Is she the most popular woman in Hollywood? Nancy Davis reveals how she gets ... trends now

Nancy Davis has been hosting the star-studded Race To Erase MS Gala for 31 years.

The splashy event has seen Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Paris Hilton, Avril Lavigne and Ashlee Simpson attend with musical acts like Elton John and Stevie Wonder.

And Los Angeles native Davis has helped stars like Selma Blair and Jamie-Lynn Sigler open up about their MS battles.

Here Nancy talks to DailyMail.com about how proud she is to be hosting the 31st gala on May 10 in Century City, California with Natasha Bedingfield and A Great Big World performing.

The Hollywood icon also said she is a 'proud' grandma to the new child her son Brandon Davis shares with his wife, Pretty Little Liars actress Ashely Benson. 

She is thrilled her son Brandon - the grandson of the late oil mogul Marvin H. Davis - has a child with Ashley.

The baby was born in February. 

'I love being a grandma to Brandon and Ashley's beautiful little baby and they are the most happy and excited parents. I'm so lucky to be the grandma of their beautiful child,' she said.

Davis married her second husband, Ken Rickel, an investment banker, in 1994. Her children are Brandon, Alexander, Jason (who passed away in 2020), Mariella, and Isabella.

A lot of celebrities have thanked her over the years for her support and she appreciates it.

'Selma Blair and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are two that come to mind that were diagnosed with MS and have attended our events,' she said. 'It's so inspiring to see how far they've come in their individual journeys.'

Nancy agrees that Blair has broken everyone's heart with her health journey.

'I adore Selma Blair and really admire everything that she has done,' Nancy told DailyMail.com.

'We honored her the first year she was diagnosed with MS and it's inspiring to see how far she's come in her journey and what she means to those who have recently been diagnosed with MS.'

And she is grateful her friends like Paris and Nicky Hilton often attend the event with their mother Kathy Hilton of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills fame. 

'To me, everyone that supports us are the true heroes and I'm so grateful for their endless kindness and generosity in supporting Race to Erase MS,' said Nancy.

'I am so thankful that we have our Center Without Walls program comprised of MS research scientists and investigators who have bolstered their individual efforts into collective action that has led to exciting discoveries in the search for a cure. 

'It's really a miracle that we have gone from zero to now 24 FDA-approved drugs to help stop the progression of MS with more exciting therapies coming through the pipeline.'

And she explained her connection to the Hiltons. 

'Kathy and Rick Hilton have been very good friends since I moved to Los Angeles,' she said.

'Our kids are now all having babies at the same time and it's so wonderful to see Paris be a mother to two beautiful children,' she shared.

Davis knew that Race To Erase MS had become a huge event when she was in Aspen. 

'From the very first year when we did our event in Aspen, so many wonderful Hollywood stars came to support us and every year since then, they have come again and again to support us. Some have even come every year!' she noted.

She also has two daughters that are a great support to her with Race To Erase MS.

'My daughters have grown up attending the Race to Erase MS Gala since they were two years old,' she noted.

'They always help me with the planning of the event and remain excited and inspired by the success we've had. They truly love getting involved and we are very excited for this year's event to be able to celebrate together.'

When asked how she gets so many great stars to come every year, she offered: 'We have a wonderful family in the Hollywood community that love to come and support us. We love to see our community grow every year at our event.'

And she

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