At the United Nations in New York Thursday night, famed primatologist Jane Goodall chatted with supermodel Karlie Kloss about the plush, stuffed monkey— “Mr. H”— that she totes around like a mascot. “That’s so sweet!” Kloss replied, towering above Goodall on the red carpet ahead of the 8th annual DVF Awards, where the odd pairing—two seemingly otherworldly women—were among five award recipients this year. “She made me kick off my heels when we took a photo together earlier,” Kloss, who wore a custom blue sequin DVF gown and silver Louboutin’s, told reporters. It was a running joke throughout the night: the 6’2” supermodel and entrepreneur felt small next to the other award recipients that night, like Yoani Sanchez, a journalist whose 14ymedio is the only independent digital news outlet in Cuba, where media is still state-controlled.

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