Still, an epic crush of photographers pulsed up and down the runway — even the Sheriff of Bobbingham aborted her attempt to get to her front-row seat, backing up into a cheaper one until her bodyguard could part the sea of people. It took about ten minutes. Clearly, all this hubbub wasn't just for the exercise. Someone big had to be coming.
And it was … Blake Lively. Apparently she IS officially that big a deal here, even though she's around town filming all the time. In person she looks exactly as you'd expect: great hair, great-looking, regular height, no surprises. As she came out from backstage, her handlers stopped the swarm right in front of Anna's chair, where they waited a beat until she looked up and spied Blake smiling. Anna's face lit up as if Roger Federer had won three more U.S. Open titles just for being alive, and they air-kissed before Blake was dragged to her seat. Smart Heidi Klum didn't emerge until everyone was diverted by tailing Blake, although a PR girl did run around us and shout, "Heidi needs help getting to her place!"
