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Celebs, Models, Soldiers Don Kilts For Charity
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 6, 2010
Modified Apr 7, 2010
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Last night was the annual Dressed to Kilt fundraiser, hosted by Sean Connery and his wife Micheline. The event was themed "Mad For Scotland," letting its kilt-wearing models strut their stuff in not so traditional outfits. For instance, Joan Jett wore a feather mohawk headdress and Kelly Bensimon wore a plaid bustier. Today show weatherman Al Roker did not go "au naturel" under his kilt, while country singer Kelly Pickler gave this advice to MTV, "Just keep your legs together. Be a lady or a gentleman. No cartwheels down the runway."
The event raised money for the Wounded Warrior Project, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Erskine Hospital in Scotland. Three wounded soldiers also modeled kilts.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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