Top 10 Iconic Celebrity Red Dresses at the Red Dress Fashion Show (PHOTOS)

The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The campaign created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women.

Following its launch, the Red Dress symbol attracted the attention of the fashion industry with celebrities and models promoting it through a Red Dress Collection Fashion Show.

The fashion show, an annual New York Fashion Week kickoff event, puts celebrity models in a parade of gowns by some of the country's most famous designers.

For the current year, supermodel Christie Brinkley, singer Gloria Estefan and other stars paraded the ramp in designer red dresses. From Oscar de la Renta to Marchesa, Jason Wu and Donna Karan, the celebrities wore elaborate creations to create awareness for the campaign.

"My grandfather died in front of me of a massive heart attack when I was 12, and he had five before that so I know what that's like," Reuters quoted Estefan speaking about the pain that heart disease can bring.

Take a look at our top 10 picks in the slideshow given:

Actress Garcelle Beauvais presents a creation by Monique Lhuillier during the Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2011 Fashion Show at New York Fashion Week Feb. 9, 2011.

Sara Ramirez in Angel Sanchez.

Kim Kardashian in Marchesa. Kim Kardashian walks the runway during the Heart Truth's Red Dress Fall 2010 show during New York Fashion Week Feb. 11, 2010.

Jordin Sparks in Badgley Mischka dress. Singer Jordin Sparks walks the runway during the Heart Truth's Red Dress Fall 2010 show during New York Fashion Week Feb. 11, 2010.

Venus Williams models a dress by Luca Luca as she walks the runway in the Red Dress Collection 2005 Show at New York's Fashion Week, Feb. 4, 2005. Williams and 25 other high-profile women modeled red dresses by famous designers in support of The Heart Truth, a heart-disease awareness campaign.

Hilary Duff in Donna Karan red gown.

Actress Angela Bassett wears a dress designed by Carmen Marc Valvo at the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show during New York Fashion Week Feb. 2, 2007.

Molly Sims in Daniel Swarovski dress. Actress and model Molly Sims walks the runway during the HeartTruth's "Red Dress" fashion show at New York Fashion Week Feb. 1, 2008.

Daisy Fuentes in Pamella Roland dress. Actress Daisy Fuentes wears a dress by designer Pamella Roland during the Heart Truth's Red Dress Fall 2009 show during New York Fashion Week Feb. 13, 2009.

Natasha Bedingfield in Esteban Cortazar dress.