Ladies Win Tim Milam at Celebrity Auction

A bevy of ladies from Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty pooled their pocketbooks at the Hot Dress, Hot Date! holiday fashion show and auction last night and won their boss, Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam.

A silent auction was held for area bachelors. However, things were anything but silent for the auctioning of Milam and two other celebrity married men!

Milam was the first husband up for bid. Those present report that he strutted down the runway in a tuxedo with a model on his arm. "There was a lot of whooping and hollering when Tim walked out," said one of his buyers.

A group of ladies from another Wilmington real estate firm placed the first bid on the Sea Coast president. Reports say that they thought it would be a funny to win Milam and have him work at their company for the day. Little did they know that the enterprising women from Sea Coast Realty had a plan.

Instead of bidding on Milam individually, the group pooled their funds. In addition to the Sea Coast ladies that came from Wilmington-area offices, a group of 10 ladies from Sea Coast Realty's Jacksonville, NC office arrived ready to bid on the boss. Their efforts were supplemented with a collection taken up around the Wilmington office earlier that day. The Sea Coast Realty ladies won lunch with Milam for $800.

"The other two celebrity auction winners went in the $200 range, so Tim dominated the market," exclaimed Carolyn Thomason, Milam's executive assistant. The group decided to give their lunch with Tim as a gift to his wife Vicki.

"I am a lucky man to have so many people who care about me and are always doing something nice for someone," said Milam. He added that Girls, Inc. is a great cause and he was glad that he and Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty were able to help the organization.

Girls, Inc. offers programs designed to help New Hanover County girls reach their full potential by becoming educated, responsible, community-minded leaders.