THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S GO RED FOR WOMEN RED DRESS COLLECTION 2018
The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2018 presented by Macy’s was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom on February 8, 2018 in New York City.
The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red For Women event reminds women of the need to protect their heart health and act in the fight against heart disease and stroke in women.
This year’s show, hosted by Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny/The Handmaid’s Tale), featured 17 celebrities including Adrienne Houghton (The Real), CeCe Winans (Grammy award-winning gospel singer), Elisabeth Röhm (Law and Order), Ginger Zee (Chief Meteorologist, ABC News), Grace Helbig (television and YouTube personality), Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice), Kathy Ireland (supermodel-turned-mogul), Lea Salonga (Broadway actress and voice of two Disney princesses), Liz Hernandez (Access Hollywood and E! News), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf), Marion Ross (Happy Days), Maye Musk (model, dietitian, and latest CoverGirl), Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Niki Taylor (supermodel), Rachel Lindsay (The Bachelorette), Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Zuri Hall (E! News).
Performers included Lea Salonga who kicked off the evening with a heartfelt rendition of “I Lived” by OneRepublic, En Vogue rocked the house with performances of “My Lovin (You’re Never Gonna Get It)”, “Hold On” and “Free Your Mind” and Harley Viera-Newton (DJ, model and fashion influencer) DJ’ed throughout the evening.
AHA national spokeswoman Lilly Rocha and Karen A. Hill also walked the runway as two heart disease survivors. Macy’s employee Karen A. Hill from Washington, D.C. is living with cardiomyopathy, as well as AHA national spokeswoman and Go Red For Women “Real Women” Lilly Rocha from Pasadena, CA, survived a heart attack at the age of 37.
Cardiovascular diseases kill one woman about every 80 seconds and about 80 percent of cardiovascular diseases may be prevented. Heart disease and stroke may be prevented by working together and understanding your family health history, knowing your numbers and making simple lifestyle changes.
Macy’s, the founding national sponsor of Go Red For Women, is the presenting sponsor of the annual Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection. To date, Macy’s has raised more than $65 million for Go Red For Women through the generosity and commitment of Macy’s associates and customers, which has helped to directly fund women’s heart health research and education.
Photos by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for AHA.
