Erwin Gomez

The Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa helped raise 17,000 this year for the Knock Out Abuse Gala. They auctioned off two 30 women makeover packages which includes private makeover sessions with the Guru himself Erwin Gomez.

More than 600 women—and a few lucky men—danced and drank the night away at last night's Knock Out Abuse Against Women soirée.

What: 15th annual Knock Out Abuse Against Women gala, “A Celebration of Women.”

Where: Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

When: Thursday, November 7.

Ticket price: $500 and up.

Who: More than 600 women—and a few lucky men—packed the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton to celebrate the anniversary of the local charity Knock Out Abuse Against Women. At the helm were KOA cofounders Jill Sorensen and Cheryl Davis Masri. We also spotted NBC4 anchor Barbara Harrison, BET head Debra L. Lee, socialite Pamela Sorensen, and DC councilmembers Muriel Bowser and Yvette Alexander. Washington Wizards wives Charrisse Jordan, Ione Jamison, and Andrea Butler also made the rounds. Actress Kathleen Turner—raspy voice and all—was the evening’s emcee.

Y chromosomes in attendance included Redskins star Clinton Portis and eyebrow-shaper and stylist to the stars, Erwin Gomez, and his partner, James Packard-Gomez. The evening’s eye candy: shirtless DC firefighters.

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