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Shining star! Padma Lakshmi glimmers in green sequins as celebrities support Alicia Keys at her charity ball

Published: 20:39 EST, 19 October 2016 | Updated: 01:52 EST, 20 October 2016

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On Wednesday night, Keep A Child Alive honoured Clive Davis at their 13th annual Black Ball, which they threw in Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom.

Among the fleet of celebrities sauntering down the black carpet, Padma Lakshmi was a showstopper.

The 46-year-old bared a bit of cleavage in a glittering strapless green gown that accentuated her enviably svelte physique.

Belle of the ball: On Wednesday night, Padma Lakshmi headed to Keep A Child Alive's 13th annual Black Ball in New York City

Her wavy black hair fell free over her shoulders, often obscuring the large hoop earrings that dangled about her face.

The Top Chef hostess completed her outfit with a pair of simple black stilettos, posing beside Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman, who in an interesting touch wore a black tuxedo with a cummerbund sans tie.

The Chennai native also made sure to smile for the cameras alongside the Black Ball's mistress of ceremonies, Alicia Keys.

Location, location, location: The event was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan

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When you got it: The 46-year-old's glittering green dress accentuated her svelte physique

Top Chef with the top brass: The cookery programme hostess (right) posed alongside Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman (left)

Avowedly make-up free for months, the 35-year-old stuck to her theme. Her anchor grey top cinched about her svelte waist and featured a tear near the neck.

A pleated black skirt opened over her black trousers, and she added a pop of colour by way of wine-coloured high heels. White strips bearing the words 'WE NEED LEADERS' in black ran down the right of her bust.

Mrs Swizz Beats also stood for photographs alongside the man of the hour, who cut a dapper figure in a charcoal pinstriped three-piece suit.

Hostesses: The cookbook author (right) also stood for photographs with the Black Ball's mistress of ceremonies, Alicia Keys (left)

Sending a message: 'WE NEED LEADERS' was written in black script across strips of white that ran along the left of her bust

Sticking with her theme: The 35-year-old has been consistently makeup-free for months

A pop: Wine-coloured high heels clashed elegantly against her otherwise grey and black outfit

A bright red tie blared against the Sony Music Entertainment Chief Creative Officer's white dress shirt and matched his pocket square. The 84-year-old rounded out his ensemble with faintly tinted spectacles and gleaming black dress shoes.

The If I Ain't Got You singer attended the event with her dashing husband of six years on her arm. Like Twyman, the 36-year-old donned a perfectly fitted black tuxedo with a black dress shirt but did without a tie for the evening.

Genevieve Barker's Prussian blue strapless dress featured a V at its neckline that showed off a bit of her décolletage.

The man of the hour: The If I Ain't Got You singer (right) also posed with Clive Davis (left), whom the Black Ball was thrown to honour

Dapper Dan: The Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment wore a charcoal pinstripe suit with a bright red tie and matching pocket square

Cute couple: Mrs Swizz Beatz (right) stood alongside her dashing husband of six years (left)

Excellent company: They both at one point were photographed flanking the 84-year-old honouree

An impressive jewelled pendant dangled about the model's neck, and she held a dull gold clutch at her side, complementing her casually bundled-up blonde hair.

Russell Simmons draped an arm about the 27-year-old, having pulled on black and white trainers with his silver suit and black bow-tie.

Alek Wek emphasised her vertiginous legs in a blue and yellow sleeveless tartan jumpsuit she wore over an orange dress shirt with its sleeves rolled up.

In his arms: Russell Simmons (left) posed with elegantly turned-out model Genevieve Barker

Plunging: The Australian bombshell's cleavage baring Prussian blue dress was also backless

Snappy: Meanwhile, the 59-year-old wore white trainers with his silver suit

A darker orange beaded pendant was flanked by a plunging neckline, and multiple bracelets adorned both the 39-year-old's wrists.

Meanwhile, Josephine Skriver wore a similar sleeveless jumpsuit with a similarly low V-neck, but hers was black and she'd put on nothing underneath it.

Having thrown her curly dirty blonde hair over her right shoulder, she was able to showcase the swirling gold drop earring at her left.

Standing tall: Alek Wek emphasised her vertiginous legs in a yellow and blue tartan jumpsuit

Matching the carpet: Josephine Skriver wore a black jumpsuit that tightened about her slender frame

Flashing the jewellery: Her hair was thrown over her right shoulder, allowing her swirling gold left earring to gleam under the lights

Black high heels amplified the already precipitous appearance of her pencil thin stems as she stood on the black carpet before the Black Ball began.

Grandmaster Flash artfully blended casual chic with formal attire, flinging a black tuxedo jacket over a navy and white T-shirt and adding a splash of glitz by way of a gold pendant. A baseball cap was perched on his head and he wore black slacks.

Salt-N-Pepa, who were performing at the evening's festivities, trod the red carpet in cleavage-flashing black outfits.

The hip-hop trio shared an eclectic lineup with A$AP Rocky, Patti Smith and Chance The Rapper, according to the Keep A Child Alive website.