- I'm gonna have permanent Beyonce wind
on the Brooklyn Bridge.
I love you, New York.
- [Bypasser] You're a queen.
[laughter]
[inspiring music]
- We're in New York.
It's a beautiful morning.
It snowed last night, and we're about to get some hot tea
because I don't drink coffee and tea is more than enough
caffeine for me.
Thank you so much.
Now about to go walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
I have never done that before, and I am so excited,
so let's go.
[upbeat music]
This one looks like it matches.
Sir, I've got it, no, I didn't.
I just pull it?
Oh, yeah.
Does it match?
I think I'll take one of these, sir.
[upbeat music]
Hello.
She's my favorite of all time.
Hi, fluffy.
I'm talking to my sister and her baby,
who's her fluffy baby Joey, and they're in L.A. right now.
I love you, Joey.
Okay, love you, have a good day at work, muah.
Bye.
It's so pretty.
[upbeat music]
They're gonna dance.
Whoa.
40 seconds to show time.
- Ladies and gentlemen, if you're ready for a great show,
everybody say, "Yeah."
- [Audience] Yeah.
- It's show time, ladies and gentlemen, let's go.
- New York City, you got a special guest.
Make some noise for Sofia.
[applause]
That's right, this show's gonna be for you.
[hip hop music]
[cheers]
And now it is time to ice skate.
[soothing music]
Welcome, let's do this.
I am ready to ice skate.
- All right, let's do this.
We'll get you set up with some skates.
What size shoe do you wear?
- Size 8. - Size 8?
Give me two seconds. - Thank you.
- There we are.
- Thank you so much.
Pray for me cause I might fall.
[laughter]
First time I ice skated,
actually, it was in New York.
It was in Rockefeller Center, and I think it was
the very first time that I ever came to New York City.
I was 12 years old with my sister, my mom, and my dad,
and it was just the most magical day ever.
I will never forget that.
Right now I live with my sister in Los Angeles,
so I never really get to see snow.
I've just been like a little kid running around.
Every time it snows, I just run out and feel it on my skin.
This is so cool.
[upbeat music]
Ah, it's happening.
I've been dancing my whole life for, my gosh, 22 years,
and ice skating I think is very similar to dancing.
You just incorporate the element of ice,
but I guess it does involve core, flexibility.
I turned.
I really feel like saying,
do you remember that quote in "The Notebook" that says,
"If you're a bird, I'm a bird."?
Except I'm alone on the ice skating rink
so it's not as romantic.
[laughter]
My dream ice skating outfit would be
probably one of Beyonce's performance outfits,
but on the ice skating rink.
[laughter]
I think I have to go get ready for tonight.
Wanna come with me?
Let's go.
[ice skates scrape]
So cute.
That's a technique to stop.
[upbeat music]
We are back,
we are getting ready for the UNICEF Ball tonight,
and I am here with my amazing, amazing team.
Incredible makeup artist, Klau, who I adore,
and the amazing Mr. Kale Noble,
and I'm so lucky.
It really takes a team to put everything together,
and it's also not only talented artists,
but such amazing people, so I'm really lucky.
I wanted to go into tonight feeling very elegant
and really giving the evening the respect that it deserves.
It's such an important and such a beautiful cause
that we're all united for this evening.
It really is for UNICEF's incredible work.
My mom and my grandma to me are the most elegant,
timeless women I know.
I remember a few years ago when we would dream
about one day, if we were lucky enough
to bear Jean Bastia Valle couture gown on a red carpet
because I really do think he does such a beautiful way
of celebrating femininity and what it means to be a woman
and empowers you in that way whenever you wear his dresses,
so that's always been what I gravitate towards.
I don't remember a time in my life when I didn't know
that this is who I was.
That I was meant to do this if I was lucky enough
to be able to do this for a living.
And when I was about 11 or 12,
we always grew up seeing my mom and my grandma
being so philanthropic and so giving
and really instilled in my sister and me
this duty that we have as humans to give back
as much as we can,
and I was 12 and my mom took us to a home in Columbia
that fostered really, really young teenage girls
who had babies.
And we met an 11 year old girl named Maria
who had just given birth.
And I think that really, really marked a time in my life
for me and my sister when we realized that
when we grow up, we have to dedicate our lives to giving
as much as we can.
And today, I am hosting
the 15th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York City,
which is such an immense honor.
The night tonight is not only to celebrate
the incredible work that UNICEF does,
but also to fundraise, and all the funds 100% go
to the protection of children in every corner of the world,
so it's, I say it a lot, but it really is
the most important thing that we can do.
Even if you start small, locally,
everything makes a difference, but I think it all
comes down to really using your voice.
I probably shouldn't be talking,
but I was listening to a playlist that I always listen to
on Apple Music, and right after "Watermelon Sugar"
was my song "Grey Area".
I was like, "This is so cool."
Okay, guys, my hair and makeup is done.
I am here with Nicholas who is my stylist,
and we are picking out jewelry,
and we have a gorgeous selection.
We're in between either bold earring or bold necklace,
but we're gonna make a game-time decision.
We're gonna put the dress on. - Yep.
And then we'll decide, and then we'll show you guys.
[blows kiss]
Okay, guys, here's the final look.
Jean Batista haute couture,
and as you saw, we went with all the jewelry.
[laughter]
Okay, we are ready, and we're heading out to go to the ball.
Oh my gosh, that felt like a princess quote.
We are going to the ball.
- [Producer] Are you taking the coat?
- I am taking the coat.
I am taking the coat.
The coat is coming with me.
And now we go.
[inspiring music]
Thank you, have a good night.
- You too, have a good night.
- Okay, and we are off.
We are officially on our way to the UNICEF Ball.
Our first stop is rehearsals.
We have a full show run-through.
I'll be running through my script,
and then I walk the carpet, Priyanka walks the carpet,
and then I have a meet and greet
with the president of UNICEF,
and then we go backstage, and then the show starts at 7:30.
The gala starts at 7:30, should I say.
Gala, gala, the endless question.
Let's go with gala for tonight.
[inspiring music]
Okay, guys, we have arrived at the UNICEF Ball.
Thank you so much for spending the day with me.
It's been magical.
[blows kiss]
I'll see you guys next time.
Thank you.
[inspiring music]
[cameras clicking]
- [Woman] Sofia.
[camera clicking]
- Thank you, UNICEF, from the very bottom of my heart,
and thank you to every single person in this room
for joining us tonight.
[inspiring music]