GEORGE CHRISTY George Christy Rita Ora with Tommy Hilfiger and wife Dee Ocleppo Barbara Davis Camille Grammer Carmen Electra Frances Fisher and Loni Francesca Eastwood Anderson Rumer Willis ticket sales and $300 million from Showtime’s pay-per-view, plus $35 million for foreign rights. W ith a bank account of $300 million, Mayweather’s considered among the highest paid athletes on the planet. “Money” as Floyd refers to himself, is 5-foot-8 and weighs 147 pounds, and is splitting the payday of $300 million, 60-40, with Pacquiao, who’s built a church and hospitals in his native Philippines. Jack Osbourne, Lisa Stelly, Kelly Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne R Nancy Davis and Ken Rickel with twin daughters Isabella and Mariella during the 22nd annual Race To Erase MS evening at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Long before the launch of the television series, Orange Is The New Black, in July 2013, Nancy Davis chose orange as the signature color for her hugely successful Race to Erase MS fundraisers. That was 22 years ago when she founded the annual event, after her unexpected diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. Her Good Samaritan goal aiming to find that elusive cure for this debilitating disease. O verall, since its founding, Nancy’s Center Without Wall’s winning team has raised $35 million, and this past Friday evening honoring designer Tommy Hilfiger fetched $1.7 million. “Tommy’s business has grown from a single men’s wear collection in 1985,” says Page 6 | May 1, 2015 Nancy, “to a global lifestyle brand achieving $6.4 billion in 2012. Today, he has 1,450 Tommy Hilfiger stores in 90 countries on five continents. “Very proud we are of our amazing progress,” continued Nancy from the ballroom stage at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza during her spring fundraising dinner for the annual Race to Erase MS. “A dozen impressive medications have been developed, with more on the brink, and we’re funding the best doctors dedicated to creating the cure.” T he indefatigable Tommy Hilfiger arrived with wife Dee, daughter Ally and son Ricky (from Tommy’s previous marriage), who presented him with the Medal of Hope Award. Tommy then extolled the rewarding satisfaction with his dedication to “giving” throughout his life. ita Ora and Ne-Yo and fifth grader MattyB entertained. All in all, the evening attracts all ages. Among them at this year’s event: Nancy’s mom Barbara Davis, who’s raised megamillions to support juvenile diabetes after daughter Dana was diagnosed; the Osbourne kin including Sharon, Kelly and Jack (also diagnosed with MS); Nancy’s best friend Lynne Palmer, who tirelessly contributes endless hours and giant efforts for the growth of the Race; the handsome Hilton family that included the dad Rick, mom Kathy, daughter Paris and son Barron (whose christening we attended two decades ago at the manorial Hilton estate). A lso: Camille Grammer; Randy Jackson; Anne Heche and James Tupper; L.A. Times’ Ellen Olivier with Pamela Banks; Clementine Ford, daughter of Cybill Shepherd, with husband Cyrus Wilcox; celebrity hairstylist Yuki Takei; Loni Anderson with husband Bob Flick; Carmen Electra; Rumer Willis, Lisa Stelly. A n autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, MS most likely affects 20 to 40 year olds, although it’s lately discovered that up to 10-percent of all patients with MS have their first symptoms in childhood. As early as two years of age! Nancy attributes her MS to a skiing accident and the stress of an unfortunate marriage. “I James Tupper and Anne Heche f you lose the feeling in your hands, you can’t drive, write, do a lot of things,” says Nancy. Informing that symptoms include numbness or tingling. Unusual fatigue, numbness or exhaustion. Vision problems such as vision loss or double vision. Poor coordination or difficulty walking. Bladder problems. Slurred speech. M oney’s hangers-on include Warren Buffett, Prince Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, 50 Cent. No secret of his love for Christian Louboutin’s sneakers with their lipstick-red soles, the signature of all Louboutin shoes. The sneakers sell for $3,000 a pair. Money owns “about a hundred.” Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy T he morning after the Race evening, guests are invited every year for an open forum discussion at the hotel with the most prominent and leading multiple sclerosis research scientists from Nancy’s Center Without Walls program. Free and open to everyone! O n another note, tomorrow night’s “fight of the century” in Las Vegas for the welterweight title between F l o y d Mayweather, 38, and Manny Pacquiao, 36, is anticipated to ring the bell with $74 million in ABImages/Ben Shmikler Celebrity Photo Agency/Scott Downie Kathy and Rick Hilton Constance Towers Gavin welcomed former First Lady Laura Bush, who was honored at the Colleagues annual luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show at The Beverly Wilshire BEVERLY HILLS