Check out all the stars who showed up to this Miami real estate mogul's birthday party
Forget the Oscars parties over on the West Coast.
The place to see and be seen last weekend? Gil Dezer's 50th in Sunny Isles Beach on Saturday night.
The real estate developer threw a blowout birthday party for the ages at the Bentley Residences Miami's multimillion-dollar sales gallery.
Roughly 500 people showed up to the barefoot-on-the-sand soirée hosted by Dezer and his girlfriend Natalie Younan. Dress code: All white.
On the list were a bevy of VIPs, 305 influencers and celebs from all walks of fame. Think rapper Future, baller Hassan Whiteside, 'Real Housewives' star Lenny Hochstein (with on-again gf Katharina Mazepa), 'Shark Tank' regular Daymond John and actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
The way Instagrammable evening featured palm readers, aerial acrobats, a magician and performances from hip-hopper Fat Joe, DJ Element, producer Scott Storch and the so-called King of Dembow, El Alfa.
At one point, Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Larisa Svechin presented the birthday boy with an official proclamation. She declared March 1 Gil Dezer Day to honor the mogul for his groundbreaking partnerships with Bentley, Porsche, Armani — and one other familiar name, Trump. The local developer led the Trump Organization's first foray into the South Florida real estate market. In the Dezer portfolio are six Trump branded towers such as the massive, $600M Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences.
As per a release, Svechin hailed Dezer for reshaping the skyline with some of the most iconic oceanfront skyscrapers in the world, and transforming SIB into 'a beachfront luxury real estate hub.'
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