11th Annual InterContinental Ball benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida

The 2005 Ball Chairman, Shareef Malnik, owner of The Forge in Miami, emceed alongside “Apprentice” alumni Katrina Campins and Bradford Cohen. Al Malnik and his wife Nancy were honored as Lifetime Benefactors. Special Guest Honorees were music and fashion icons Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons, joined by tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, model Marcus Schenkenberg, boxing promoter Don King, and Charles Koppelman, Chairman of Martha Stewart Living. Celebrities also included Florida Marlin Jeff Conine, Miami Dolphin Sam Madison, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, and Miami fashion designer Rene Ruiz.
Guests enjoyed music by DJ Cassidy during the cocktail hour while they mingled and toured the silent auction (more than 150 packages which included fashionable designer names, plus InterContinental Hotel stays in Bali, Paris, Cairo, Athens, Amstel, New York, and London, among others). For the Live Auction, Kimora Lee Simmons joined fellow auctioneers Lee Schrager and Shareef Malnik, encouraging guests to bid. Auction items included tennis lessons with Venus and Serena; trips to France and Chile courtesy of Southern Wine & Spirits and American Airlines; a walk-on role in Brett Ratner’s next movie, Rush Hour 3; the newly introduced Aston Martin V8 Vantage courtesy of The Collection; a date with Schenkenberg; a $50,000 membership to Casa Casaurina, plus items from Bvlgari and Rene Ruiz Couture. Ending the evening with a bang, international recording artist Wyclef Jean performed some of his greatest hits.
Lifetime Benefactor Al Malnik and Peter Loftin
Lifetime Benefactor Al Malnik; Leah and Roy Black; Antonio Misuraca
Bradford Cohen; Lifetime Benefactors Nancy and Al Malnik; Katrina Campins
Patricia Delinois and Jim Ferraro, who generously donated $100,000 to underwrite 20 children's wishes and challenged guests to match his donation
Platinum Sponsor Premier Beverage Company (Back row: Joe Gerbino; Daryl Johnson; Bob Drinon; Ken Burnette. Front row: Nanda Johnson; Maria Roca; Susan Driner; Barbara Smith)
Special Guest Honoree Kimora Lee Simmons with tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams
Darlene and Jorge Perez
Nicole Rifkand; Ball Chairman Shareef Malnik; Yahima Giro
"Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell
Boxing Promoter Don King; Model Marcus Schenkenberg; Special Guest Honoree Kimora Lee Simmons
Suzanne Legon and Kim Wood
Grand Benefactor Stanley Cohen and Make-A-Wish Board Member George Bayer help grant children's wishes
Recording Artist Wyclef Jean keeps the party going
Cindy and Jeff Conine; Saskia and Sam Madison
Rene Ruiz (white jacket) designed the dresses worn by many of the guests
DJ Cassidy and Founding Benefactor Barbara Glicken