The Junior League of Miami hosted its 25th Annual Women Who Make a Difference event and Centennial Celebration at the iconic Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne on April 24, 2026. Co-chaired by Felicia Shtivelman and Chelsea Ambriz, along with Honorary Centennial Chair Julia Rea Bianchi, the evening welcomed more than 350 guests for a vibrant celebration honoring 100 years of leadership, volunteerism, and community impact throughout Miami.<\/p>\n
During the event, the Junior League of Miami was presented with a proclamation from Miami-Dade County recognizing the organization\u2019s century-long commitment to empowering women and improving the lives of women, children, and families across the community.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s event honored five extraordinary leaders whose philanthropy, advocacy, and dedication continue to strengthen and uplift South Florida: Maria Figueroa Byrd, Cheryl Goldstein, Shownda Pagan, Dr. Rachel Silverstein, and Marty Steinberger.<\/p>\n
With a \u201c100 Years in Paradise\u201d theme, guests enjoyed stunning waterfront views, tropical-inspired d\u00e9cor, live entertainment, a magazine-style photo booth, curated cocktails by Bacardi, and a live artist creating custom portraits throughout the evening. Attendees also bid on more than 150 silent auction items, purchased mystery bags valued at more than $400 each, and participated in a special raffle featuring a beautiful diamond, ruby, and white gold necklace generously provided by Jae\u2019s Jewelers. The evening\u2019s fundraising efforts helped raise critical funds to support the League\u2019s mission and future community initiatives.<\/p>\n
The evening celebrated the Junior League of Miami\u2019s enduring legacy of collaboration, leadership development, and meaningful community impact while looking ahead to the organization\u2019s next century of service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Junior League of Miami hosted its 25th Annual Women Who Make a Difference event and Centennial Celebration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-277673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}