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Roberto Cavalli-Styled Mini Paceman Sells for Close to $200,000 at Life Ball Gala!
The gold-themed Life Ball Mini 2013 designed by Roberto Cavalli was sold for a record €150,000 ($194,000) during the AIDS Solidarity gala in Vienna, Austria, with all proceeds going to projects helping to combat HIV/AIDS. This makes the Mini Paceman the most expensive Mini ever sold at a Life Ball event. While we don’t know who is the buyer of the Cavalli-customized Paceman, we assume he loved the large number of gilded elements inside and out, the iridescent paintwork that shimmers from black to brown depending on the angle of light, not to mention Cavalli’s animal prints.
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2012 Life Ball Mini Roadster Designed By Vogue Editor, Franca Sozzani
After teasing us with a single sketch in the beginning of May, Mini went ahead and presented the Roadster Cooper S designed by Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian Vogue, at the 2012 edition of the annual Life Ball charity event in Vienna, Austria....
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Mini Prepares A One-off Roadster For 2012 Life Ball Charity Gala
A long supporter of the Life Ball charity gala, the proceeds of which go to projects combating HIV and AIDS, the Mini brand has revealed its plans for this year's event that will see Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian VOGUE and UN Goodwill Ambassador...
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Rough & Tough Mini Dsquared² Glides Down The Catwalk In Vienna
The BMW Group’s Mini division continues to support the Life Ball gala, Europe’s largest annual charity event in the fight against HIV and AIDS, by commissioning designers to fashion up its cars and then offer them up for auction. For this...
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Special Edition Life Ball Mini Convertible Makes A Splash In Vienna
In the eyes of designers Rican Phillipe and David Blond, this is what a MINI Convertible inspired by Kate Perry, the singer of the song "I Kissed a Girl", looks like. Well, the only way we can explain the pink and black leopard exterior theme, the fake...
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Mini Convertible Dresses Up For "i Kissed A Girl" Singer, Kate Perry
You may not know her by her name, but we're pretty sure that you've heard Kate Perry's 2008 pop song, "I Kissed a Girl". So what has MINI got to do with Kate Perry, we hear you ask? Well, the British automaker decided to create a "Kate Perry"...
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