Art Basel Miami desperate for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to be homecoming king and queen

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announced their relocation to Florida in November.Their presence would be the ultimate seal of approval for the 3-day festival of contemporary art and its decadent party scene.Art Basel begins properly on Friday but its cultural and commercial hedonism has already begun, with $1,000-per-plate dinners, all-night DJ sets, a relaxation space run by Deepak Chopra and works on show by Johnny Depp and Pierce Brosnan — not to mention half a dozen respected art fairs.Sanchez was spotted Sunday in Miami with Camila Cabello hosting a holiday celebration for reunited migrant families, but then returned to Los Angeles, while her fiance has been more elusive.

He does, however, feature in marble and cast bronze and on horseback in a sculpture called “Battle of the Corporate Nations” alongside Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.This year, on top of Bezos and Sanchez, the celebrity stakes seem higher since Miami has become a haven for the ultra-rich and ultra-famous who also include soccer’s Lionel Messi, Ivanka Trump, newly-single Tom Brady, his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen and Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin.Buzz was already swirling around a sighting of the Koru, Amazon founder Bezos’ mammoth, triple-masted sailing yacht, which at 417 feet was so large it had to be docked at the decidedly un-glam Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, shoehorned next to shipping containers and cruise ships.Alas, Koru, and its mermaid-like figurehead, which has been widely compared to Lauren Sanchez (she says it is not her because it is not busty enough) has departed for the Caribbean, according to Vessel Finder, with support vessel Abeona alongside.But “the Bezos family” have put their name as hosts of the First Inspirational Gala at the Loews Hotel with special.