White House gatecrasher to auction red sari

The vibrant red sari that a White House gate crasher wore to President Obama's State Dinner is being put on auction.

WASHINGTON: The vibrant red sari that a White House gate crasher wore to President Barack Obama's first State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last November is being put on the auction block.

Michaele Salahi, who sauntered uninvited to the Nov 24 dinner with her husband Tareq and shook hands with both Obama and Singh, has announced she plans to put the dress up for bid around the time the scandal is addressed on "The Real Housewives of DC.”

The auction proceeds will go to victims of the Haitian earthquake and people with multiple sclerosis, Salahi told a news agency.

The gate-crashing incident is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury and could still 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. "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."