Debra Messing in a ball gown from Donna Karan.

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Television star Zooey Deschanel went the princess route in a strapless red ball gown from Oscar de la Renta.

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When the "Princie" came up for bid a couple of days later, a model in a pink designer-ball gown held up the stone for one final glimpse in the saleroom.

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And Zooey Deschanel went the princess route in a frothy pale blue Reem Acra ball gown.

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