I'm told that with the guidance of his mentor, Ben De Leon -- where's Ben?

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Ben De Somma said he and his wife, Margaret Pozzo, jumped when the Peninsula Volunteers nonprofit asked last fall to use his Woodside, Calif.

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When Kate Winslet put Ben de Lisi on the map by walking the red carpet in 2002 in his red sleeveless dress with the flowered shoulder embellishment, the designer remained unaware until the next morning.

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