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The American Cancer Society and The Personal Care Products Council Foundation announced today the honorees for the 28th annual DreamBall: Carol Hamilton president, LOral Luxe, and Michael Clinton, president, marketing & publishing director for Hearst Magazines, will be honored tonight at Cipriani, 42nd Street, in New York City. The DreamBall Gala benefits the Look Good Feel Better program, a collaboration of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation (PCPCF), the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Professional Beauty Association (PBA). For more than 20 years, DreamBall has been the primary source of funding for Look Good Feel Better, the only free, nationwide program dedicated to boosting cancer patients self-esteem and confidence through lessons on coping with appearance-related side effects of the disease.

Award winning news anchor Sade Baderinwa of WABC-TV New York will host the event. The DreamBall honorees, Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Clinton, will be presented by Joanna Coles, the newly named editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, and actress/model Milla Jovovich with Dr. Peter Dottino of Mt. Sinai Hospital, respectively.

Carol Hamilton is one of the beauty industrys most respected executives. During her 28-year career with LOral USA, she has been integral to its growth in the United States and also is widely recognized for her contributions to its international development. Ms. Hamilton was chosen as a 2012 DreamBall honoree in recognition for her dedication to cancer research and outreach, particularly in the area of ovarian cancer. She is the recipient of the Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research by the Cancer Research Institute and is a member of the Board of Governors for The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

For almost 30 years I have been dedicated to helping women look and feel their best, said Hamilton. I was humbled and inspired by the courage and sweetness of the women I met at my first Look Good Feel Better workshop. The simple pleasure of being normal for two hours, combined with the impact of being able to reverse the toll of cancer through beauty routines, is an honor everyone of us in the beauty industry should be a part of.

A long-term supporter of Look Good Feel Better and its mission, Michael Clinton oversees the publication of some of the worlds largest magazine brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Harpers BAZAAR, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Good Housekeeping and Food Network Magazine. In addition, he is the chairman of the MPA Association of Magazine Media. Under Clintons leadership, Hearst Magazines has helped raise awareness for Look Good Feel Better for nearly two decades. Mr. Clinton experienced first-hand the dramatic impact cancer has on a persons life when his executive assistant of 26 years was diagnosed with breast cancer and completed treatment.

"Cancer knows no bounds and certainly doesnt discriminate, said Clinton. Watching my friend and colleague journey through diagnosis, treatment and recovery brought this disease, and all its side effects, very close to home for me. The Look Good Feel Better program showed me the positive power of beauty for women undergoing treatment. Fran inspired me with her courage, her strength, and her sense of purpose. I am proud to share this honor with her and her family.

For the first time, the DreamBall will celebrate two cancer survivors with tributes to Tim Quinn, a testicular cancer survivor, celebrity makeup artist and National Creative Director for Giorgio Armani Beauty, and a longtime colleague of Ms. Hamilton; and breast cancer survivor Fran Crane, Mr. Clintons long-serving executive assistant. Both Mr. Quinn and Ms. Crane will share their stories at the DreamBall of overcoming cancer and its physical and emotional side-effects, as well as their perspective on how Look Good Feel Better helps people with cancer regain control, self-confidence and hope during treatment.

This years DreamBall to benefit the Look Good Feel Better program really is an industry family affair, said Pamela Baxter, DreamBall event chairman, president & CEO of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, North America, and president of Christian Dior, Inc. Tim and Fran are so close personally and professionally to Carol and Michael, and their stories echo many of the consistent themes of the Look Good Feel Better program -- from taking control, to the impact of treatment on relationships at both work and home. These close ties will make this years event especially meaningful, inspirational and universal. We all know someone who can benefit from Look Good Feel Better.

The DreamBall will be immediately followed by DreamBall After Dark, a special reception aimed at engaging the next generation of philanthropic leaders within and beyond the beauty industry to get them involved in the Look Good Feel Better program. Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and music by international DJ Harley Viera Newtown. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at http://www.thedreamball.org,and all proceeds benefit the Look Good Feel Better Program and the American Cancer Society.

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