Washington
(ANI):
Eva
Mendes
has
said
that
Angelina
Jolie
is
the
source
of
inspiration
that
makes
her
want
to
be
a
better
person.
The
actress
made
the
statement
at
an
event
to
celebrate
women
in
entertainment
who
have
made
significant
contributions
to
philanthropic
and
charitable
causes
at
Variety"s
Power
of
Women
luncheon
in
Beverly
Hills
on
Thursday.
Mendes
was
honoured
for
her
work
with
the
Art
of
Elysium
Foundation,
which
brings
different
forms
of
creative
arts
into
hospitals
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
children
with
serious
diseases
and
illnesses.
Some
of
Hollywood"s
biggest
names
from
Anne
Hathaway
to
Katie
Holmes
to
Eva
Mendes
stepped
out
to
celebrate
it.
“I
have
to
say
that
Angelina
Jolie
did
something
really
interesting
when
she
became
'Angelina
Jolie"," Fox
News
quoted
her
as
saying.
“She
took
all
that
light
and
attention
she
was
getting
and
she
shined
that
light
on
important
causes.
I
think
that"s
pretty
incredible
and
she
was
the
one
that
made
it
cool
to
do
all
that,"
she
added.