NEW YORK (AP) - It's a celebrity! No, a model! No, a celebrity! It was hard to keep the beautiful people straight at New York Fashion Week on Friday. Actresses Sara Ramirez, Ashanti and Rita Moreno all danced down the runway at the Red Dress Collection fashion show, while supermodel Gisele Bundchen cooled her heels in the front row at Rag & Bone, far away from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the Super Bowl scene.

Style and celebrity are regular handmaidens, but insiders were expecting extra wattage at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week. The strike by The Writers Guild of America has left many actors without their regular work to do.

''People are saying that there are going to be more celebrities around this time because they all have so much time on their hands,'' said publicist Sandy Blye. ''Last season there just was barely anyone. It was like, um, where are all the stars?''

On Friday, they were shimmying down the catwalk for Laura Bush's healthy heart campaign, then taking seats at other shows to watch the pros in action. Joss Stone, Cheryl Hines and Ana Ortiz sat in the front row at BCBG along with Tyson Beckford, Sophia Bush and Mary Lynn Rajskub of ''24.''

Fashionable fiction also came to life with a ribbon-cutting by the stars of ''Lipstick Jungle'' and a preview of the designs to be worn in the upcoming ''Sex and the City'' movie.

The eight-day preview of the fall looks of 100 or so designers runs through next Friday.

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer

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