OUT 256--10TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE BALL@FOUR SEASONS IN DOWNTOWN ST LOUIS APRIL 10 (PART ONE OF THREE)

PHOTOS BY MA'ATOLOGY

                                          Theres Mr Couture ATL Rep Hakim Griffin.

                                                          The step and repeat sponsors.

                                                        More step and repeat sponsors.

                                                                 The full step and repeat

                                               STL TV's  Angela Sharpe and Colin Currie 

The Cole Family. The young boy on left was a recipient of a Make a Wish contribution.

                                                       IHeart Media's Mousie Haley  

                                                                 Hailey and husband,

                                                         STL TV's Gina Cheatham

                           Media personality Mister Gary on red carpet interviewing guests.

                                                    The Boones, Jamila and Cornell 

                                                   Olympic champion Jackie Joyner Kersee

                                     Former NFL player Derek Stanley and wife.

                                                          STL socialite Lisa West

                                            Synergy Productions Amit Dhawan and wife Kelly .

                                 Nelly event host Curt Copeland of Now 96.3 FM and wife

                                           Guest and Nelly's sister, Ashley Donahue.

Former St Louis Cardinals player Jim Edmonds and wife/reality show star Meghan

                                                       Atty Scott Rosenblum and wife.

                                 St Louis Cardinals business manager Bill Dewitt and wife, Ira.

                                                Make a Wish Foundation recipient Avis.

                                                                   Avis and Family

                                                                  Avis and Family

                                         Media personality April Simpson and guest

                                               Guest and St Louis Post's Kevin Johnson

Music producer/singer T-Pain who was the featured entertainment for the evening.

                       ‎President at St. Louis Economic Development Partnership Rodney Crimm  and wife.

                                         U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan and wife

                                                   Nelly's father Cornell Haynes Sr and wife.

                                             Nelly's aunt Chalena Mack (fourth from right) and guests

                                                                         Nelly

                                                                  MsJackson and Nelly

                                                                        Ms Jackson

                              Nellys daughter Chanel Haynes of "Nellyville"  and Ms Jackson

                      Shad "Bow Wow" Ross, Jermaine Dupri, Haynes, Ms Jackson and Nelly

                                             Ross and Dupri hamming it up with Nelly.

St Lunatics member and Nellys brother City Spud joins Ross, Nelly and Dupri in a pic.

                                                                 City Spud and GF.

STL socialite Thurlester Robsinson and wife  Lindenwood University  recruiter Shane Williamson

                                        Entertainment promoter  Topher Jones and GF.

                                                                 Dhawan and guest.

                                                Rap group and "Nellyville" stars  JGE Retro

                                                        JGE Retro and friends.

        Cheatham interviews Olive Bar club manager Andre Stith as wife, Melanie looks on

                              Dinner entertainment was provided by Skating Aratas

                          Hosts of the evening were KMOV-TV's Courtney Bryant and Copeland 

                                         Dirtty Muggs was the dinner music entertainment

                                                                 Lead singer JC Clay.

                                                                      Griffin and Nelly.

                                                        The hosts on the screen projector.

The tribute to former St Louis Rams player Orlando Pace who was recently inducted into 
the NFL Hall of Fame.

                                             Pace at the podium thanking St Louis for their support.

                                                                Nelly greeting guests.

                A presentation on one of the Make a Fish Foundation presentees. Cole

                                                          A low angle of YOURS TRULY

               A presentation of the other Make a Wish Foundation presentees, Avis

                               A rep from the Make a Wish Foundation at the podium.

                                                                   Nelly at the podium

BELOW ARE INTERMISSION LOBBY SCHMOOZE PICS

                                          

                                                             Griffin and Donahue

                                                 Griffin and New Scene News' Mike Tree.

                                          Griffin and a ALIVE Magazine photographer.

                                                    Griffin with Carnahan Family

                                    YOURS TRULY and IHeart Radio personality Tammie Holland.

                                                 Derrty ENT's Ali Kenyatta and wife, Ashley

                                                             Kenyatta and Griffin

                                                             Griffin and guests

                                                      Music producer Al Cole, Jr. 

                   Former STL Representative Rodney Hubbard and relative Katrina Hubbard

            Singer Coco Soul and Fox 2 News personality Bonita Cornute in a friendly greeting.

                                                             Soul, Hubbard and Cornute.

                                            JGE Retro member Lil Shawn talking with the illustrator 

                      Businesswoman Raqelle Wallace  and Board of Alderman president Lewis Reed

                                                     Johnson and model Christiaan Cofield

                                                    Dirty Muggs in party mode on stage

                                                                 Griffin in the cut

                                                       Music artist Peetey Weestro

                                          Entrepreneur Yashica McKinney and husband.

                                                             Kenyatta and guests

Eddie Hollman of Gentleman Jack presented Nelly and Pace commemorative boxed of the alcoholic drink

                                                  T Pain and hypeman on stage.

                                                             Griffin getting crunk!

                                                                    The confetti drop

                                    Nelly closing out the nite on stage with Dupri and Bow Wow

                                                                 The Blacketts in party mode.

                                                         DJ Charlie Chan on the 1s and 2s.

EDITORS NOTE. Nellys 10th Annual Black and White Ball was quite a celebration. Beyond the reported delay of four months due to reported scheduling conflicts with Nelly, the gala went without a hitch with national and STL celebs partying and celebrating the city's most famous entertainer. The party continued at HG in Midtown St Louis where Nelly and his crew partied until closing time.