CORINNE "COCO" BENSAHEL'S 40TH BIRTHDAYNovember 3 · The Residence of Ricardo and Isabel Ernst THE EVENT: A "Dreaming in Pink" birthday celebration for Coco Bensahel's 40th birthday hosted by gal pals Grace Bender, Isabel Ernst, Sedi Flugelman, Suha Husseini, Deb Johns, Pascaline Steiner, Mariella Trager and Suzie Trees. THE SCENE: The Hillandale home was illuminated with hues of pink lighting and large portraits of Bensahel photographed by Russell Hirshorn. Most guests "thought pink" with their socks, ties, dresses and shoes. Henry von Eichel went so far as to have his fi ngernails painted a shade of magenta. A er a buff et dinner, the hosts serenaded the honoree with lyrics to the tune of "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," before Pierre Olivier Bensahel sang his wife a French song entitled, "You are the one formi...formidable." DJ Menan accompanied Yolanda Graves, who was singing Motown classics until very late. "It was the fi rst party that Washingtonians were dancing after 9 p.m.," Bensahel said. THE GUESTS: Ghislaine Boreel, Gwen and Stuart Holliday, Septime Webre, Graham Wisner, Ann Jordan, David Mercer, Hilda Ochoa Brillembourg and Keith Lipert.
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