{"id":465514,"date":"2026-10-14T05:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465514\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T05:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:58:23","slug":"houstons-own-charlies-angel-dolly-parton-love-and-pink-everywhere-bring-the-razzle-dazzle-to-a-1-2-million-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465514\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston’s Own Charlie’s Angel, Dolly Parton Love and Pink Everywhere Bring the Razzle Dazzle To a $1.2 Million Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sea of pink in decor and fashion swept over Houston\u2019s Post Oak Hotel ballroom as the annual Razzle Dazzle luncheon benefiting Memorial Hermann\u2019s breast cancer initiatives reordered the color palette. On this day pink was decidedly primary.<\/p>\n

After all, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink is the mission\u2019s signature color.<\/p>\n

Throughout the\u00a0 fast-paced program, following the theme \u201cUnstoppable,\u201d pink was the color du jour \u2014 worn by honoree philanthropist and breast cancer survivor Sheridan Williams; by luncheon chairs \u2014 community volunteer and PaperCity Best Dressed honoree Amy Pierce,<\/a> the executive vice president of Governmental Affairs at Phillips 66 Vanessa Sutherland<\/a>\u00a0and fashion designer and founder of Edit by Elaine Turner<\/a> Elaine Turner \u2014 and by Anne Neeson executive vice president and CEO of the Memorial Hermann Foundation.<\/a> Plus so many others among the throng of 525.<\/p>\n

\"LisaLisa Trapani Shumate interviews \u2018Charlie\u2019s Angel\u2019 and native Houston Jaclyn Smith at \u2018Razzle Dazzle\u2019 (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

It was Neeson who announced that the event had raised a record $1.23 million, an 11 percent increase over the 2025 luncheon. Proceeds are earmarked for the advancement of early breast cancer detection, outreach and advanced diagnostic technology at Memorial Hermann, including the Bobetta C. Lindig Breast Care Center at Memorial City.<\/p>\n

Among its many benefits, the event makes possible 1,000 mammograms for women who otherwise might not be able to access them.<\/p>\n

\"VanessaVanessa Sutherland, Elaine Turner, Amy Pierce, Sheridan Williams, Anne Neeson at \u2018Razzle Dazzle'(Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

It was an action packed program that included a serenade of Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201c9 to 5\u201d by the Memorial High School Varsity Treble Choir; a performance of \u201cUnstoppable\u201d by Grammy-nominated singer Chelsea Cymone (a nod to the luncheon theme); introduction of Williams by Neeson and Tenenbaum Jewelers\u2019 Tony Bradfield; and an onstage conversation between honored guest Jaclyn Smith<\/a> of Charlie\u2019s Angels fame and MaximumQ<\/a> CEO Lisa Trapani Shumate. Shumate interviewed the original Charlie\u2019s Angel, a proud Houston native.<\/p>\n

\t SHOP<\/p>\n

Grove Hill <\/p>\n

Eighteen Forty Two <\/p>\n

MacKenzie-Childs <\/p>\n

Verdadero Tequila<\/p>\n

Pecos Jane <\/p>\n

Zilker Belts<\/p>\n

Zilker Brewing<\/p>\n

Hutson Clothing Co.<\/p>\n

Zadok Jewelers<\/p>\n

References to the popular mid 1970s television series carried through the luncheon with more than one onstage personality striking the iconic Angels\u2019 pose \u2014 the index finger playfully extended as if a pistol.<\/p>\n

\"AnneAnne Neeson, Jordan Seff at \u2018Razzle Dazzle\u2019 (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

Smith \u2014 a native Houstonian, Lamar High School graduate and breast cancer survivor \u2014 spoke candidly about the television series, her family including grandchildren, friendship and the importance of early breast cancer detection. That detection push served as a refrain throughout the luncheon.<\/p>\n

Taking it all in at a front row table was incoming Memorial Hermann Health System president and CEO Alec King. He is set to replace the retiring David Callender on January 1.<\/p>\n

\"SamicaEmcee Samica Knight, chair Zhanna Golodryga at the Razzle Dazzle luncheon (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

PC Seen: John Eddie Williams, Dr. Brad Allen (Smith\u2019s husband), Lisa and Jerry Simon, Janet Gurwitch, Dancie Ware, Amalia Stanton, Valerie and Sam Golden, Martine Weitz, Lindsay Holstead, Shawn Stephens, Allison Thacker, Jennifer Ducote, Lindsey Brown, Susie Johnson, Julie Roberts, Jennifer Graves, and Laurie Krohn.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sea of pink in decor and fashion swept over Houston\u2019s Post Oak Hotel ballroom as the annual…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-465514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}