UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon 'Bones' Jones co-hosted the fundraiser.
NORTHWEST -- Ambassadors mingled with
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters and
United Nations officials at the W, Washington, D.C.’s rooftop terrace and lounge,
P.O.V, on Wednesday night, for a fundraiser hosted by
Ludus Athletics benefiting
The Blue Key Campaign and
USA for UNHCR.
26th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad.
A Miami club themed affair, last night’s party began on the hotel’s outside terrace overlooking the White House and Washington Monument and gradually spread out to also include the inside lounge, as night fell and the crowd grew larger.
P.O.V’s outside terrace.
Ludus Atheltics CEO
Hamed Rahim Wardak, the son of the current Afghan Defense Minister, mingled about the crowd along with the evening’s other hosts, which included
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and UFC champion
Jon "Bones" Jones.
As dusk gave way to nightfall, models, all sporting the latest eco-conscious Ludus apparel, spread out across the windows of POV’s lounge, thereby injecting the already darkly alluring venue with a hint of titillating mystery.
Ludus Athletics models.
Guests then proceeded to dance the night away to the house beats of
DJ Jason Vernau (Set, Shore Club, Fontainebleau) and
DJ Julian Ingrosso (Mynt Lounge).
DJ Jason Vernau.
The fundraiser was the second of 2011 for Ludus Athletics (the first was held in Los Angeles in January), which seeks to help some of the world’s 43 million some odd refugees.