Ashanti was pictured on The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection fashion show runway in New York City earlier today.The event was created for heart disease awareness in 2002 and twenty celebrities strut down the runway in one-of-a-kind red dresses created by top designers.”First Lady Laura Bush, who is the official national ambassador of the Heart Truth campaign said:
“Nothing draws attention like a little red dress, so this is the Heart Truth’s symbol,” “Across the country, people are rallying around that dress. Women are taking heart disease more seriously. So are their doctors. And every year from 2000 to 2005, heart disease deaths among women decreased. “
The First Lady added:
“This is good progress,” “But we still want more people to know the Heart Truth. Too many women, especially African American women, die of heart disease. More than 80 percent of middle-aged women have at least one risk factor and many of them don’t know it.”
