Of course, a big part of the Toronto International Film Festival is…
the PARTIES!!
So I took my sister Maureen and went out to the Defendor party at ET Canada’s Festival Central, a glamorous “pop up club” on the very top of an industrial building in downtown Toronto. It was an amazing setting that looked totally like Miami, even though it was staged on the upper level of a parking garage in Yorkville.

Really… the folks at ET Canada sure know how to put on a party!
Fortunately, the place wasn’t too busy when we arrived at about 9pm, so I got to chat with Cheryl Hickey as soon as we walked in. She is the most beautiful pregnant lady ever.. and is ready to explode right now! Thank God her baby’s due in just a few more weeks.
It was such a beautiful night, we stayed near the entrance to Festival Central . The perfect spot to catch people as they came in. That meant we were close to the action, but far from the bathroom!
When Rosey Edeh came up wearing a stunning black pearl bracelet, she was thrilled to find out it was an MMCrystal piece. And she was smiling triumphantly, telling me that all the other girls were fighting over the bracelet, but she won the chance to wear it tonight for the gala!
That’s music to my ears… women fighting for the chance to wear my jewelry.
I’ll have more news about the TIFF party in my next post. Stay tuned!
Rosey Edeh, Cheryl Hickey and Kim D’Eon at the Defendor after-party
(September 11, 2009 – Photo by Jag Gundu/Getty Images North America)