A date with “The Sexiest Woman Alive” will be up for auction during a fundraiser to help an East High School graduate run over by a limousine on prom night.
Boulder native and actress Jessica Biel has agreed to go on a date with the highest bidder at an auction Tuesday at Rock Island Club for Molly Bloom. The money raised will help Bloom’s family pay for medical expenses, event organizers said today.
“I sincerely hope you can attend to help Molly and her family as they deal with the challenges ahead,” Biel said in an audio message on .
Biel, who was named the sexiest woman alive last year by Esquire Magazine, will not be attending the fundraiser because she is on location shooting a movie.
But she will return to Colorado for the date next month. “Come on, it’s Jessica Biel. What guy wouldn’t want to win a date with her?” said Dmitri Lee Natali, 19, a friend and former classmate of Bloom’s. “My mom happened to be able to contact (Biel’s) parents, and they had heard about Molly’s tragedy. They said ‘yeah, I bet she’ll do that.”‘
And for the ladies, there will be a number of men also on the auction block, he said.
The event, dubbed Mollypalooza, starts at 7 p.m., at the club, 1614 15th St.
“It was a horrible accident she suffered but this is an opportunity for her classmates and community to come out and have fun and show their support,” Rock Island owner David Clamage said.
Bloom celebrated her 18th birthday on Wednesday at Denver Children’s Hospital, where she is undergoing rehabilitation.
Staff writer Manny Gonzales can be reached at 303-820-1537 or mgonzales@denverpost.com.
