Operation Smile International Youth Ambassador Jessica Simpson arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill on March 16, 2006. The singer was in Washington to tell lawmakers about the charity's work; it's a nonprofit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to children with facial deformities. She also recounted her own Operation Smile mission to help children in Nakuru, Kenya.
Operation Smile International Youth Ambassador Jessica Simpson, right, smiles as Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., addresses the media during a news conference in Washington on March 16, 2006. Simpson was in town to lobby for the nonprofit organization, which provides free reconstructive surgery to children with facial deformities.
Operation Smile International Youth Ambassador Jessica Simpson, center, listens to Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., during an Operation Smile news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 16, 2006. Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, Simpson turned down a invitation to a GOP fundraiser and to meet with President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed.
Operation Smile International Youth Ambassador Jessica Simpson smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 16, 2006. The singer was on hand to tell lawmakers about the charity's work and to recount her own Operation Smile mission to help children in Nakuru, Kenya, in October 2005.
Jessica Simpson, left, walks with Dr. Bill Magee Jr., as they leave the Capitol on March 16, 2006. Simpson is the international youth ambassador for Operation Smile and Magee is its CEO and co-founder. The charity has treated more than 98,000 children and young adults around the world to fix with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
Jessica Simpson leaves the Capitol on Thursday, March 16, 2006, following an Operation Smile news conference in Washington. Simpson is the international youth ambassador for Operation Smile. The singer was whisked away from the news conference by handlers when reporters started asking about her reported refusal to attend a Republican fundraiser with President George W. Bush.
Jessica Simpson leaves the Capitol on March 16, 2006, following an Operation Smile news conference in Washington. Simpson is the International Youth Ambassador for the nonprofit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to children with facial deformities.
Jessica Simpson is whisked away from an Operation Smile news conference by handlers on Thursday, March 16, 2006, in Washington. The Texas-born blonde, who comes from a Republican family, caused a stir when she reportedly declined an invitation to attend a GOP fundraiser because Smile is a non-partisan group and she keeps her political views private.