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Australia's superstar chef and designer Donna Hay was the creative director for this lavish event. "My vision was to showcase what I love about Sydney: the glamorous side, the beach and the beautiful country," she says. "This area is the city's glamor area. It is going to be full of cocktails. It's going to be amazing."
Overlooking the sparkling Sydney Harbor is an area Donna designated as the "country retreat." "It's a great place to come to relax, chill out and enjoy the scenery," she says.
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To honor Australia's Aboriginal history, representatives from indigenous groups play traditional instruments outside the event.
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Oprah's guests are also greeted with an Aboriginal "welcome to our country" ceremony.
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Our 302 Ultimate Viewers enter the party in celebrity fashion and walk the red carpet, which is lined with photographers and reporters.
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Gayle King stops to pose in front of the beautiful Sydney Harbor before heading into the party.
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Oprah and Oprah Show Ultimate Viewers gather for a spectacular group photo.
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Oprah meets the premier of New South Wales Kristina Keneally.
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Ultimate Viewers enjoy tasty appetizers throughout the evening.
Try some of the recipes served at the party
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Ultimate Viewers eagerly anticipate the chef's fresh shellfish dish.
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Guests get a little touch of comfort with these
Crispy Salt and Pepper Chicken appetizers.
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The Australian seafood on the menu, including the tuna, is fresher than fresh.
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Ultimate Viewers indulge in decadent oysters, as well as fresh shrimp, mini beef and Yorkshire pudding canapes, mushroom tarts and coconut lychee gelato.
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Cocktails like this
Apple and Thyme Martini get the party in full swing.
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New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally welcomes everyone to Sydney, Australia's largest city. "To the ultimate audience, welcome to the ultimate location in Australia!" she says. "Sydney is a town that embraces people, and Sydney is a town that is very proud to have you here with us."
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Then, it was Oprah's turn to share a moment with the 302 men and women who flew thousands of miles to be with her—most of whom didn't have passports before this trip.
"This has been the most spectacular trip of my life, and I'm only in the fourth day," she says. "You are here by divine intervention. It is not [because] of me. It is because of you and something greater than all of us. That is what this trip represents. It says that great things can happen in your life. I want you to take that energy, hold it in your heart and when you return ... release that into the world as it was given to you."
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Singer/songwriter Guy Sebastian, the first winner of Australian Idol and a chart-topping Aussie pop star, gets everyone—including Oprah—on the dance floor with hits like "Who's That Girl" and "Like It Like That."
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The night comes to an exciting end with a fireworks show and the lighting of an "O" on the iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge!
