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Une Belle Époque - I've been to a White House party or two, but none so splendid as a State Dinner for a foreign head of state. The event honoring French President Francois Hollande did not disappoint. The glitz, the glamour, the caviar! But nothing was dishier than First Lady Michelle Obama, pictured here with President Obama and Hollande. She ruled the night in a black and liberty blue confection created by Venezuelan-American designer Carolina Herrera. The guest list included several members of the crème de la crème of African-American leadership. Here's how they rolled.  —Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs - (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Jason Collins and Brunson Green - (Photo: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

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Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings - (Photo: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Samara Foxx - (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Attorney General Eric Holder and Sharon Malone - (Photo: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Lisa Nutter - (Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kenneth and Andrea Frazier - Kenneth Frazier is president and chief executive officer of Merck and Co.(Photo: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

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Rev. Al Sharpton and Aisha McShaw -  (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Cicely Tyson and Reginald Austin Henry - (Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous - (Photo: C-SPAN)

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AFSCME president Lee Saunders and Lynne Saunders - (Photo: C-SPAN)

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Kent Blake - (Photo: C-SPAN)

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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee - (Photo: C-SPAN)

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Rep. Karen Bass (right) and Barbara Jordan - (Photo: C-SPAN)

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Bon Appétit! - The dinner menu featured delicacies from around the world. Caviar from Illinois, quail eggs from Pennsylvania, dry-aged rib-eye from Colorado, salad greens and vegetables picked from the White House kitchen garden — and more!  (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

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A la Table - The menu was distinctly American, but the table setting and rest of the décor was designed to evoke a garden scene painted by the French impressionist artist Monet. (Photo: REUTERS /KEVIN LAMARQUE /LANDOV)

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Mary J. Blige - Blige, who has produced eight multi-platinum albums, also performed at the dinner.  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)