Hillary Clinton makes surprise appearance at UNICEF gala
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry was the night's big honoree, but Hillary Clinton got the biggest ovation as the former presidential candidate presented the pop star with an award from UNICEF at Tuesday's Snowflake Ball.
Clinton, who lost the recent election to Donald Trump, gave Perry the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award for her charitable efforts with the organization. Her appearance at the event was a surprise, and Clinton got a sustained standing ovation from the cheering crowd.
She described Perry as someone who has "the spirit and the energy and the compassion that Audrey Hepburn brought to her work from UNICEF."
She added that Perry had the most Twitter followers, then jokingly added that she "might have some competition" — an apparent reference to the ever-tweeting president-elect.
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Hillary Clinton left the woods & surprised Katy Perry with some lovely words tonight at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball in NYC
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Clinton also said Perry's lyrics "remind us when you get knocked down to get back up" — causing more cheers to erupt in the audience.
Perry was a big supporter of the Democrat, who won the popular vote, and even campaigned for her. She broke into tears when Clinton surprised her with her appearance at the event.
Thank you, TexasT!
I'm so glad she got a standing ovation. Thanks for the pics, Cha!
Snowflake Ball!
Jarett Wieselman
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Hillary Clinton left the woods & surprised Katy Perry with some lovely words tonight at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball in NYC
Hillary is precious.. this is just the beginning for the Millions and Millions Vote Getter! 
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So glad to see her out and about.
Hillary Clinton Makes Surprise Appearance at UNICEF Gala to Honor Katy Perry
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hillary-clinton-surprises-katy-perry-at-unicef-gala-951331
8:33 PM PST 11/29/2016 by Ashley Lee
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Pamela Fiori, Hillary Clinton, Katy Perry and Caryl Stern at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball
"I've gotten to spend time with her and I know how deeply she cares about making our world a better place," said Clinton of Perry, who was brought to tears on Tuesday night. "We need champions like Katy now more than ever."
Hillary Clinton made a rare post-election appearance at UNICEF's annual Snowflake Ball to surprise honoree Katy Perry, an outspoken supporter throughout her presidential campaign.
"On a personal level, I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be here to help celebrate … a global megastar, a social media queen with the most Twitter followers in the world — although she's getting some competition — and someone whose powerful voice and creative lyrics remind us when you get knocked down to get back up,” Clinton said while presenting the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award to the musician, who was immediately brought to tears as the attendees of Tuesday's gala at Cipriani Wall Street gave her a standing ovation.
