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Celebratin­g Scrubs in the City and Canada’s Most Beautiful

- AMORYN ENGEL

It was a thing of beauty as

Hello! Canada celebrated its fourth annual Canada’s Most Beautiful special issue with an invitation-only redcarpet soiree in partnershi­p with Smart Canada. The sleek and sprawling car dealership opened its doors to hundreds of influencer­s, style-makers and celebritie­s wearing strappy statements. Headline- grabbing style was front and centre at this much-anticipate­d event and everyone dressed the part.

Some of the celebritie­s making the cut and gracing the pages of Canada’s most beloved glossy included

Justin Bieber; Veronica Chail, the host of Bollywood

Boulevard on OMNI Television;

actress Elisha Cuthbert; Cynthia Dale, currently on

the Stratford stage in 42nd

Street; Nina Dobrev; Drake; RyansGosli­ng and Reynolds; Paul Gross; Anna Paquin; Jessica Paré; Dina Pugliese

and Coco Rocha. Shania Twain was the cover girl. “There are so many stunning Canadians, and this year we wanted to celebrate those

who are not just geneticall­y blessed but who are also enjoying a really big, successful, exciting 2012,” said Alison Eastwood, editor-in-chief of

Hello! Canada. In addition to hosting the cocktail reception, Smart also offered transporta­tion for some of Canada’s most beautiful guests to the exclusive event. Luxe!

The 11th annual Scrubs in the City saw untamed beauties come out in droves for this much beloved event for The Hospital for Sick Children. The Brickworks supplied a spectacula­r backdrop for the garden-themed event. Hundreds of patrons put their best heel forward, very brave considerin­g the unsteady ground at the rustic venue! Garden vignettes brought the venue to life beautifull­y. The evening included flirtatiou­s fashions, cocktails and culinary delights, an intimate performanc­e by Juno-award winner Shawn Desman and a dance party featuring DJ

Danny Floh Back.

“We are thrilled with the success of this year’s Scrubs in the City and want to extend a huge thank you to all of our guests and sponsors who made the evening a night to remember,” said Amy Milne, director of events at the SickKids Foundation. “We are overwhelme­d by the amount raised, and these funds will truly make an important difference for the thousands of families who rely on our Emergency Department each year.”

Lovely l adies lending their support included chair Molly Fitzpatric­k, Suzanne Rogers, Sylvia Mantella, Jacqueline Johnson, Patty Seigel, Lucinda Kogan, Caroline Cohen, Julia Mordini, Stephanie Lewis, Kirsten van der Griend

and Lauren Habib. Funds raised from Scrubs in the City support the Urgent Care Unit within the Emergency Department at SickKids. The Emergency Department accommodat­es roughly 58,000 patient visits each year, and up to 35% of the patients seen in Emergency require urgent care. To date, Scrubs in the City has raised more than $2-million for SickKids.

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Michelle Centner, Melinn Godfrey and Kaeli Fitzpatric­k.
Michelle Archer, founder Flatdog Consulting and Sandra
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Lindsay Perry with mother Robyn Perry. Michelle Centner, Melinn Godfrey and Kaeli Fitzpatric­k. Michelle Archer, founder Flatdog Consulting and Sandra Milligan of Boxx Cosmetic.
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PHOTOS BY AMORYN ENGEL Canada’s Most Beautiful 4

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