Following the sale, Lollobrigida said, “Jewels are meant to give pleasure and for many years I had enormous pleasure wearing mine. Many people tried to persuade me to sell them, but for a very long time I was unwilling.”
However, after meeting a little girl named Sofia who is suffering from a disorder that required stem cell treatment (currently not approved by the Italian Legislature), Lollobrigida said she wanted proceeds from the auction to help benefit such treatments. “Selling my jewels to help raise awareness of stem cell therapy, which can cure so many illnesses, seems to me a wonderful use to which to put them.”
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