I’m pretty sure if I ask who’s been the most influential name in pop music over the last five years, most of you will say Lady Gaga. 
So this time we’re going to take a quick peak at the whereabouts of two of our beloved DAA friends, the R&B singers Akon and Keri Hilson.
These awesome artists became friends of DAA back in 2011, when they both modelled for our Fashion Against Aids collection. 
We love to follow up on the lives of all the celebrities that have worked on any of our projects and see what’s going on with their busy lives.

This time, I decided to check on Katy Perry after listening to her 2010 single “California Gurls” last weekend. 
Next Thursday November 7 is the 10 year anniversary of the Black Ball, a fundraiser gala for Keep a Child Alive, a non-profit organisation that offers dignified treatment, care and support for children and families affected by HIV. 
Here at DAA we like to keep up to date with news about celebrities who have partnered with us in the past or participated in the Fashion Against AIDS campaign.
Last weekend, I was wandering around the streets of Antwerp and noticed a few in-store adverts of the new autumn collection of Rihanna for Mac, called RiRi ♥ MAC Fall. 
Marie-Bénédicte de Schryver is a jewellery designer in Ghent, Belgium. 
Ariana DiLorenzo is a hybrid artist, equal parts showtunes chanteuse, singer-songwriter and synthpop girl. 
September 1 was an important day for Aliens (the name for Tokio Hotel fans) all around the world, as twin brothers Bill and Tom Kaulitz of popular band Tokio Hotel turned 24 years old. 
Hello, dear friends!
My name is Ani Lorak. 

An influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk. 
Betony Vernon, designer of erotic jewelry and author of the new book 'The Boudoir Bible' has just sent DAA a video message about the importance of safe sex. 
Dita is the international burlesque star who performs, poses and features in multiple forms of pinup art, which involves the use of tasteful nudity and adult themes. 
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Friends of DAA

Everybody that you see on these pages has contributed to 'Designers against AIDS'  in one way or another and by doing so, helped us to get the safe sex message out to young people all over the world.

 

Thank you from the bottom of our heart!

 

We'd also like to thank the following people who are a part of DAA's Circle of Friends, a group of motivated men and women who help to promote DAA in ever possible way:

 

Dr. Peter Piot - Director Institute of Global Health Imperial College, London, UK and
former Chairman of the King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels, Belgium, former director of UNAIDS and vice president of the UN


Charles Michel - Minister for Development Cooperation, Federal Government Belgium
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil (gay rights/AIDS activist, Mumbai, India)

 

Iké Udé - artist/photographer/publisher, New York City, USA


Karim Rashid - designer, New York City, USA


Jordan Betten - artist/fashion designer Lost Art, New York City, USA


Brooke Hodge - director of exhibitions Hammer Musem, Los Angeles, USA


Etienne Russo
- director Villa Eugenie, Brussels, Belgium


Adeline André
- fashion designer, Paris, France


Marc Atlan
- photographer/art director, Los Angeles, USA


Tamsin Smith
- founder & president SlipStreamStrategy, former director Product (RED), San
Francisco, USA

 

Rosemary Rodriguez - creative director Thierry Mugler, Paris, France


Jean-Paul Knott - fashion designer, Brussels, Belgium

 

Betony Vernon - jewellery designer, Paris, France


Kelly Cutrone - Director People’s Revolution, New York/Los Angeles, USA

 

Inga Verhaert - Executive member of the Provincial Government of Antwerp, Belgium


Duncan Stevens - jewellery designer Johannesburg and London


Alda Balestra Stauffenberg - art-fashion-design production/communication, Berlin, Germany

 

Myra Fiori - Director of Communications, illy caffe north america, NYC, USA


James Chau - TV presenter and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, Bejing, China


Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
- Designer, Paris, France


Ziggy Marley - musician, Los Angeles, USA

 

Bernhard Schwartländer - World Health Organization Director China, Beijing, China.

 

Bart Abeel - Chairman Antwerp Pride and World Outgames 2013

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