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Ringo Starr, Tea Leoni Attend 2018 UNICEF Snowflake Ball: PHOTOS

See photos of Ringo Starr, Tea Leoni, Sheryl Crow and more of the A-list crowd that attended the 2018 UNICEF Snowflake Ball in NYC.

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The annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball is one of the most glamorous galas in New York City, drawing in over 800 guests. Celebrating its fourteenth year, the ball raises funds to support UNICEF’s work to save and improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.
Ringo Starr, Tea Leoni, Sheryl Crow, and many more stars attended last nights bash at Cipriani Wall Street.

Daniela's Lens was there to capture all the best moments! Take a look below:

2:07 p.m.

Two days ago at Patch HQ in New York City:

"I'm going to take photos of Ringo Starr tomorrow!!!!!" I shout enthusiastically through the office.

"You take photos of celebs all the time, what's so special?" one of my colleagues asks me.

"He is a BEATLE! I discovered my love for music through them. I pretty much spend my entire teenage years listening to little else. It got so intense, I even traveled to the Abbey Road studios in London and walked the zebra crosswalk a gazillion times." I say.

And I was madly in love with the 20-year-old version of Paul McCartney when I was 13, which led my innocent little teenage mind into an unsolvable conflict: How can I have a crush on the younger version of a man, who was 47years old by now and could be my father?!
Anyway.

"RINGO STARR, you guys!" I cheer again.

5:04 p.m.
I'm at the Atrium, 59 Pine Street, across from Cipriani. About 20 photographers are sprawled out sitting on chairs, drinking coffee and waiting for press check-in. It's a warm hello. We hug and say 'Happy Thanksgiving!' and talk about our families, the latest gossip and of course, The Beatles.
Later tonight, on the carpet, we will be viciously fighting to the teeth to get the shot, pushing and screaming and blocking each other. And afterward, we will hug again as if there was nothing.

6:31 p.m.
Red Carpet time! We are all lined up. It's a wall of photographers. Emma Ferrer is first. She is Audrey Hepburn's granddaughter.

6:33 p.m.
Sandra Lee kisses Hilary Gumbel!

6:31 p.m.
The cutest family! Kyle MacLachlan with his wife Desiree Gruber and son Callum.

I had a crush on Kyle at one point a few years back. If you see any resemblance here in my articles, you are right, there is a pattern and it probably all started with Paul McCartney: I have a thing for tall, dark-haired men over 45. And it's not getting better by attending events with lots of tall, dark-haired men over 45 who are groomed to perfection.

6:41 p.m.
Actress Sela Ward looks stunning!

6:57 p.m.
Sheryl Crow is here!

7:01 p.m.
And there is Ringo with his wife, Barbara Bach!

7:02 p.m.
They are doing the peace sign while I fight and box through the wall of photographers shoving their bulky cameras into my face. I will be bruised up quite a bit after this. But I got the money shot!

7:03 p.m.
Ringo is giving interviews. I switch my settings to available light and shoot through the army of photographers.

7:05 p.m.
Every little opening is another snap.

7:06 p.m.
And then I get really lucky. I love the composition of this photo with the cell phone on the left showing Ringo on the screen!

7:08 p.m.
I almost missed Alyssa Milano! She is here with her son.

7:10 p.m.
Stephanie March in a beautiful red dress.

7:11 p.m.
Where is Tea Leoni? She is on the guest list, and I really need her photo. She always breaks the internet. My second most read article ever is about Tea Leoni. Number one is the GoTopless parade by the way. Go figure!

7:12 p.m.
"Tea is on her way!!!" the PR tells us.

Madelaine West Duchovny, Téa Leoni, and Kyd Miller Duchovny

7:24 p.m.
And then I see her walking in. She brought her daughter Madelaine and son Kyd.

7:25 p.m.
Her son Kyd is a little bit shy.

7:26 p.m.
Kyd looks a lot like his father David Duchovny, don't you think so?

7:27 p.m.
One last shot of Tea.
"Thank you so so much, guys!" she says to us.
"Thank you, Tea!!!" we chime in.

Daniela Kirsch is an entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only knows more than a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series Daniela's Lens, offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.

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