Celebrities Shine on the TrevorLive Red Carpet

Sarah Cristobal
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The stars couldn’t have aligned for a better cause last night as Lisa Kudrow, Katherine Heigl, Molly Ringwald, Sarah Hyland, and Yahoo Style cover stars Sophie Tweed Simmons and James Marsden were among the crew who attended the TrevorLIVE event at the Hollywood Paladium. But while these celebrities are regulars on the red carpet, Monica Lewinsky, who has hidden from the spotlight for years, emerged looking more stylish and modern than usual.

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Lewinsky, 41, who has recently made headlines for speaking out against cyberbullying, wore an ankle length black dress with ruching detail down the skirt. Accessorizing with a a black clutch and silver heels, her fashion sense has taken a turn towards the more casual and incognito since the ‘90s. Her makeup is also more toned-down and fresh, with natural lips, rosy cheeks, and just a hint of dark eyeshadow.

The fête supported the important non-for-profit organization the Trevor Project, now in its sixteenth year, which provides much-needed help and crisis intervention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

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Yahoo Style’s own Joe Zee cohosted the red carpet along with YouTube sensation Tyler Oakland and WhatsTrending’s Shira Lazar. It was clear that not only were stars happy to attend, but they also dished out advice about what they would tell their 16-year-old self. The overarching response was to not get flustered. Heigl’s take: “That whatever you think is so significant and so important is not going to end. Literally give it like a year or two and everything will be different, everything.” Hyland, meanwhile, said, “Everything always seems like the end of the world, it’s really not…Just know that you don’t know everything even though you think you do.”

Yahoo was honored at the event, with Sandy Gould accepting the 20/20 Visionary Award, while NBC’s Bob Greenblatt received the Hero Award, and 23-year-old Skylar Kergil was bestowed with the Youth Innovator Award. The young Bostonian has been documenting his transition online for the past year. His advice? “Keep being your true self because there are so many people who will love and support you.”