Una Notte In Italia Celebrated 20th Anniversary With Beautiful Men

Put your hands up in the air! Una Notte In Italia (A Night In Italy) turns 20! This is the one gala Houstonians eagerly await to rub shoulders with popular athletes and have some fun.

The gala is known for its “celebrity” men’s fashion show, presented by Festari For Men. A sold out gala with the generous support of gala Co-Chairs Brigitte Kalai and Melissa Mithoff, along with Honorary Chair Debbie Festari the evening raised well over $400,000.

The event supports the Houston Area Women’s Center, popularly known as HAWC. Domestic violence is a serious issue and HAWC works towards ending domestic and sexual violence by helping provide safety, hope and emotional healing in the Greater Houston area. There services are free and confidential.

It has been the tradition now, the Italian … Rudy Festari outfitted the men for the runway with the latest fashions, and the crowd was bustling with cheers, whistles and confetti. Houston’s gorgeous media personality KPRC’s Dominique Sachse graced the audience with her elegance and style as the Mistress of Ceremonies, while the handsome Andy Cerota helped raise funds as the auctioneer along side Miss Texas USA Logan Lester.

Some of the handsome men chosen to grace the runway included business moguls Bashar Kalai and Ali Dhanani, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, BMW Southwest GM Tommy Kuranoff, Antonio Merlo, Ed Finger, Chip Lewis, Travis Torrence, and Marc Nguyen. The popular athlete contingent included Texans stars Kareem Jackson, Johnathan Joseph and Tyrann Mathieu! The crowd enjoyed an Italian feast with fine wines, a lively auction and then danced the night away to the sounds of popular DJ Senega.

Some of the glamorous people in the crowd included Rachel and Jeff Bagwell, Hallie Vanderhider, Margaret Alkek Williams, Sippi and Ajay Khurana, Iraida and Danny Brown, Jennifer and Chad Pinkerton, Jessica and Michael Bertuccio, Jessica Rossman with Gordon Bethune and Jane and Larry Wagner.