The total amount raised for ovarian cancer research and patient support by the annual Chic Awearness fashion show is expected to surpass $1 million with the 2024 gala, scheduled for 6 p.m., Sept. 20, at W Nashville, 300 12th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee. This year will mark the event’s 11th anniversary. Visit chicawearness.org to learn more or to purchase tickets.
Lexie Sheucraft, an ovarian cancer survivor and Chic Awearness board member, on the catwalk.Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA, the Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Platinum-selling recording artist George Thorogood performs at the 2023 gala. He founded the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research in honor of his wife who died from ovarian cancer in 2019.Marci Houff, founder of Chic Awearness, addresses the attendees after being given flowers.Table displays at Chic Awearness are teal, the official color for ovarian cancer awareness. The theme was reflected in the decorations and cocktail glasses.Television personality and journalist Tuwanda Coleman served as emcee at one of the annual galas.
