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'Vito, buy me the snail': Heidi Klum cajoles boyfriend Schnabel into buying her a $22,000 PLASTIC SNAIL at charity gala

Published: 11:53 EST, 27 September 2015 | Updated: 14:07 EST, 28 September 2015

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Heidi Klum gently, but persistently, cajoled her boyfriend Vito Schnabel into buying her a giant plastic snail at the 7th annual Milan amfAR auction.

Her not-so-subtle hints nudged up the price of the sculpture and helped raise a Milan record of $1.6 million for the AIDS charity in Italy on Saturday.

'Vito, I thought you were going to buy me the snail,' the America's Got Talent judge, who chaired the event, pleaded from stage on Saturday night as bidding heated up.

Pretty please: Heidi Klum with 29-year-old boyfriend Vito Schnabel at the AmfAR Milan gala, where he splashed out and bought her a $22,000 on a plastic snail

A few bids later, the 29-year-old art dealer won the 3-meter (11 foot) snail by the Europe-based Cracking Art Group for 20,000 euro ($22,000).

A thrilled Klum, 42, told AP that she planned to put it in her garden.

The amfAR charity raises money for AIDS research, with the goal of finding a cure for AIDS by 2020.

All smiles: The model and America's Got Talent judge looked stunning in a black see-through gown

Charity gala: The 42-year-old model said she'll keep the 11-foot snail in her garden

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The organization's chairman Kenneth Cole told the crowd that the money raised at the auction would be used to set up an amfAR institute for the cure.

During a break in the auction, Fifty Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson introduced Blondie singer Debbie Harry, calling her 'my personal perception of cool.'

Harry, looking fabulous in a snug black sequin dress and sunglasses with her trademark splash of blonde hair, asked if any of the tailors in the room could help her guitarist, who had ripped his pants. He lifted his leg gamely to show the tear.

Good cause: Klum with AmfAR chairman, fashion designer Kenneth Cole

Serious: Actress Dakota Johnson joined Heidi and Vito at their table during the star-studded gala

As Harry, now 70, belted out 'Heart of Glass' and 'Call Me,' some in the fashion crowd couldn't resist the beat and danced by their dinner tables.

'I have always supported amfAR from the very beginning.

'I think it is very worthwhile, they've had some tremendous success and the support and the feeling for it is wonderful,' Harry told The Associated Press as she arrived.

Sweet: The Fifty Shades of Grey actress wore a pretty strapless gown with bows at the waist

Icon: Blondie singer Debbie Harry looked glamorous in sequins and rock star sunglasses

Supporter: The Blondie singer has supported the AIDs charity for years

Also during the auction, Goga Ashkenazi, who is reviving the historic Vionnet fashion brand, paid 22,000 euros for a 1970 photograph of Harry.

The image, taken by rock photographer Mick Rock, shows Harry with her hair teased out and eyes upward against a red background.

The print was signed by both Rock and Harry.

Speed queen: One patron paid 75,000 euros to race a Ferrari with Fast And The Furious actress Michelle Rodriguez

And Lapo Elkann, whose family controls Ferrari, apparently can't get enough of fast cars.

He paid 75,000 euros to race a Ferrari and other high-performance cars in Las Vegas with The Fast And The Furious actress Michelle Rodriquez.

Roberto Cavalli's new creative director, Peter Dundas, arrived with singer Ciara on his arm.

The singer was wearing one of his creations that had just made its runway debut hours before.

From the runway: Ciara wore a daring dress by her date Peter Dundas, new creative director of Roberto Cavalli

Ciara did a few takes down the red carpet so photographers could catch the billowing effect of the open-front chiffon skirt with a Baroque big cat print, tied over a mini-skirt and coupled with a suede tank top.

She told the AP that she and Dundas have been long-time friends 'so it is just really sweet to also be part of his journey so I feel awesome.'