Which person in Welsh public life do you think is a fan of leopard-skin high heels, and who prefers suede-lined brown leather shoes with flatter soles?
More than 100 pairs of footwear donated by leading Welsh women such as Cerys Matthews, Alex Jones, actress and wife of Ioan Gruffudd Alice Evans, TV weather-presenter Si�n Lloyd, TV presenters Angharad Mair and BBC Breakfast?s Si�n Williams�have been�auctioned for charity.
The initiative, part of the Stories From The Sole campaign launched earlier this year by Merched y Wawr and Save the Children, was organised in conjunction with the Eisteddfod?s 150th anniversary celebrations.
?Throughout the week the celebrity shoes have been exhibited in the Welcome Pavilion with Eisteddfod-goers given the opportunity to bid for them in the run-up to the live auction,? said an Eisteddfod spokesman.
?The shoes have also been showcased on the Eisteddfod and Merched y Wawr websites with opportunities to bid for them online.?
Among the shoes up for grabs yesterday were high heels worn by Matthews in the Catatonia music video for hit single Road Rage and a battered pair of trainers wore by adventurer and S4C presenter Lowri Morgan when she completed the 350-mile Arctic challenge earlier this year, making her the first woman in the world to finish the race.
The live auction was led by S4C presenter Heledd Cynwal who is also an Ambassador for Save the Children in Wales.
?I?ve never done anything like this before so I?ve been feeling quite nervous about it all, but also very excited,? she said.
?I?ve got a friend who is an auctioneer so I asked him for some tips.?
She added: ?As an Ambassador for Save the Children in Wales, and also a member of Merched y Wawr?s Gwawr club in Llandeilo and someone that enjoys visiting the Eisteddfod every year, I?m delighted that these important organisations have stepped out for such an important cause.
?I?m a mother to three children under the age of five and I?m shocked and deeply saddened by the fact that eight million children under the age of five still die each year from preventable causes such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. In this day and age, that is totally unacceptable.
?A pair of shoes selling for �10 will be enough to buy medicines to treat 27 babies suffering from life-threatening diarrhoea.?
On hand to exhibit and assist her at the live auction was former HTV and S4C weather presenter Jenny Ogwen, a supporter of Save the Children for many years.
?It?s difficult to watch and comprehend the images we are seeing from East Africa at the moment of all the children and their families affected by the food crisis and drought,? she said.
Auction results
Ann Clwyd: �10
Edwina Hart: �10
Sian Lloyd: �50
Alex Jones: �25
Cerys Matthews: �40
Angharad Mair: �51.50
Lowri Morgan: �60
Sian Williams:�10
Alice Evans: �40
Jenny Ogwen: �70
Gwawr Edwards: �25
More than �1,500 was raised for the cause.
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