# Old money Miami country club is so exclusive that Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez and Ivanka Trump have all been unable to join

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/old-money-miami-country-club-is-so-exclusive-that-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-and-ivanka-trump-have-all-been-unable-to-join/
- Published: 2026-08-15T16:49:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-23T20:46:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16054773/miami-indian-creek-country-club-exclusive-admission-jeff-bezos-ivanka-trump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- Bezos, Sánchez and Ivanka Trump denied entry to elite Miami club
- Indian Creek Country Club charges $1m fee plus $44k monthly dues
- Old-money members still gatekeep despite newcomers' vast wealth

## Summary

Miami's Indian Creek Country Club, one of America's most exclusive private clubs, has reportedly denied membership to high-profile new residents including Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, despite them being able to easily afford its steep fees. The club sits on Indian Creek island, nicknamed the "Billionaire Bunker" for its ultra-wealthy residents such as Tom Brady and Carl Icahn, and its refusal to admit even the newest and richest arrivals highlights how old-money social gatekeeping can outweigh sheer wealth in securing entry to America's most guarded institutions.

Founded in 1929, the club charges a $1 million initiation fee plus $44,000 a month, and has around 350 members, mostly longtime island residents such as doctors, lawyers and financiers. Bezos and Sánchez attended a February dock party in hopes of impressing the board but remain uninvited six months on, while Kushner and Trump, sponsored by Mary Anne Shula, have also yet to secure admission, though Kushner's involvement in a local sewer project is reportedly helping their case. Membership requires sponsorship from two existing members, five letters of recommendation, and approval from a six-person committee and a 15-member board led by former AutoNation chief Mike Jackson.

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