Is the 'unnamed young woman' Giada? As if the fact that it was her first restaurant wasn't exciting enough, reported that she was the first woman to have her own restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip.
She even took his last name and gave up her father's last name.
The audience--including Tipper Gore, Abigail Van Buren, Quincy Jones, Sherry Lansing, Norman Lear, Marsha Mason and Susan Dey, to name but a few--seemed to be holding its breath, holding back tears.
Accompanied by her adorable 11-year-old daughter, Jade Marie De Laurentiis, and some friends, they had a great time and enjoyed the beautiful Miami weather.
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And Lauer will likely keep his distance from her, at least publicly, following the misconduct allegations and his own.