Mariska Hargitay at White House Dinner

Yesterday, Mariska Hargitay attended the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair party following the 2010 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the residence of the French Ambassador in Washington, DC.

Leading the proceedings, US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made a grand entrance at the White House’s social event of the year.

As for the celebrities turning up, stars such as Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Simpson, Steven Spielberg, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis were all on-hand.

Also joining in on the Washington, DC fete were established show business names including Jay Leno, Michael Douglas and Larry King, as well as teen musicians the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber.

With Leno acting as the featured speaker, the night saw seventeen local students receiving $132,000 in college scholarships from the WHCA to pursue careers in journalism.