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Photos: Celebs, public figures turn out for Mayor's Masked Ball

Dec. 21, 2013: The annual Mayor's Masked Ball at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta benefits the United Negro College Fund.

United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael Lomax, Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billy Aaron, Hank Aaron, Sarah Langford, Mayor Kasim Reed, Ball co-founder Carolyn Young and former Mayor Andrew Young, left to right, pose for photos on the red carpet at the Marriott Marquis for the annual ball to benefit the UNCF on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Mayor Kasim Reed address a standing-room crowd at the VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Mayor's Masked Ball Co-founders Billye Aaron, center left, and Carolyn Young, center right, join their husbands, Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron, left, and former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young for the VIP reception to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Celebrities, politicians and members of the business community gather at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Sheila Tenney joins United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael Lomax on the Red Carpet as celebrities, politicians and members of the business community gather at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the UNCF on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Susan Taylor wears a golden mask at the VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta.

United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael Lomax, left, joins his wife Cheryl, Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum, center, Sara Langford and Mayor Kasim Reed, right, on the red carpet as they join celebrities, politicians and members of the business community at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the UNCF on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Host Michael Lomax, left, laughs as comedian Jonathan Slocumb appears as a guest "interpreter" while celebrities, politicians and members of the business community gather at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Terry Gordon, Cambria Porter and Tammy Fulop (left to right) listen to United Negro College Fund president and CEO Michael Lomax address a standing-room crowd of celebrities, politicians and members of the business community at the VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the UNCF on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum, center, joins a standing-room VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Patricia DeWilde adjusts the mask for her husband Dick as they join the parade of stars at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Bounce TV's Marsha Glover, left, Mayor Kasim Reed's mother Sylvia and Reed's date Sarah Langford, right, listen at a VIP reception during the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Senatorial candidate Michelle Nunn, left, joins the wife of former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, Valerie Jackson, at a VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

SunTrust Bank's Gary Peacock waves from the back of a standing-room only crowd at the VIP reception for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Celebrities, politicians and members of the business community gather at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

CeeLo Green, left, joins Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billye Aaron and former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young, right, at the Marriott Marquis for the annual United Negro College Fund benefit on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

CeeLo Green smiles as he listens to dinner conversation at the Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

CeeLo Green, left, greets Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billye Aaron and former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young, right, at the Marriott Marquis for the annual United Negro College Fund benefit on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Celebrities, politicians and members of the business community gather for dinner at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael Lomax, left, gets together with CeeLo Green at the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta. Gladys Knight was the featured entertainment.

Longtime Marriott employee Albert "Smitty" Smith greets Hank Aaron at the Marriott Marquis for the annual Mayor's Masked Ball to benefit the United Negro College Fund on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta. Smith said he served Aaron back in the baseball player's Atlanta Braves days.

CeeLo Green, left, joins Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billye Aaron and former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young, right, for a photo at the Marriott Marquis during the annual United Negro College Fund benefit on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

Former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young, left, meets CeeLo Green, right, with Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billye Aaron, center, at the Marriott Marquis for the annual United Negro College Fund benefit on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

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United Negro College Fund President and CEO Michael Lomax, Mayor's Masked Ball co-founder Billy Aaron, Hank Aaron, Sarah Langford, Mayor Kasim Reed, Ball co-founder Carolyn Young and former Mayor Andrew Young, left to right, pose for photos on the red carpet at the Marriott Marquis for the annual ball to benefit the UNCF on Dec. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

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