POPULAR MOVIE STARS AND BEAUTY QUEENS GRACED ABS-CBN BALL "SHARE THE LOVE" FUNDRAISING EVENT

The country's most popular stars and beauty queens slayed their glamorous attire on the red carpet at the 2018 Star Magic Ball, renamed "ABS-CBN Ball: Share the Love."  

The grand event is not all that glitz and glamour, but it is also a fundraising event for the benefit of  Bantay Bata 163, a social welfare program of the ABS-CBN aimed to help re-open the Bantay Bata 163 Children's Village in Norzagaray, Bulacan slated in December.  The village will serve as a home to abused, exploited, and neglected children.  

Among the beauty queens who attended the event were Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, 1993 Miss World 2nd Princess Ruffa Guttierez, 2013 Miss Universe runner-up Ara Arida, and 2016 Miss International Kylie Versoza to name a few.  

Popular Kapamilya loveteams Kathniel (Kathryn Bernard and Daniel Padilla), Jadine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre and Joshlia  (Joshua Garcia and Julia Baretto) were also present. Other celebrities who attended the event includes: Vice Ganda, Piolo Pascual, Luis Manzano, Angel Locsin, Jessy Mendiola, Sarah Geronimo, Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Bea Alonzo, Xian Lim, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcacid, Judy Anne Santos, Ryan Agoncillo,  Anne Curtis, Matteo Giudecelli, Angelica Panganiban, Carlo Aquino, Inigo Pascual, Richard Gutierez, Sarah Lahbati, Erwan Heussef, Ronnie Alonte, Ryan Bang and a lot more. The event was hosted by master of couture Rajo Laurel, International Model, coach, and women of style Joey Mead-King, and Tim Yap. 

Noted Film Director Mike de Leon posted on Facebook criticizing the event a waste of money wherein celebrities spent millions of Pesos for their gowns and suits they wore for the affair.  The outspoken director says: "Many people will not like this question but I have to ask it - In these dark times of murder and hunger, who really needs the ABS-CBN ball?" He also likened the event as "Bread and Circuses again a la Imelda Marcos."  De Leon drew flak from angry fans citing his outlandish remarks being uncalled for since the event is a fundraising event. 

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