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Lesley Abravanel

Florida
As seen in: MSN, MSN Australia, Daily Mail, MSN India, MSN UK, Aol, Tripadvisor, Flipboard, Miami Herald, Eater and
Covers:  Arts, Entertainment, Food, Drink, Travel, Politics, Celebrity, Gossip
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Queen Antifa: disco balling game show champ, yenta, hot sauce collecting, ex-Miami Herald gossip columnist turned purveyor of prolific political prose for hire

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Lesley Abravanel’s Biography

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Born and raised in New York, Lesley Abravanel covered the amusingly vapid celeb scene in So Flo for the Miami Herald and several illustrious supermarket mags since the Kardashians were fetuses. She also wrote about restaurants, nightlife and travel for such outlets as the Miami.com and the Daily Mail. She was the founding editor of Eater Miami. After 2016, she took a major left turn and started using her platform to speak up about politics, especially after being blocked on Twitter by a certain…

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In tony Seven Bridges, it's the Hatfields vs. the McCoysteins

In tony Seven Bridges, it's the Hatfields vs. the McCoysteins

The reason for the mistreatment was because they were not Jewish'

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Lesley Abravanel

Lesley Abravanel

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Everything You Need to Know About Art Basel Miami Beach - Maxim

Everything You Need to Know About Art Basel Miami Beach - Maxim

When is a cultural event not a cultural event? When it's a damn party.

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Frommer's Best of Florida

Frommer's Best of Florida

Frommer's books aren't written by committee, by AI, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a desti…

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Lesley Abravanel, Founding Editor of Eater Miami

Lesley Abravanel, Founding Editor of Eater Miami

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Prince's best Miami moments from a nightlife insider

Prince's best Miami moments from a nightlife insider

Scene in the Tropics columnist Lesley Abravanel takes a look back at when Prince came to Miami and surprised …

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'Handsome Guy': Donald Trump Gets Distracted by Male Reporter During Press Conference

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By Lesley Abravanel
| Gossip Bucket
A big swirling bucket of the latest rumors, celebrity news and Hollywood gossip. The premier celebrity gossip app. The only apps that gives you a comprehensive real time celeb news stream. Gossip Bucket aggregates and streams the latest gossip news and headlines from the top sources in one place.
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Joy Behar Told J.D. Vance to Run for President Because of His 'Good Vibe': 'I Don't Think He's a Bad Guy'

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By Lesley Abravanel
| Gossip Bucket
A big swirling bucket of the latest rumors, celebrity news and Hollywood gossip. The premier celebrity gossip app. The only apps that gives you a comprehensive real time celeb news stream. Gossip Bucket aggregates and streams the latest gossip news and headlines from the top sources in one place.
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'Handsome Guy': Donald Trump Gets Distracted by Male Reporter During Press Conference

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By Lesley Abravanel
| OK! Magazine
Source: MEGA Donald Trump interrupted a press conference with the UAE President to point out a 'handsome guy.' Article continues below advertisement President Donald Trump paused a diplomatic G7 meeting to compliment an Emirati reporter's looks, a moment that quickly went viral online. The exchange occurred during a bilateral meeting between Trump and UAE President Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G7 Summit in France.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Assistant editor at an international classic music magazine

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

How is social media changing news?

It's blurring the line in a way between news and gossip, which is scary but it is a useful source if used properly!

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