Sophia Kianni, Phoebe Gates, and Meek Mill attend the Shawn Carter Foundation 20th Anniversary Black Tie Gala at Pier 60 on July 14, 2023 in New York City.Photo:John Lamparski/Getty
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Phoebe Gatesgot all dressed up last week for a good cause.
The 20-year-old Stanford University student, the youngest daughter of Microsoft co-founderBill Gatesand philanthropistMelinda French Gates, attended theShawn Carter Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Black Tie Gala on Friday night.
“Thank you@reformfor inviting me to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Shawn Carter Foundation,” Gates wrote on social media alongside a snap from the night out. In the image she posed in a glamorous black and gold dress alongside her roommate, climate activist Sophia Kianni, andMeek Mill, rapper and co-founder ofREFORM Alliance.
“Thanks to the generous support of attendees like@meekmill, they raised $20 million to further their mission of providing scholarships, educational opportunities, and more for underserved youth and families from disenfranchised communities,” she added.
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“As Hon. Dr. Gloria Carter said, ‘It’s imperative that we climb up, but when we climb up, we also lift up,'” she wrote.
The foundation received a $10 million legacy gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez, perBillboard. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey donated an additional $2 million as part of an annual contribution.
Other guests at the black-tie charity event includedBeyoncé,DJ Khaledand NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
In an interview earlier this year, the Stanford University student opened up about how she uses social media to make an impact.
“People have a lot of preconceptions about me, so TikTok has been a chance for me to tell my own story and also use the attention my family name might bring to spotlight issues that are important to me, like women’s health and sustainable fashion,” she toldThe Information.
In addition to posting an essay about thefight for reproductive rights, earlier this year she shared a clip of a “contraceptive talk” with her mother.
Bill Gates and Phoebe Gates.Jeremy Smith/imageSPACE/Shutterstock
She also shared that she is working on a startup with Kianni.
“We’re building out an idea to help make fashion more sustainable,” Gates, whohad an internship at BritishVoguelast year, told the outlet. “We have so much planned for this year.”
source: people.com
