Melissa Odabash at W South Beach

It was a Miami A-list crowd at the Melissa Odabash show at W South Beach during Miami Swim Week. Sarah Arison was back to host SocialMiami’s coverage as we spoke with Brooke Soffer from the Fontainebleau, Eva Hughes from Vogue Latin America, famed Miami hair stylist Raphael Reboh from Femme Coiffure and, of course, Melissa Odabash herself enlightening us about her vintage-inspired line. Hot, sexy, chic – everything that Miami is about on SocialMiami.com.

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Alli and Chip in East Hampton

Olga A. Arguello with John Legend

Now in its 11th year, the Art for Life gala benefiting the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation was held in East Hampton, raising funds to help provide underprivileged urban youth exposure and access to the arts, as well as opportunities to develop and exhibit their talents.

Miami Heat superstar Chris Bosh, newlyweds Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, Donna Karan, Jason Binn, Renee & Carlisle Sealy, Tangie Murray, Javier Evans, and Olga A. Arguello helped celebrate the honoring of Allison & Chip Brady, Deepak Chopra, Swizz Beatz, and Richie Akiva. The party also marked the debut of Tracy Wilson Mourning’s fabulous new line of body lotions called Kiss. The event was sponsored by LSN Partners, a business development firm in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Target, Bounty, and Hamptons magazine.

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2009/2010 Gala Guide Album

Another stellar gala season has come and gone as Miami’s philanthropic community continued to step to the plate, even during a period of economic downturn. From helping children, to finding cures for diseases, to assisting the poor and funding arts organizations, the 2009-10 charity gala season in Miami celebrated the best that humanity has to offer – and SocialMiami was there: promoting, documenting, supporting.

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