Brooklyn Decker hosts "It's Raining Shelter Cats and Dogs"' with ASPCA president Ed Sayres. Photo: ASPCA Young Friends Benefit
On October 8th, Brooklyn Decker, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and 22-year-old wife of tennis pro Andy Roddick, played honorary chairperson for this year's "Young Friends" annual fundraiser for the American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
Well-heeled and fashionably attired New Yorkers poured into the glamorous Frank Gehry-designed IAC Building in Manhattan to support the ASPCA, drink cocktails, eat cupcakes and bid on silent auction items ranging from a signed and framed photograph of the cast of NBC's "30 Rock" to a vintage photograph of Babe Ruth.
As flashbulbs exploded, Decker, wearing a gray mini-dress embroidered with sequins -- "It's French Connection!" she announced -- cuddled one of the adorable dogs available for adoption through the ASCPA.
"I actually wanted to be a veterinarian when I was little," she revealed to Paw Nation. "Anything I can do to get young professionals involved in helping the ASPCA, I'm happy to do." An inquiry into the whereabouts of her husband, who was not at the party, prompted Decker's publicist to interject, "No questions about Andy tonight."
Presumably, he was at home with the couple's year and a half old English Bulldog, Billie Jean. Yes, as in the tennis legend. "Billie Jean King loves the name," laughed Decker. "She's even offered to dog sit for us." Billie Jean (the dog) loves to lay on her back and snore, said Decker. We hope, after her long night, Decker joined in with her family for some Zs.
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