Ken Paves Escorted Miss America 2009 To Hollywood Party

Katie attended the Leeza Gibbons Night to Make a Difference at Mr. Chow's in L.A. on February 22, 2009 as a special guest of "the hottest hairdresser in Hollywood" and 2009 Miss America Pageant judge, Ken Paves.

The "party with a purpose" also included special guest celebrities such as Olivia Newton John and music legend David Foster to bring awareness to their two charities, the Memory Foundation and the Cancer and Wellness Centre.

(Image of 2009 Miss America and Ken Paves - © 2009 Miss America Organization All Rights Reserved)

Katie was a wonderful addition to this event, since she is constantly making philanthropic efforts as the Goodwill Ambassador to the Children's Miracle Network, the official spokesperson for Zerosmoke, and promoting her personal platform of Community Service and Involvement.

According to Katie who wrote about the evening in her Miss America Blog  "the event was awesome and there were so many celebrities there!

Katie reported "they applauded some of the celebrity philanthropists, honoring them as the evening's Ambassadors of Change which included Laila Ali, Jessica Biel, Cindy Crawford, John Paul Dejoria, Fran Drescher, Hilary Duff, David Foster, Leeza Gibbons, Melissa Gilbert, Erin Gray, Tony Hawk, Slash & Perla Hudson, Larry King, Ali Landry, Mario Lopez, Daryl McDaniels, Olivia Newton-John, Holly Robinson & Rodney Peete, Dr. Phil & Robin McGraw, Jane Seymour, Amy Smart and many others."

Katie reported to her fans "I'm so thankful to have been able to attend this event!"