25th Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball at InterContinental Miami

Photography by Ryan Troy, Kyle McLaughlin, Pavle Janjic on November 2nd, 2019 in Celebrity, Galas, Lifestyle

Steven Tyler

Miami, FL – November 2, 2019 – The 25th Annual InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball raised $3 million for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, hosting more than 850 guests. With a creative interpretation of Game of Thrones, the theme of this year’s Ball was “Masterpiece XXV,” which invited guests to step into the Oculus, a world of magic, intrigue, drama and the arts. The gala was headlined by GRAMMY Award-winning Steven Tyler with The Loving Mary Band, presented by the Finker-Frenkel Legacy Foundation, and featured a performance by Alisan Porter, winner of NBC’s The Voice 2016, who returned for the fourth year. Actress, filmmaker and Ambassador for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Gabrielle Anwar, returned as celebrity emcee for the ninth consecutive year. Welcoming guests were the Ball’s “Three Amigos” – Shareef Malnik, Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Gala Chair of the InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball, and proprietor of The Forge Restaurant | Wine Bar; Robert Hill, Gala Host and General Manager of InterContinental® Miami; and Norman Wedderburn, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. Following the gala, rapper T.I. and vocalist Yoli Mayor performed at the InterContinental® Miami Nightclub presented by E11EVEN MIAMI, highlighted by a Hotel Chelsea-themed Saks Fifth Avenue fashion show produced by Maxwell Blandford and Clif Loftin.