BRAvo crowd pays more than $11,000 for celeb-signed bras VIDEO - Macomb Daily

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Andrea Taffs, Cindy Ford and Mel Olow, all of the breast cancer division at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, demonstrated their pink spirit in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with hats and ribbons. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

Dr. Antonio Columbo brings the Victorias Secret bra to the stage during Wednesday evenings second annual BRAvo event to benefit the Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

Rose Penzien, a breast health navigator at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, hoists a bra to the stage. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

The Mirage banquet center in Clinton Township on Wednesday night resembled an upscale lingerie store during the second annual BRAvo event hosted by Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center to benefit the centers Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center.

The event, which coincides with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, featured a live auction of celebrity-signed bras. But the attire that received the highest bid was an autographed Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings jersey, which went for $5,000. A Kid Rock-signed bra took in $2,500 and one signed by country star Taylor Swift received $1,000. Overall, the event took $11,525 from the live auction alone, said hospital spokeswoman Diane Kish.

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Andrea Taffs, Cindy Ford and Mel Olow, all of the breast cancer division at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, demonstrated their pink spirit in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with hats and ribbons. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

Dr. Antonio Columbo brings the Victorias Secret bra to the stage during Wednesday evenings second annual BRAvo event to benefit the Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

Rose Penzien, a breast health navigator at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, hoists a bra to the stage. (Macomb Daily photo by David Dalton)

The Mirage banquet center in Clinton Township on Wednesday night resembled an upscale lingerie store during the second annual BRAvo event hosted by Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center to benefit the centers Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center.

The event, which coincides with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, featured a live auction of celebrity-signed bras. But the attire that received the highest bid was an autographed Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings jersey, which went for $5,000. A Kid Rock-signed bra took in $2,500 and one signed by country star Taylor Swift received $1,000. Overall, the event took $11,525 from the live auction alone, said hospital spokeswoman Diane Kish.


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