Nicole Richie: Noble Humanitarian Awards

Nicole Richie comes out to support longtime love Joel Madden at the 1st Annual Noble Humanitarian Awards on Sunday (October 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Joel was honored for his work with The Art of Elysium, which presented to him by Nic and her father, Lionel Richie.

'They are just as much a part of it,' Joel told People. 'Nicole does just as much as I do with Art of Elysium and all the charities we work with. And so does [my twin brother Benji, who's also here]. He actually does more then I do, and he plays the guitar better then I do, so he is a little more entertaining for the kids.'

FYI: Nic wore a cream chiffon dress from Jasmine Di Milo.

15+ pictures inside of Nicole Richie at the 2009 Noble Humanitarian Awards…