Milan based Menaye Donkor, a former Miss Universe Ghana, model and philanthropist was recently spotted looking elegant and beautiful as usual with her football star boyfriend, Sulley Muntari, at the 2010 amfAR Milano Charity gala.
Menaye is not new to charity herself; she has been running her own foundation, Menaye International School for sometime now. She has plans of changing the name to Menaye Academy and re-launching it later this year. The Menaye Academy raises funds in London, Milan and Ghana to cater for deprived children, in terms of their education, books and uniforms.
Menaye and Sulley were at the Milan charity event to support the cause of amfAR with fellow celebrity friends such as Heidi Klum, Saverio Moschillo (owner of John Richmond clothing line), Emilio Fede (famous TV anchorman in Milano). The second annual benefit gala was held in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week, raising $1 million for the Foundation’s AIDS research programs. amfAR Milano was presented by Mini/BMW, along with media partner Vanity Fair and hotel partner The Westin Palace Milano.
The black-tie gala featured a live auction and performances by Cheyenne Jackson and Simona Bencini, as well as an impromptu performance by Leona Lewis. Event chairs Heidi Klum, Diane von Furstenberg, Cristina Lucchini, Christian Kremer, and Milutin Gatsby were in attendance, as were such notable fashion industry personalities as Alessandra Ambrosio, Dean and Dan Caten, Eva and Roberto Cavalli, Chanel Iman, Angela Missoni, Margherita Maccapani Missoni, Francesca Versace, and Erin Wasson.
