Michaele Salahi's Famed White House Dress Sells At Auction
Oct. 1 2010, Published 9:44 a.m. ET
Alleged White House gatecrasher Michaele Salahi auctioned off her famous red sari, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The Real Housewives of DC star placed the sari with The Potomack Company who sold it Saturday morning for $7,000.
The Potomack catalogue had estimated that the dress would go in the $2,000 to $3,000 range but bidding was fierce from the standing room only crowd.
The dress was purchased by James Packard-Gomez, co-owner of the Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa, where the Salahis primped prior to their White House escapade. He says he has "big plans" for his acquisition but does not intend to display it in the salon.
Michaele Salahi had said that the majority of the proceeds from the sale would go to two charities.
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