Hillary Clinton gives speech to Times 100 Most Influential - then asks to meet Spanx creator Sara Blakely
Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin asked for a meeting with Spanx creator Sara Blakely after the secretary of state spoke at the Time 100 Gala.
Tuesdays event to celebrate Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World issue was packed with moguls, leaders and newsmakers including Jeremy Lin, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Twitters Jack Dorsey, Harvey Weinstein, and Rihanna but it was Blakely whom Abedin, wife of Anthony Weiner, most wanted to meet before she and Clinton left the Time Warner Center,
An event organizer was dispatched to Blakelys table to ask her to come over, and the Spanx sensation was soon seen in deep conversation with Clinton.
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Barbara Walters, Sara Blakely and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
A discreet Blakely, 41, the worlds youngest female self-made billionaire after founding Spanx in 2000, didnt tell us if Clinton admitted to wearing Spanx, but said, She told me she read my story in the issue and liked it.
Clinton who earlier praised Amy Poehler saying, You do me better than me told Page Six she was surprised by the reaction over a picture of her drinking a beer in Colombia. She added, I am sticking to club soda tonight.
Clinton opened her speech, Welcome to my announcement to run for president of Malta. She joked, I was sort of hoping Kim Jong-un would show up . . . We are just trying to figure out what hes all about . . . Aside from the dictators, and I am not talking about my friendHarvey [Weinstein], this is a truly remarkable list.
Clinton didnt reveal much about her next move, saying, As I finish off my term as secretary of sta! te and e ventually get to a point where I can put my feet up and enjoy just being a citizen again . . . We need to continue what America does best.
The night ended in raucous style with Tilda Swinton and pals poking fun at Angelina Jolie by posing in front of the Time backdrop, striking Jolies famous right-leg Oscar pose.