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The teens modeled the latest threads in the second annual "Pink is the New Black" fashion show and fundraiser to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Scarsdale seniors Zoe Katz and Danielle Pack, both 18, organized the show again after raising $24,000 for the foundation last year.

"We are both connected to breast cancer and we both felt like we wanted to do something for the organization," said Katz, whose mother died of breast cancer in 2004. Pack's aunt died from the cancer more than a decade ago.

"Ultimately, we know we are not the only ones effected by this disease," Katz said.

Bloomingdale's sponsored the event at its White Plains store and provided the wardrobe, including Marc Jacobs and Diane Von Furstenberg for the ladies and Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren for the men.

In addition to selling tickets for the show and collecting donations, the teens raffled gift baskets, gift certificates for local restaurants including The Melting Pot and an autographed photo of Giants' wide receiver Amani Toomer.

"It makes us proud as a company, store and organization to help these young girls' visions become a reality," Bloomingdale's public relations manager Meryl Lefkowitz said.

The two credit their teachers, Ben Sawyer and Rashid Silvera, as well as their fashion-show committee of about 50 friends and volunteers for helping them put on the show.

Sawyer complimented the teens for taking complete responsibility for the show, including negotiating a venue and finding sponsorship in a tough economy.

"At this point, all the hard work is done, its time to have fun," he said at the show.

Katz's father, Steven, attended the fashion show with family and friends.

"I'm extremely proud of her," he said. "She took the ball and ran with it. She took a negative and turned it into something positive. And they dedicated this to her mom and her aunt. It's very moving."