CNN anchor Nicole Lapin arrives at Operation Smile's 8th Annual Smile Gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 2, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.

Operation Smile is a worldwide children's medical charity whose network of global volunteers are dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults. Since its founding, Operation Smile volunteers have treated more than 130,000 children born with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities and the organization has a presence in 51 countries.

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