to go through immigration procedures, but today I am in New York."
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