Supermodel Petra Nemcova spontaneously found a way to sweeten the pot for bidders during a charity auction Thursday night at the Happy Hearts Fund gala.
Guests at Cipriani 42nd Street were playfully given school supplies, since the fund helps to rebuild schools hit by natural disasters.
When Nemcova auctioned off a trip to Ibiza on a private jet (complete with a seven-night stay on a yacht) for $85,000, she said she’d throw in a kiss, but then brandished a red ruler and told the crowd she’d spank the lucky winner if they ponied up $100,000, our spies report.
Alas, guests were perhaps too shy in front of a crowd that included honorees Bill Clinton and Haitian president Michel Martelly. U2’s Bono and The Edge appeared via video to give props to Clinton, and Martelly shocked guests by performing Elvis Presley’s “Let It Be Me” with Wyclef Jean.
Members of the Black Eyed Peas and Sheryl Crow also sang for guests including Donna Karan, Karlie Kloss and Michèle Gerber Klein and Elaine Sargent.