Soleil Moon Frye Wears Purple to Raise Alzheimer's Awareness
Actress Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster) won the Alzheimer's Association's "Who Wears Purple Best?" contest. Soleil Moon Frye edged out NFL star Terrell Owens and six other celebrities with a last minute streaming video and tweets from her famous friends, including Ashton Kutcher, Melissa Joan Hart and Danny Masterson. Soleil's Twitter account is @moonfrye.
The contest helped raised awareness of the growing global prevalence of Alzheimer's disease. According to the 2009 World Alzheimer's Report the number of people with Alzheimer's or another dementia, currently 35 million, is expected to nearly double every 20 years, to 65.7 million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050.
