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PROFILE Selling SUNRISES fter five seasons on the hit Netflix reality series Selling Sunset, Christine Quinn is ready to take on new challenges in a A new city—the Magic City, that is. FORMER REALITY TV STAR CHRISTINE QUINN “It was time to move on from Selling Sunset,” says IS MAKING MOVES IN THE MAGIC CITY Quinn, who still calls Los Angeles home. But, she confesses, she has so much business in Miami these BY LINDA MARX days (think: nine exclusive listings totaling more than $135 million) that she’s considering a crosscountry move to South Florida. “I have many things percolating in Miami right now, which is a mecca for high-end real estate and cryptocurrency-driven real estate transactions.” Bubbling to the top of Quinn’s percolating projects is selling ultra-luxe condos for Dezer Development’s Bentley Residences Miami. “Christine is the consummate pro for luxury real estate,” says Gil Dezer, president of Dezer Development. “Bentley Residences in Sunny Isles Beach is perfect for her.” But the new Bentley tower isn’t the only piece of Miami that Quinn has been selling—she’s also working with Aria Reserve on Biscayne Bay, The Penthouse at Regalia on Sunny Isles Beach, Diesel Wynwood, and other high-end properties. On Selling Sunset, Quinn was often portrayed as a villain. But she says she isn’t bothered by the buzz. “It was mostly a persona created for a scripted TV series,” Quinn explains. “I feel sorry for people if they don’t have a sense of humor. I have always been a confident person, but my confidence grew once I embraced my own unique style.” For Quinn, that kind of confidence is key to her success—and she says one facet is dressing in provocative fashion. “Style is the external expression of your most internal self,” she says. “I feel the most confident version of myself when I dress the part.” When Quinn is in town, you can find her frequenting Miami Beach. One of her favorites is Faena, with its old Hollywood glamour, dashes of fantasy, and lounge that makes her feel as if she is on a 1940s movie set with Humphrey Bogart. “I also like Naoe for Japanese food and Cipriani Downtown Miami,” she adds. “The Lapis Spa in the Fontainebleau is ideal for relaxing.” If all this seems worlds away from Quinn’s conservative upbringing in Dallas, Texas, well, it is.

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her signature career, which is growing fast,” she says. “Stay tuned style to Miami. as you will see plenty of excitement on the horizon for me in the coming months.”«