Circus Couture fashion show benefits child cancer treatment

Designer: Nicole Canales; Model: April Leopardi; M/U Designer/Artist: Angie Lum. Jerry Metellus Photography

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Designers: Nightingale LED Solutions: Shannon Nightingale & Aaron Nightingale; Model: Lindsay Karly Kazanjian; M/U designer & Artist: Lauren Chabira; Wig: Lauren Chabira

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Designer: Nicole Canales; Model: April Leopardi; M/U Designer/Artist: Angie Lum

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Designer: Jeffrey DeBarathy; Model: Katelyn Koval; M/U Designer: Meghann Mason

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Designer: Pamela Williams; Model: Keriann Parkes; Makeup Designer: Emily Harris

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Designer: Georgia Richardson; Model: Alexandria Halbauer; M/U Designer & Artist: Deanna Padilla

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Act: "Passion" (Duo Cyr Wheel); Gregory McElroy & Ariel Mosier

Photo credit: Jerry Metellus Photography Act: "Joy" (Group Aerial Performance); Performers: Ben Lerman, Alyssa Gray

The eighth annual Circus Couture PRYSM benefit showcased a dazzling array of fashions and performances Sept. 29 at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Models sashayed around The Joint in stunning creations, and attendees witnessed daring feats by circus performers.

Las Vegas performers, artists, costumers, fashion designers, makeup artists, models and technicians donated their time to help make the one-night event a success. More than $270,000 was raised for the Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada, a nonprofit outpatient treatment center for children facing cancer and other life-threatening conditions, and a program of Cure 4 the Kids Foundation.

Among the evening’s highlights was a $100,000 bid by magician Criss Angel for a painting by a patient of the center.

­— Madelon Hynes