Photos by Maatology, 6iam and STL Social
Before we start here is YOURS TRULY in a Vintage suit by Brenda Sue's.
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE EARLY ARRIVAL GUESTS:
KMOV TV's Jasmine Huda and event guest
2015 Mr Couture Ricodemo
Fox 2's Bonita Cornute and event guest in Santa hat.
Celebrity fitness trainer Donta Wade and Louisa Maria
Nelly's mother Rhonda Mack and husband
Nelly's uncle.
Members of the St Louis Symphony who performed that nite.
This years recipients of the Black and White Scholarship, Savoy Smith from McCluer South-Berkeley and Kalen-Mikal Grant from Riverview Gardens High School.
I Heart Radio personality Tammie Holland.
Thurlester Robinson and Lindenwood University PR Director Shane Williamson
Students from Lindenwood University and current scholarship recipients
Mike Brown Jr's mother Leslie McSpadden and husband Louis Head
Former Missouri State Rep Rodney Hubbard (right) and Omega Psi Phi brothers
Fox 2's personality April Simpson
St Louis Cardinals' John Jay and wife.
Socialite Lisa West
Nellyville co-star Ashley Nicole and husband/Nellyville producer/Derrty ENT CEO Ali Jones
Pop duo Nico and Vinz who performed that night.
Nellyville co star Sag (middle) and guests
Melanie Renee and husband, club owner Andre Stith
Mousie Haley (right) and husband
B Free Paparazzi's Teddy Blackett and wife
Night Society's Michael Beezy and wife
Nelly's sister Ashley Donahue
Donahue and guest.
St Louis Post Dispatch's Kevin Johnson (right) and guest.
Nick Cannon
Nelly's step-mother and father.
The vending lady
The open bars were flowing.
Cannon and Ricodemo take a pic.
Ricodemo takes a pic with Robinson
City Spud and date.
Nellyville costars and rap duo JGE Retro
The JGE crew
Nellyville costars Sydney, Lil Shawn and Chantell
Singer Lil Ralph (who performed that nite) and mother.
Singer Aloha Misho
Event producer Amit Dhawan of Syngery
Dhawan was interviewed by Tim Lampley of STL TV
WHHL program director Boogie D and wife, Jenee
Derrty ENT's Blu Bolden
Gabby Davis (right)and guest
The Man of the hour, Nelly and Nellyville co star and lady, Shantel Jackson
Nelly was interviewed by Lampley
Some of the candy treats at event
A shot of the dinner area.
Platinum Group event planners and couple Jacque and Leata Land.
Entertainment included singer Nikko Smith and his band.
Another long shot of the dinner area
Lil Ralph also performed.
The St Louis Symphony on stage.
Emcee of the night was KMOX's Mike Claiborne/
BELOW were pics from Nelly's retrospective in 2014
Nelly walked on stage to be interviewed by Claiborne.
Claiborne asked Nelly about his career, the importance of education and the Mike Brown tragedy and aftermath,
Below are pics from footage of his reality show Nellyville showing him at Lindenwood University taking pics with this years scholarship winners who live near Ferguson, Mo.
Lindenwood University PR Director Shane Williamson spoke on this year's scholarship winners.
Savoy Smith shown with Williamson and Nelly holding with his plaque commemorating his full ride scholarship to Lindenwood. He is a Senior from McCluer South.
Smith thanked Nelly and Lindenwood for his scholarship.
The other recipient Kalen-Mikal Grant shown with Williamson and Nelly holding his commemorative plaque of his scholarship. He is a Senior from Riverview Gardens.
Grant thanked Nelly and Lindenwood for the scholarship.
A long shot of Nelly addressing the crowd.
A long back shot of the dinner area.
The Jack Daniels Display.
During intermission there was entertainment.
Cognac was a sponsor.
Sketch drawers were there sketching guests,
The scholarship winners with one of the promotional models.
Below are more guests arriving for the After Party.
Former Mr Couture Leland Lambert (fourth from right) and guests.
Event promoter and host Tee White.
Ricodemo takes a pic with the Vending Lady.
Guests meeting and greeting.
Shaki (right) and guests.
Ricodemo and Nelly.
Ricodemo and Ali.
Ricodemo and fashionista/designer Ola.
Fashion show producer Dwight Carter (right) and guests.
Fashion designer Carissa McGraw.
Smith and his band performing
Guests gettin their dance on.
Event promoter SuperEgo Mitchell and wife, Ashley.
Business man Cedric Cobb and wife.
YOURS TRULY and Ola.
Nelly and Ola.
This guy is all into this dance.. lol
Williamson spoke again reintroducng the scholarship winners.
Williamson, Grant, Smith and Nelly
The video roll of Nellys year was also re-shown.
Nelly introduced the main entertainment of the evening who were....
...............Pop duo Nico and Vinz.
The crowd
They performed their hits, "In Your Arms" and "Am I Wrong."
Nelly joined the group on stage.
Nelly brought up Nick Cannon to thank him for coming.
The lady in the front was having a moment. LOL
The lady on her phone wonder what she's doing? LOL
DJ Charlie Chan was on the 1s and 2s.
Nelly formally began the party portion of the event
by performing.
Ali joined him on stage to get it started.
Nelly and Ali hyping the crowd with their favorite current jams
including "Tuesday," by Makonnen
The crowd getting engaged in the moment.
The Nellyville cast joined Nelly on stage.
Bodyguard Three taking vid of Ali and crew.
Miss Jackson gettin it in freaky style with Nelly.
Nelly egged JGE to perform.
Lil Shawn bust a flow with "I Can Neva
City Spud gettin in on some of the flow.
WOW!
Blackett and event promoter Hellafly Dano
OUTCAM on stage taking a pic.
NOTE: Overall this event was quite enjoyable and entertaining. We expected the cast of Nellyville to be there but NO ONE expected Nick Cannon to attend because he wasnt billed to attend. So that was quite exciting.
It was also nice to see Leslie McSpadden, Miek Brown's mother in attendance(wearing a stylish white pants suit). During the dinner, she received a standing ovation when Nelly announced his newest scholarship in honor of the Mike Brown Family. She held back tears but was honored.
A provocative moment occurred was when some protesters in the lobby crashed the party using it to protest Nelly and their feeling he hasn't done enough with the Ferguson situation. Police were called and they soon left. Ali got on the mike during the party section and said that protesters were wrong in doing what they did and that Nelly is helping the problem by doing events such as the ball and handing out scholarships to students.
As far as the fashions, it was slim pickens as far as the gowns. Most of the ladies wore party dresses or the off beige on black trimming dresses. We will have our lists of Best Dressed Females, Males and Couples and a few OH NOs on Thursday Jan 8.
FIN.
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