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IT'S RAINING MEN FROM SPORTS STARS TO BUSINESS BOYS, GENTS RULE THE CATWALK. Shelby Hodge joins the cheer squad. Photography Quy Tran. E ach year, Una Notte in Italia breaks all the rules of the tra- ditional catwalk presentation — and that's just the way the merry throng that packs the sellout event likes it. Confetti, rose petals, and faux $100 bills were tossed in the air as whistles and catcalls greeted the models on parade: gentlemen from the worlds of business, medicine, and sports, all dressed in attire from Festari for Men. They swaggered across the Royal Sonesta ballroom runway with abandon — some dancing, some blowing kisses — all in the name of raising funds for the Houston Area Women's Center. Who wouldn't be excited to cheer for MLB Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell, former Houston Rocket Mario Elie, or Houston Texan Whitney Mercilus? The revelry was led by chairs Sippi Khurana and Kendra Smith and emceed by KPRC Channel 2 cohorts Dominique Sachse and Andy Cerota. MODEL BEHAVIOR: Ajay Khurana, Dr. Roland Maldonado, Dean Putterman, Blu Whipple, Nick Merchant, Duke Ensell, Kiki Dikmen, Martijn Von Kookwijk, Ryan Bass, and Sam Governale. WHO: Honorary chairs Debbie and Rudy Festari, Lucinda and Javier Loya, Princess Tatiana Galitzine and Guillermo Sierra, Brigitte and Bashar Kalai, Annie Amante, and Melissa and Michael Mithoff. and Donae and Rob Chramosta. See more Shelby Hodge at PaperCityMag .com. Ally Van Koolwijk cheers on Martijn Van Koolwijk Rachel & Jeff Bagwell Chair Kendra Smith Rob & Donae Chramosta Melissa Mithoff Lucinda Loya Rudy & Debbie Festari Kerris Crier Houston Texan Andre Hal Neal Hamil Diane Lokey Farb Chair Sippi & Ajay Khurana and son Shaan Vivian Wise Joanne King Herring No more mister nice hybrid. Introducing the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid 10155 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX 77074 713-423-3525 momentum.porschedealer.com Email GSM michael.denney@momentumporsche.com for special Papercity offers ©2018 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of trac laws at all times. One drive and your every misconception of a hybrid will be debunked. The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. 680 horsepower. 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. And a top track speed nearing 200 mph. Numbers that will cause anyone to ask – "In a hybrid?" Yes, indeed. Porsche. There is no substitute.