Sherri Shepherd was among celebrity guests who graced the red carpet on Saturday, August 15th at Steve Harvey’s Hoodie Awards 2009.  The event, sponsored by Ford, was held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Host Steve Harvey, a comedian, actor and radio personality, was on hand for the 7th Annual event with his wife Marjorie Bridges-Woods.   The event honors the nation’s best small businesses, educators and community leaders in several categories for the contributions they make to their communities.

This years categories were best high school, car wash, soul food place, nail shop, barbershop, fried chicken, high school teacher, barbecue place, beauty salon, church, church choir and community leader.  Each category had a sponsor.  The soul food category was sponsored by Hillshire Farms.

Sherri Shepherd has been working out and slimming down in 2009.  She revealed her ‘new’ body in a swimsuit last week on The View – photos and video here.

View more red carpet photos below.

Photos:  WENN

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