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.

Sea Coast President Hits Auction Block for Girls, Inc.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam will be just one of the local celebrities auctioned off at Hot Dress, Hot Date!, a holiday fashion show and auction to benefit Girls, Inc.

The event will be held Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Coastline Conference & Expo Center in Wilmington, NC. Tickets are still available for the event. Tickets are $30 for an individual ticket or $250 for a group of 10 tickets. Ticket prices include food and drink tickets. Tickets are not available at the door. To pre-register for your tickets, call 910-343-8600 ext. 201 or click here.

The fashion show portion of the event will feature eight female local celebrities, including Livian Jones, Mary Margaret Latham, Catherine Lea, Saundrea Lee, Ashley Miller, Margaret Robison, Heather Setzler, and Barbara Weetman.

The auction portion of the event will give attendees the chance to bid on lunch on the town with three married male local celebrities and five of Wilmington’s hottest bachelors. Milam is among the three married men up for auction. His wife can rest easy though. WILMA Nights, the organizer of the event, is quick to note that the highest bidders aren’t entitled to anything more than lively conversation over lunch. Other married men up for auction include Shann Coleman and Bo Dean. Bachelors on the auction block include Adam Freeman, Dutch Hawk, Craig Melville, Bryan Metzger, and Chris Wilkerson.

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