LOS ANGELES—The late actress Betty White was honored on Jan. 17—what would have been her 100th birthday—with an emotional tribute at the Los Angeles Zoo, where she was a trustee, donor, and honorary zookeeper, and at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where fans gathered for photos with her wax likeness.
“Something feels a little incomplete here today, not just at the zoo, but in Los Angeles, and that’s the loss of an angel here in the City of Angels,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti, who attended the Los Angeles Zoo event along with Councilwoman Nithya Raman. “Our dear friend, Betty White ... Even bigger than her talent was her heart—her heart for people, for all living things. It was that heart and humanity that she expressed right here at the Los Angeles Zoo.”
