Cartier and MOCA Kickoff Art Basel Miami Beach

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Cartier and MOCA kicked off a much anticipated Art Basel Miami Beach, which comes to town December 6-9. Last night's event was held at the Cartier boutique at Bal Harbour Shops. More than 200 invited guest attended, while samplings of Touch restaurant, Grey Goose vodka, and Cartier champagne flowing throughout the night. A special occasion, that even Frederic de Narp, CEO and president of Cartier North America flew in to join hostesses Christina Getty Maercks, Susan Birbragher, Lisa Pliner, and Allison Weiss Brady. Tennis darling Anna Kournikova was enjoying her Cartier jewelry throughout the night with MOCA Executive Director and Chief Curator Bonnie Clearwater, Miami Modern Luxury president Leslie Wolfson, Donald Pliner with Babydoll, Ocean Drive's Glenn Albin, Irma Berman, Anabela Sotelo, boutique director of Cartier Bal Harbour, socialites Merle Weiss, Norma Quintero, Sarah Harrison, Stephanie Sayfie-Aagaard, Ocean Drive magazine president Alan Randolph, Marisol Patton, Avenue magazine Miami editor Daisy Olivera, and Suzy Buckley, who is doing segments for NBC6, but tonight's segment was preemted by Tropical Storm Noel coverage. Go figure.