Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty ImagesA hero both on and off the field, NFL Washington Redskins’ star cornerback Josh Norman graced the cover of Haute Living and celebrated the occasion with a swanky fête at Miami River hot spot Kiki on the River with One Thousand Museum.
Norman and his family, including his adorable daughter, arrived at the party in the ultimate Miami style—via a stunning yacht, docked right on site for the night. The highest-paid cornerback in NFL history entered the venue looking dapper as ever, decked out in a red suit from Brickell City Centre’s custom men’s boutique, STITCHED.
Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty ImagesJoining the star was fellow NFL icon, Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as Kelly Olynyk from the Miami Heat, Matt Haggman, Alina Villasante, Jenine Howard and Norman Simmons. Haute Living CEO Kamal Hotchandani was in attendance along with One Thousand Museum Developer Louis Birdman and his beautiful wife, Angela, and ONE Sotheby’s International Realty President Daniel De La Vega.
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Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty ImagesAfter mixing and mingling and plenty of photo opportunities, the guests moved inside for an intimate dinner—a gorgeous display made all the more beautiful with mixed fuchsia florals from Alorè Event Firm. Dinner included a wonderful lineup of Greek specialties, such as lobster salad, zucchini and eggplant chips and dip, Greek spreads, octopus a la plancha and the spot’s signature delicious Salt Crusted Lavraki.
Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty ImagesFollowing dinner, Kamal Hotchandani rose to make a toast and say a few words about the athlete, praising him for his greatness both on the field and off—speaking about his admirable philanthropic work with his Starz24 organization. He then introduced One Thousand Museum developer Louis Birdman who shared some heartfelt words with the group.
Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty Images“We are not here to honor Josh Norman for being the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. And we are not here to honor his accomplishments on the football field. We are here to celebrate Josh Norman—a philanthropist, and a family man. And we are so happy to be sharing this evening with his family here with us,” said Birdman.
Photo Credit: Romain Maurice/Getty ImagesFinally, famed artist Shawn Kolodny presented the cornerback with a custom painting of his signature “addicted to fashion” Louis Vuitton painting, highlighting Norman’s “addiction to greatness” as both an athlete, philanthropist and family man.
Norman humbly thanked the group for attending the event to celebrate with him, shouting out different members of the room with sincere thank yous and gracious compliments for all their hard work in making the night complete. And with that, a flaming dessert platter was presented and the night ended with decadent treats, laughs and more cheers to the admirable athlete.
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