Sarah swaps gloom for Hollywood glitz at first wives summit

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Sarah Brown appeared at a summit beside Naomi Campbell. Embarrassingly for her after travelling 5,000 miles across the Atlantic she found herself next to a Cameroon - not a supporter of the Tory party but the first lady of an African country.

Meanwhile Mr Blair met British Hollywood figures at a gala dinner in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Neither appeared disappointed at missing the Budget.

The Prime Minister's wife was praised for an impassioned speech calling for a renewed fight against African mothers dying in childbirth. Hollywood star Sharon Stone also chaired a discussion.

Mrs Brown is a patron of The White Ribbon Alliance For Safe Motherhood - a charity which campaigns for safer childbirth conditions around the world. About 600,000 mothers die a year in childbirth.

Naomi Campbell, the Streatham-born supermodel was appointed global ambassador for the White Ribbon Alliance. She said: "When Sarah explained in detail the staggering statistics around maternal mortality, I was deeply moved. I'm proud to take on this role."

Mr Blair's appearance was to raise money for anti-malaria work in Africa, which he said was being assisted by his Faith Foundation.

Described as "looking very well and refreshed" by a party-goer, Mr Blair chatted with guests from the business world.

He said: "The idea is to mobilise people of faith to help others, not just their own faith, to cut dramatically the number of deaths from malaria."