The fifth annual Caring for Women Dinner, co-hosted by Salma Hayek Pinault and Dakota Johnson, raised over $5 million for groups fighting violence against women and children.
- September 11, 2026
AceShowbiz - Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Pamela Anderson, Simone Biles, Dakota Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Nacho Figueras and Lorna Simpson co-hosted the fifth annual Caring for Women Dinner on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at The Pool in New York City. The evening raised more than $5 million USD for four organizations working to end violence against women and children: Activating Change, Fondo Semillas, JBWS and The New York Women's Foundation.
Colman Domingo served as master of ceremonies, Rita Ora closed the evening with a performance, and Paris Hilton DJed the afterparty. Guests dined on cuisine from the Grill served on the Catene and Labrinto porcelain collections by Ginori 1735.
The event featured a live auction with one-of-a-kind items and experiences from Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Pomellato, Lorna Simpson and others. For the first time, the fundraising extended beyond the dinner through an online silent auction featuring items contributed by Simone Biles, Gucci, Ginori 1735, Brioni, Saint Laurent and more. Bidding was open to the public through September 14.
Reflecting on the evening's purpose, François-Henri Pinault, Chairman of Kering and the Kering Foundation, said: "Salma and I founded the Caring for Women Dinner five years ago because we refused to accept the rise in violence against women and children as a new normal. The extraordinary generosity of this community has helped transform that conviction into action, bringing us closer to a future where every woman and child can live free from violence."
The guest list also included Martha Stewart, Julianne Moore, Nina Garcia, Alex Consani, Camilla Marrone, Alix Earle, Jordyn Woods, Karlie Kloss, Homer Gere, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lindsey Vonn, Graham Campbell, Jordan Roth, Bethann Hardison, Huma Abedi, Mick Fleetwood, Cindy Bruna and Quenlin Blackwell.
The event was produced by JWP, with Josh Wood and Mimi Eayrs leading the production.
Established in 2008, the Kering Foundation works with a select group of partners across six countries: France, Italy, Korea, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. For nearly two decades, the foundation has supported one million women survivors and partnered with more than 130 nonprofit organizations.
Kering is a global, family-led luxury group whose Houses include Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin and Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear. In 2025, Kering employed 44,000 people and generated revenue of €14.7 billion.
