'Walk This Way' Fashion Show Scores $200,000+ For Becky's Fund & Violence Prevention

NORTHWEST -- Becky's Fund delivered a powerful blow for domestic and dating violence prevention on Thursday evening, during the nonprofit's sixth annual 'Walk This Way' fashion benefit.

The packed runway show, which was held at the Embassy of Italy, raised more than $200,000 for charity, with Washington Redskins players Pierre Garçon, Kai Forbath, Chris Baker and Andre Roberts, Ravens players CJ Mosley and Chykie Brown, and DC United stars Bill Hamid and Chris Pontius all taking to the catwalk for the occasion.

Professional boxer Jimmy Lange, Philadelphia Wings midfielder Paul Rabil, former NFL stars John Booty, Gary Clark, and Josh Morgan, and U.S. Olympic rower Giuseppe Lanzone completed the star-studded lineup of men who modeled the latest looks from luxury clothing brand GANT.

Becky's Fund was founded by Becky Lee in November 2006 with the prize money she won as a contestant on the acclaimed CBS prime-time television show Survivor: Cook Islands.

'Walk This Way' is the charity's signature tentpole event and largest fundraiser of the year, counting more than 500 attendees at last night's sold-out show. And Moët Hennessy and Maserati were but two of the top-shelf sponsors who signed-on in support.

Proceeds from the evening are earmarked for the Becky's Fund 'Men of Code' initiative, which engages and empowers high school athletes to become better leaders in the movement to end violence against women and girls.

Indeed, players from the Friendship Collegiate Academy's football team actually made a surprise appearance at the start of yesterday's program in a real world demonstration of the program in action.

The guys didn't get to have all of the fashionable fun, however, as a bevy of both professional and volunteer female models also took to the runway in elegant Karen Millen designer dresses, including U.S. Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler.

Comcast SportsNet's Julie Donaldson returned again this year as the night's entertaining emcee and was joined on-stage by 2014 Event Chair Michelle Schoenfeld, who proudly raised a glass in toasting the show's success.