Becki Newton Shines at Malibu Beach Party

Finding parking on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is always scary/difficult/burdensome, as cars are rushing past you at billions of miles an hour as you attempt parallel parking in tiny spots against a sheer cliff side. And with paparazzi loaded up and down Malibu's main road as a plethora of celebs are flocking to corporate-sponsored beach houses, it was a huge relief to pull up to the nicest valet guys ever!

As we entered the elegant and modern French Connection-sponsored home in an event benefiting Art of Elysium, we immediately saw hostess Becki Newton (Amanda on Ugly Betty) beaming in a short white sequin-studded dress, complete with Jimmy Choooooooo (excuse the drool!) heels. Although her new hubby, Chris Diamantopoulos, was not with her, the actress hung out with famed celebrity and fashion photographer, Nino Munoz, who donated loads of gorgeous, tasteful photographs to benefit the children's charity.

As we walked around the airy house eating the most amazing -- yet pungent -- garlic noodles from Crustacean (an eatery in Beverly Hills), while sipping sweet watermelon-y drinks spiked with Veev, we saw some stunning photos. Many contained supermodel Gisele Bündchen in intricate poses on the beach. My friend was so taken by them that she actually purchased one!

We spotted Rumor Willis lounging on the bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms that overlooked the ocean. She stayed there much of the evening but eventually joined model couple Kirsty Hume and Donovan Leitch and their daughter on the beach to watch Capoeira dancers glide through the sand as the sun set over the Pacific.

But the Capoeira dancers were the only ones gliding. Too many guests were afraid to take their designer label shoes off before they hit the beach. I couldn't help but laugh as loads of L.A.'s leading ladies trudged in their four inch LouBou's across the sand.

But while sand got in the way of their style, it didn’t get in the way of emptying their wallets! It’s refreshing that assumedly superficial attendees were more set on helping a charity than replacing their sandblasted Choos.

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Hey there, i attended this event, the people were here for the sexy time and not for the charity.

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