Eric Benét and Manuela Testolini’s daughters, Lucia, 14, and Luna, 12, hosted In a Perfect World’s annual A World of Good Gala on Sunday, November 8.
The sisters joined their parents at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills for the event, which celebrated youth leadership and 20 years of work by the nonprofit their mother founded.
Luna kicked off the musical portion of the evening with a performance of Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish.” Her father later took the stage with El DeBarge, Kenny Lattimore and Shanice as part of Eric Benét & Friends. Singer and philanthropist Anderson .Paak was also honored with the nonprofit’s inaugural CATALYST Award.
Following the gala, Testolini shared photos on Instagram, including one of Lucia and Luna standing side by side behind a podium.
“My girls absolutely crushed it as our hosts,” she wrote.
The philanthropist also praised youth leaders from Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., who also took the stage during the program.
“Nights like Sunday renew my spirit. The music was extraordinary, the room was filled with love, but seeing our young people step into their power was the real magic,” Testolini wrote.
Lucia and Luna have been involved with In a Perfect World for years, starting with an annual backpack drive Lucia launched when she was just five years old. Luna later joined her older sister in the effort to get school supplies to children in need.
Through their SOUPer Bowl initiative, the siblings help other kids organize food drives and raise awareness about hunger in their communities.
In 2024, the sisters trained 11 young leaders to organize food drives in their own communities. Those participants went on to teach 500 other children about hunger and collect more than 1,000 pounds of food across Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. According to the nonprofit, the food collected through those efforts helped feed 800 people.
