The industry converged on New York City in late July to fete the WJA Awards for Excellence winners and American Gem Society’s Circle of Distinction honorees. Meanwhile, LUXURY Privé’s opening party celebrated the decade that brought us Madonna, Miami Vice, and moonwalking.
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Honora’s Joel Schecter with Triple Zero Award winner Yancy Weinrich and her sister, Jessica Smith
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Triple Zero Award winner John Green of Lux Bond & Green with his mom, Beverly Thomas; his sister, Candace Krause; and his brother, Marc
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JCK associate publisher Donna Borrelli, a nominee in the special services category, with JCK regional sales manager Bobbie Hamburg
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JCK Events’ Shelly Hill, Kate Nellis, Katie Dominesey, and Lauren Laramore with Communiqué’s Rebecca Moskal
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BIG’s Ann Arnold, Jenifer Bellefleur (winner of WJA’s first Female Veteran Scholarship), and WJA scholarship chair Lisa Slovis Mandel
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AGS chief executive Ruth Batson, Triple Zero Award winner Georgie Gleim, and AGS president Louis Smith
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Communiqué’s Rebecca Moskal (c.), a winner in the marketing and communications category, with her mother, Joyce Moskal, and business partner, Caroline Tracy
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Anita Gumuchian (c.) accepted the corporate award flanked by her daughters, Myriam and Patricia Gumuchian.
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Winners Deborah Nicodemus of Moda Operandi, Louis Anthony’s Veronica Guarino, Graff’s Eve Rogers, designer Pamela Froman, Mayer & Watt’s Laurie Watt
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Omi Privé’s Manos Phoundoulakis and Niveet Nagpal make an ’80s sandwich out of event director Sarin Bachmann.
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Mercury Ring Corp.’s Phyllis and Ira Bergman
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GemFind’s Brendon Willenkamp, Robert Bridel, and Alex Fetanat
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Long live neon leg warmers, punk rock style, and big hair—or so said the enthusiastic crowd on the dance floor.
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Fiera di Vicenza’s Beatrice Folco, Luxury Brand Group’s Frank Proctor, and consultant Nancy Robey
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JCK publisher Mark Smelzer, Reed Exhibitions senior vice president Yancy Weinrich, and The Mazza Co.’s Steve Mazza