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First Lady Jill Biden hosted a special spouses luncheon for the wives of the leaders of the Summit of the Americas Friday afternoon, which was catered by Los Angeles' female chefs.
'So I don't know whether you speak English or Spanish but I think mmmmm is the same in both languages,' Biden said, making the universal sound for yummy. 'I think there were a lot of those today. As we ate this delicious meal.'
Biden gathered about a dozen first ladies together for the lunch, which took place outside the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall under a batch of trees shading the women from the 80-degree heat.
'We all ate so much I hope you don't fall asleep during my speech and I will forgive you if you do,' the first lady joked.
Among the first ladies in attendance was Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who had his first bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden at the summit Thursday, after hinting that he didn't believe Biden to be the true winner of the 2020 race.
On Friday, Dr. Biden stayed close to Mrs. Bolsonaro, sitting next to her during a performance by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno.
Later, as the women gathered for a 'family photo,' Biden stood next to Bolsonaro then too.
'We all ate so much I hope you don't fall asleep during my speech and I will forgive you if you do,' First Lady Jill Biden joked at a luncheon she hosted Friday for the spouses of the world leaders who attended this week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
First Lady Jill Biden hosted the spouses of the leaders who attended the Summit of the Americas for a luncheon at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday
First Lady Jill Biden (right) stayed close to Brazilian First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro (left) after their husbands held their first bilateral meeting Thursday
First Lady Jill Biden (left) stands alongside singer Gaby Moreno (right) who provided entertainment at a Summit of the Americas spouses luncheon on Friday held outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles
'Take one for the press and one for the sisterhood,' Biden told the women.
They stood side-by-side looking at the cameras for the first snap, and then Biden put her arms around Bolsonaro and Paraguay's Silvana López Moreira, whose sister died in last year's Miami condo collapse.
The Bidens have made use of Los Angeles' impressive venues during this week's Summit of the Americas, which brought together the leaders of North, Central and South American nations.
On Wednesday, the president and first lady hosted leaders and their delegations to a song and dance filled opening ceremony at the Microsoft Theater, where the Emmys are usually held.
Percussionists danced down the aisles in an Emilio Estefan-produced version of One World, One Prayer.
Cirque du Soleil acrobats dangled from the stage to a rendition of Lean on Me performed by The Tenors, with the musical accompaniment done by 'The President's Own' Marine Band.
And then on Thursday night, the Bidens held a dinner for summit leaders at the Getty Villa, the ornate art museum built by tycoon J. Paul Getty in the Pacific Palisades.
'I'm proud to share all these pieces of Los Angeles with you,"
