Heidi Klum is Cleopatra for delayed Halloween bash

Heidi Klum celebrated Halloween in December as she hosted her annual costume party in New York City on Saturday (01Dec12).

The supermodel glued hundreds of crystals to her face and donned an elaborate gold headpiece and cleavage-baring dress to transform into Egyptian queen Cleopatra for the bash.

The event, which was also attended by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Sandra 'Pepa' Denton of Salt-N-Pepa, was due to be held in the Big Apple on 31 October (12), but Klum called off the party in the days after superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast because she "didn't think it was right to dress up" after the disaster.

The German beauty turned the party into a benefit for the Red Cross' Sandy relief effort, with tickets being sold off on auction website eBay.com to boost funds.