Michaele Salahi's Red Sari Heads for Auction

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Who could forget the vibrant red sari that Michaele Salahi wore when she posed for photos with President Barack Obama and other dignitaries after she crashed her way into a White House state dinner last November?

Now, that sari could be yours.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Salahi said she plans to put the dress up for bid around the time the scandal is addressed on "The Real Housewives of D.C."

There's no airdate yet for the episode. Salahi said the auction proceeds will go to victims of the Haitian earthquake and people with multiple sclerosis.

Salahi is one of five women starring in the series that premieres Thursday night on Bravo.

Much of the first episode features the other four housewives criticizing Salahi behind her back for being too skinny and allegedly not paying her bills.

Salahi said watching the episode hurt for "a minute," but she got over it.

Equally painful must be worries about the current criminal investigation by a federal grand jury into the gate-crashing incident, which still could lead to prison time for Salahi and her husband.

"To be honest, I don't know where it's at," she said of the probe last week in an interview with The Associated Press. "But our attorneys have said to go on with our lives."

"And if the president and vice president are joking about it," she added, "I think they're ready to move forward, too."