The New York Junior League 59th Annual Winter Ball "Elegance Throughout Time"

Mary J. Blige will be presented with the New York Junior League (NYJL)’s Award for Leadership and Excellence at the organization’s 59th Annual Winter Ball, to be held at the historic Plaza Hotel on Saturday, March 5, 2011. The evening also honors the NYJL’s Outstanding Sustainers Deane Allen Gilliam and Diann Rohde and Outstanding Volunteers Shari Elizabeth Aser, Desiree Fish, Suzanne Manning, Laura Matiz and Caroline Tyburczy. These notable women stand for their dedication to making the New York Junior League a better organization and for leading by example. Legendary Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley returns for a second year as Master of Ceremonies.