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  • Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Redé.
  • BARON DE RÉDÉ - (1922-2004). Prominent French banker, aristocratic aesthete, collector, socialite | social lion, and role as a host - notable for his Bal oriental, given on 5 December 1969. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1972.
  • Black and White Ball - Wikipedia.
  • Carlos de Beistegui | Charles de Beistegui (1895-1970).
  • Carlos de Beistegui - (1895-1970). Also known as Charles or Charlie de Beistegui, was an eccentric multi-millionaire aesthete, art collector and interior decorator and one of the most flamboyant characters of mid-20th century European life. Often referred to as "The Count of Monte Cristo". On September 3, 1951 Beistegui held a masked costume ball, which he called Le Bal Oriental, at the Palazzo Labia. It was one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom, and it was one of the largest and most lavish social events of the 20th century.
  • Comte Etienne de Beaumont (1883-1956).
  • Comte Etienne de Beaumont - (1883-1956). A leading figure in Parisian society, was famous for his elaborate and extravagant parties and masquerade balls.
  • Cotillion figures demonstrated in the Festsaal, Hofburg, Vienna, in 2008.
  • Cotillion - social dance, popular in 18th-century Europe and America. Originally for four couples in square formation, it was a courtly version of an English country dance, the forerunner of the quadrille and, in the United States, the square dance. Cotillions are also used as classes to teach social etiquette, respect and common morals for the younger ages with the possibility of leading up to a débutante ball.
  • Debutantes dancing.
  • Cotillion ball - in American usage, a cotillion is a formal ball and social gathering, often the venue for presenting débutantes during the débutante season – usually May through December.
  • Debutante - Wikipedia.
  • Elsa Maxwell.
  • ELSA MAXWELL - (1883-1963). American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day. Maxwell is credited with the introduction of the scavenger hunt and treasure hunt for use as party games in the modern era.
  • FOUR HUNDRED - the social elite of New York City in the late 19th century. To be a member of "The Four Hundred," a family must be able to trace its wealth and lineage at least three generations without being tainted by any work.
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  • Henry Symes 'Harry' Lehr (1869-1929).
  • Henry Symes "Harry" Lehr - (1869-1929). Socialite and the husband of Elizabeth "Bessie" Wharton Drexel. Using his wife's fortune and his reputation as "The Fun-maker" of New York and Newport society, Lehr attempted to establish himself as successor to Ward McAllister.
  • High society - Wikipedia.
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  • Irving Paul Lazar (1907-1993) and Diana Ross.
  • Irving Paul Lazar - (1907-1993). American talent agent, dealmaker and social arbiter. Through the wit of his occasional client Humphrey Bogart, became known as “Swifty.” He was a tremendous snob who prided himself on his ability to get huge commissions for his literary (or acting) clients without having seen or read their work. Every Oscar night he gave a big party (for stars only – his definition of course) at Spago when it was located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. On Lazar's list, success has replaced Ward McAllister's criterion of pedigree. "Are you going to Swifty's?," people in Hollywood asked weeks in advance of the upcoming Academy Awards event.
  • LE BAL DU SIÈCLE - Vincent Hornoy.
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  • Season (society) - historically referred to the annual period when it is customary for members of a social elite of society to hold debutante balls, dinner parties and large charity events.
  • SOCIAL CALENDAR | THE SOCIAL SEASON - Wikipedia.
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  • Social Register - directory of names and addresses of prominent American families who form the social elite. The original New York Social Register first was published in 1886 by Louis Keller, a German-American of wide social acquaintance, who combined the "visiting lists" of a number of fashionable ladies to compile the families included.
  • SOCIAL REGISTER Association - directory of names and addresses of prominent American families who form the social elite (socialites) in the United States (approx. 25,000 entries).
  • SOCIAL SECRETARY - "... not to be confused with a personal assistant."
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  • Waldorf's Sert Room Restaurant (1931-1939).
  • Waldorf's Sert Room Restaurant - located opposite the Empire Room on the north side of the Park Avenue Foyer, the Sert Room received its name from a series of 15 sepia-tone murals by Spanish artist José Maria Sert along its walls. The Sert Room was primarily used to house private social gatherings and charity events during the '30s.
  • Walker - a woman's escort at a social event. It is believed that the term "walker," first used by Women's Wear Daily, was coined to describe Jerry Zipkin (1915-1995), a celebrated fixture on the international social scene for almost half a century, often referred to as "a man about everywhere."
  • Ward McAllister (1827-1895).
  • Ward McAllister - (1827-1895). Self-appointed arbiter of New York society from the 1860s to the early 1890s. Coined the phrase "the Four Hundred". According to him, this was the number of people in New York who really mattered; the people who felt at ease in the ballrooms of high society.
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    • Alva Vanderbilt's Fancy-Dress Ball was held at 600 Fifth Avenue, New York City on March 26, 1883.
    • alva vanderbilt fancy-dress ball - was given by William K. and Alva Vanderbilt in their newly built home at 600 Fifth Avenue, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-Seventh Street (demolished in 1927 to make way for Bergdorf Goodman), New York City on March 26, 1883. At the time, the ball was considered to be one of the most "lavish" in New York City's history. It featured guests dressed as courtiers, witches, royalty, godesses, and opera and nursery rhyme characters. Quadrilles were performed by guests dressed according to particular themes. A game-changer that established the nouveau-riche Vanderbilts—and their brand-new Fifth Avenue mansion—as social forces to be reckoned with.
    • Senator John Kennedy & his wife Jacqueline arrive at the 'April In Paris Ball' at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on 11 April 1957.
    • April in Paris Balls - held at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY, U.S.A. Started by hotel manager Claude Philippe in 1951 as a party for the 2,000th anniversary of Paris with gossip columnist & professional hostess Elsa Maxwell, which despite its name, took place each year in October.
    • Paul-Louis Weiller, Madame Mallard, Lady Diana Cooper, Baron de Cabrol and Madame Hersent at Le Bal oriental on September 3, 1951 at the Palazzo Labia.
    • Beistegui Ball | Le Bal oriental - held by the eccentric multi-millionaire aesthete and art collector Carlos de Beistegui, often referred to as "The Count of Monte Cristo", on September 3, 1951 at the Palazzo Labia on the Grand Canal in Venice. It was one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom, and it was one of the largest and most lavish social events of the 20th century.
    • Truman Capote at his Masked Black and White Ball at NYC's Plaza Hotel in 1966.
    • Black and White Ball - hosted by author Truman Capote at the Grand Ballroom of New York's Plaza Hotel on November 28, 1966.
    • Bradley-Martin Ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897.
    • Bradley-Martin Ball - was a lavish costume ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897. Cornelia Bradley-Martin organized the ball, with the intention of making it "the greatest party in the history of the city". Eight hundred socialites spent about US$400,000 imitating kings and queens.
    • James Hazen Hyde's Costume Ball, January 31, 1905.
    • James Hazen Hyde's Costume Ball - at Sherry's restaurant (5th Ave at the corner of 37th street, New York City), January 31, 1905. The ball was meant to recall the splendor of Versailles, the reign of King Louis, and the time of Marie Antoinette. There were six hundred people at the dance, in costumes of the period. The scenes of the entertainment were set on the second and third floors of the Sherry restaurant.
      • Baron de Redé in the middle at the Oriental Ball December 5, 1969. Invitation to Baron de Redé's Le Bal Oriental at l'Hôtel Lambert on December 5, 1969.
    • ORIENTAL BALL - held on December 5, 1969 at Hôtel Lambert, Île Saint-Louis, Paris IVème, France and hosted by BARON Alexis DE RÉDÉ. The guest list was the crème de la crème of the international high society, with such attendees as Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, Aimée de Heeren, Georgian Abreu or Douce François Freitas.
    • Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball - by Deborah Davis.
    • Invitation to the Patriarch Ball, February 29th, 1892.
    • Patriarch's Ball - "One of the most coveted invitations during the New York season was to the Patriarch Ball. With the support of Mrs. Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, Ward McAllister founded the Society of Patriarchs (1872-1897), a committee of 25 “representative men of worth, respectability, and responsibility.” Each was charged with vetting and selecting four ladies and five gentlemen for invitations to Mrs. Astor's annual Patriarch's Ball, with the goal to unite the old and newly rich in conducting each season’s 'most brilliant balls.'"
    • The Proust & Surrealist Balls were held at Château de Ferrières, 26 km east of Paris, rue de la Rucherie, 77164 Ferrières-en-Brie, France.
    • Hostess baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild with two of her guests at the Proust Ball December 11, 1971.
    • PROUST & Surrealist Balls - the Proust (December 11, 1971) & the Surrealist Balls (December 12, 1972) were held at Château de Ferrières, 26 km east of Paris, rue de la Rucherie, 77164 Ferrières-en-Brie and hosted by baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild.
    • Senator John F. Kennedy at Tiffany benefit ball at Marble House, 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. on July 13, 1957.
    • Tiffany Ball - Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. On July 13, 1957 Marble House, which like many sumptuous Newport estates had been closed in recent years, glittered briefly again, although no hummingbirds were present this time. The occasion was the benefit Tiffany Ball, attended by 1,200 members of East Coast society, resplendent in jewelry valued at an estimated US$20 million.
    • What a Swell Party it Was.
    • What a Swell Party it Was - New York Social Diary.
    • Young Friends of Red Cross Ball - (1981-1995). On New Year`s Eve at the Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A. Arranged by the legendary Bruce Sutka.
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    • Cannes International Film Festival.
    • Cannes International Film Festival - 66th Festival de Cannes: May 15-26, 2013. The world's most prestigious and publicized film festival. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. There are generally two types of party in Cannes - early evening cocktail receptions and post-screening bashes. The former take place around sunset normally in the beach-front pavilions on the various terraces along the Croisette. The latter take place all over Cannes and often in fancy villas outside. The glamorous parties are strictly by invitation only: the opening night party; events at the Eden Roc, etc.
    • Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, and Prince Philip, second from left, view the horses from the parade ring before the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup race at Epsom Derby, Epsom, England, on June 2, 2012.
    • EPSOM DERBY | THE DERBY - June 1, 2013. The Derby dates back to 1780, and is still ranked the greatest flat race in the world. The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the country's five Classics. 1st prize: £751,407.50 (2012). It is one of Britain's great national events transcending its own field of interest, and has a huge world-wide TV audience.
    • 58th International Debutante Ball 2012 New York City.
    • International Debutante Ball - since 1954. Invitation-only formal debutante ball to present young ladies from upper-class families to high society. Founded in 1954, it occurs every two years at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Young women from around the globe and all over the United States are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties, including daughters of Presidents of the United States, diplomats, nobility, senators, ambassadors and governors. The International Debutante Ball is considered the most prestigious and the most exclusive debutante ball in the world.
    • Alain Delon and Bruce Willis open the 2008 Bal with their respective daughters Anouchka and Scout LaRue.
    • LE BAL | LE BAL DES DÉBUTANTES - November 24, 2012. Known simply as le Bal or, sometimes, the Crillon Ball, is an annual international event created and organized by Ophélie Renouard and her team. It was first held in 1992 at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, which continues to serve as the venue to this day. le Bal is a media event that claims to bring together the daughters of former celebrities, aristocrats, artists, politicians and others. The "Debs", as they are known, make their couture and media premieres in gowns designed by French haute couture as well as French and foreign couture houses.
    • Le Grand Bal (Formerly: Der Kaiserball).
    • LE GRAND BAL - December 31. (Formerly: Der Kaiserball). Wiener Hofburg, Vienna, Austria. The Austrian capital’s premier New Year’s Eve event and the prelude to the ball season. "The Hofburg Vienna invites you to a glittering night to remember in its imperial state rooms. After almost 40 years, the Kaiserball has made way for newcomer Le Grand Bal which promises to be an unforgettable ball experience full of glitz and glamour."
    • The Life Ball takes place annually inside Vienna City Hall, Austria.
    • Life Ball - May 16, 2015. The Life Ball in Vienna is the biggest charity event in Europe supporting people with HIV or AIDS. The event is organized by the nonprofit organization AIDS LIFE, which was founded in 1992 by Gery Keszler and Torgom Petrosian. Organizer and founder Gery Keszler is the “face” and engine of the Life Ball. It is also mainly his achievement that fashion representatives and celebrities of the entertainment industry such as Elton John, Catherine Deneuve, Liza Minnelli, Sharon Stone, Dita von Teese, Anastacia, Heidi Klum, Naomi Campbell and Jenna Jameson attend the opening show. The main priority of the Ball is, however, not only the exuberant celebration of the party people or spectacular live acts, but especially the fight against AIDS.
    • Supercars and superyachts at the Monaco Grand Prix.
    • Monaco Grand Prix | Grand Prix de Monaco - 71th Grand Prix of Monaco: from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May, 2013. The circuit has been called "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige." It has been run under the patronage of three generations of Monaco's royal family: Louis II, Rainier III and Albert II, all of whom have taken a close interest in the race. A large part of the principality's income comes from tourists attracted by the warm climate and the famous casino, but it is also a tax haven and is home to many millionaires, including several Formula One drivers. ASSOCIATED EVENTS: the legendary F1 drivers’ post-race parties. Amber Lounge Monaco party. Red Eye Friday night yacht party. Culminating in the Diamonds and White Rendezvous Party at the Monte-Carlo Beach Club.
    • 64th Monaco Red Cross Ball | Bal de la Croix Rouge.
    • MONACO RED CROSS BALL | BAL DE LA CROIX ROUGE - 65th Red Cross Ball Gala: August 2013: at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club in the Salle des Étoiles, Monaco. The biggest social event of the year for the principality.
    • Monaco Rose Ball | Bal de la Rose 2012.
    • Monaco Rose Ball | Bal de la Rose - March 23, 2013: at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club in the Salle des Étoiles, Monaco. The second most famous gala evening after the Red Cross Ball. The Rose Ball was created by HSH Princess Grace, who each year gave this exceptional evening a special theme by associating the ball with a different country and a different rose. It is a private, invite only charity event that benefits the Princess Grace Foundation. The event features a gourmet dinner, live music and is often graced by many Monaco Royals including Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Princess Caroline of Hanover and many others.
    • The Royal carriages leave after carrying The Queen to the races at Royal Ascot.
    • ROYAL ASCOT - Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 June, 2013. The centrepiece of Ascot's year, Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711 when it was founded by Queen Anne. Every year Royal Ascot is attended by HM Elizabeth II and various members of the British Royal Family such as The Prince of Wales, arriving each day in a horse-drawn carriage with the Royal procession taking place at the start of each race day and the raising of the Queen's Royal Standard. It is a major event in the British social calendar, and press coverage of the attendees and what they are wearing often exceeds coverage of the actual racing. There are 3 enclosures attended by guests on Royal Ascot week. The Royal Enclosure is the most prestigious of the three enclosures, with recent visits from the Queen and Royal Family members. Access to the Royal Enclosure is restricted, with high security on the day. First-time applicants must apply to the Royal Enclosure Office and gain membership from someone who has attended the enclosure for at least four years. For existing badgeholders, an invitation is sent out by Her Majesty's Representative to request badges. The badgeholder's name is written onto the badge and can be used only by that person; the colours of the badges vary each day for one-day applicants. Those in the Royal Enclosure have the options of fine dining and hospitality, and a selection of bars. The dress code is strictly enforced. For women, only a day dress with a hat is acceptable, with rules applying to the length and style of the dress. In addition, women must not show bare midriffs or shoulders. For men, black or grey morning dress with top hat is required. £4.5 million in prize money.
    • Met Ball 2013: Katie Holmes Swaps Tom Cruise For Even Shorter Man On Red Carpet.
    • The Met Gala - since 1946. Formally called the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Each year's event celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night since guest are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Each year the event also has honorary celebrity event day chairpersons.
    • The Oscars.
    • THE OSCARS - Sunday, February 24, 2013. 85th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards. Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. As one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, the Academy Awards ceremony is televised live in more than 100 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards (for music), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater), are modeled after the Academy Awards. ASSOCIATED EVENTS: The 8th annual "Night Before", traditionally held at the Beverly Hills Hotel (eight years running in 2010) and generally known as THE party of the season, benefits the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which operates a retirement home for SAG actors in the San Fernando Valley. Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party airs the awards live at the nearby Pacific Design Center. The Governors' Ball is the Academy's official after-party, including dinner (until 2011), and is held adjacent to the awards-presentation venue. In 2012, the three course meal was replaced by appetizers. The Vanity Fair after-party, historically held at the former Morton's restaurant, since 2009 has been held at the Sunset Tower.
    • Vienna Opera Ball | Der Opernball.
    • VIENNA OPERA BALL | DER OPERNBALL - February 7, 2013. Annual Austrian society event which takes place in the building of the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, Austria on the Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday (a religious holliday). Each year, almost overnight, the auditorium of the Vienna State Opera is turned into a large ballroom. On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from the stalls, and a new floor, level with the stage, is built. Together with the New Year Concert, the Opera Ball is one of the highlights of the Viennese carnival season. The dress code is evening dress: white tie and tails for men; ususally white floor-length gowns for women.
    • Royal spectators at the Wimbledon Championships 2012.
    • Wimbledon - June 24 - July 7, 2013. The oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered to be the biggest and the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. Wimbledon traditions include a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream by the spectators, and Royal patronage.
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  • Los Angeles socialite and Oscar partygiver Dani Janssen with her late actor husband David Janssen, and actress Joan Collins.
  • American socialites - Wikipedia.
  • Beau Monde - definition & explanation.
  • Bon Ton - definition & explanation.
  • Bright young things - nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. They threw elaborate fancy dress parties, went on elaborate treasure hunts through nighttime London, drank heavily and used drugs.
  • CafÉ society - collective description for the so-called "Beautiful People" and "Bright Young Things" who gathered in fashionable cafes and restaurants in New York, Paris, and London beginning in the late 19th century.
  • Celebrity Register (1973). Editor-in-Chief: Earl Blackwell (1913-1995).
  • Celebrity Register - "An Irreverent Compendium of American Quotable Notables." 1963. Editors: Earl Blackwell & Cleveland Amory.
  • CELEBRITY Service International - "The premier information resource on people in the public eye since 1939, providing accurate and up-to-date contact information on celebrities."
  • Cholly Knickerbocker - house pseudonym, owned by the Hearst newspaper chain, of a gossip columnist for the New York Journal-American, which was published from 1937 to 1966.
  • CITYFILE NEW YORK - guide to the most notable and influential New Yorkers.
  • Cliveden Set.
  • Cliveden set - were a 1930s, upper class group of prominent individuals politically influential in pre-World War II Britain, who were in the circle of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor.
  • Coming out (party) - traditional term for debutante's ball.
  • Cotillion figures demonstrated in the Festsaal, Hofburg, Vienna, in 2008.
  • Cotillion - social dance, popular in 18th-century Europe and America. Originally for four couples in square formation, it was a courtly version of an English country dance, the forerunner of the quadrille and, in the United States, the square dance. Cotillions are also used as classes to teach social etiquette, respect and common morals for the younger ages with the possibility of leading up to a débutante ball.
  • Debutantes dancing.
  • Cotillion ball - in American usage, a cotillion is a formal ball and social gathering, often the venue for presenting débutantes during the débutante season – usually May through December.
  • DÉBUTANTE - Wikipedia.
  • Kate Coleman and the Diamond Horseshoe.
  • Diamond Horseshoe - was the ring of seats for the rich patrons of the original Metropolitan Opera House, 1411 Broadway (between 39th and 40th Streets), New York City, U.S.A. The opera house was built in the 1880s and was destroyed in 1966, when the Metropolitan re-opened in Lincoln Center.
  • Dollar Princess - the fabulously rich daughters of the new American billionaires of the 19th century who came to England looking for the one thing they couldn't buy at home: a title.
  • Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963).
  • ELSA MAXWELL - (1883-1963). American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day. Maxwell is credited with the introduction of the scavenger hunt and treasure hunt for use as party games in the modern era.
  • Fairytale of the jetset swans - Nick Foulkes looks back in rapture at the effortless glamour of the 1960s globetrotting elite.
  • Famous for being famous - Wikipedia.
  • FOUR HUNDRED - the social elite of New York City in the late 19th century. To be a member of "The Four Hundred," a family must be able to trace its wealth and lineage at least three generations without being tainted by any work.
  • Four Social Seasons (U.S.) - definition & explanation.
  • French socialites - Wikipedia.
  • Gilded Age - Wikipedia.
  • Gloria Vanderbilt’s Story (Reprised) - The New York Times.
  • Happy Valley set - group of hedonistic British and Anglo-Irish aristocrats and adventurers who settled in the "Happy Valley" region of the Wanjohi Valley, near the Aberdare mountain range, in colonial Kenya and Uganda between the 1920s and the 1940s. From the 1930s the group became infamous for its decadent lifestyles and exploits following reports of drug use and sexual promiscuity.
  • Hedda Hopper (1885-1966).
  • Hedda Hopper - (1885-1966). One of America's best-known gossip columnists, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons.
  • Henry Symes 'Harry' Lehr (1869-1929).
  • Henry Symes "Harry" Lehr - (1869-1929). Socialite and the husband of Elizabeth "Bessie" Wharton Drexel. Using his wife's fortune and his reputation as "The Fun-maker" of New York and Newport society, Lehr attempted to establish himself as successor to Ward McAllister.
  • High society - Wikipedia.
  • hostess with the mostess - a most dedicated hostess willing to please everyone.
  • How to spot a socialite - The Rich Life. Blog written by David Desmond, a columnist for The Palm Beach Daily News.
  • Igor Cassini (1915-2002).
  • Igor Cassini - (1915-2002). "King of society gossip." American syndicated gossip columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain. He was the second journalist to write the Cholly Knickerbocker column. He also coined the term "JET SET". The term, which replaced café society, came from the lifestyle of traveling from one stylish or exotic place to another via jet plane.
  • International Celebrity Register - 1959. Editors: Earl Blackwell, Cleveland Amory & Sydney Wolfe Cohen.
  • 58th International Debutante Ball 2012 New York City.
  • International Debutante Ball - since 1954. Invitation-only formal debutante ball to present young ladies from upper-class families to high society. Founded in 1954, it occurs every two years at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Young women from around the globe and all over the United States are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties, including daughters of Presidents of the United States, diplomats, nobility, senators, ambassadors and governors. The International Debutante Ball is considered the most prestigious and the most exclusive debutante ball in the world.
  • Irving Paul Lazar (1907-1993) and Diana Ross.
  • Irving Paul Lazar - (1907-1993). American talent agent, dealmaker and social arbiter. Through the wit of his occasional client Humphrey Bogart, became known as “Swifty.” He was a tremendous snob who prided himself on his ability to get huge commissions for his literary (or acting) clients without having seen or read their work. Every Oscar night he gave a big party (for stars only – his definition of course) at Spago when it was located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. On Lazar's list, success has replaced Ward McAllister's criterion of pedigree. "Are you going to Swifty's?," people in Hollywood asked weeks in advance of the upcoming Academy Awards event.
  • It’s Called the Met Gala, but It’s Definitely Anna Wintour’s Party - The New York Times.
  • Knickerbocker - was a term for Manhattan's aristocracy "in the early days" and became a general term, now obsolete, for a New Yorker.
  • Lobster Palace Society - from the late 1890s through the 1910s, there emerged a spectacular, dazzling nightlife along Broadway. The classic way to spend a night on Broadway began with cocktails, then to a show, then to one of the gaudy, extravagant “lobster palaces.”
  • Locust Valley lockjaw accent - colloquial term for a brand of speech, widely recognized as the stereotypical upper class American accent and usually associated with the traditional elite of the New York metropolitan area, particularly those on the North Shore of Long Island.
  • Louella Parsons (1881-1972).
  • Louella Parsons - (1881-1972). The first American movie columnist. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst, possibly because she had praised Hearst's mistress Marion Davies, and her columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide.
  • Maury Henry Biddle 'Cholly Knickerbocker' Paul (1890-1942).
  • Maury Paul - (1890-1942). Journalist who became famous as a society columnist for the New York American. Writing under the pseudonym "Cholly Knickerbocker", he coined the term "CafÉ Society". In addition to coining the phrase "Café Society" to describe the people who frequented tony night clubs and expensive restaurants, he also invested the expression "The Old Guard" (the "Four Hundred") for the venerable New York families. Paul focused on the very well-born and extremely rich. In addition to his daily column, each week he wrote three features for the Sunday edition of the American. The column and features were carried by the over 60 newspapers of the Hearst syndicate. On 17 July 1942, Paul died of a heart condition at his New York home. He was 52 years old. He was succeeded as Cholly Knickerbocker by Igor Cassini.
  • Max Jacobson (1900-1979) - The Strange Saga of JFK and the Original ‘Dr. Feelgood’.
  • Max Jacobson - (1900-1979). German-born New York physician, nicknamed "Miracle Max" and "Dr. Feelgood", who administered amphetamines and other medications to several high-profile clients, including President John F. Kennedy.
  • NEW YORK JEWELRY DIARY - by Clive Kandel.
  • New York Social Diary.
  • NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY - since 2000. "Your Link To Society." Website that publishes photographs of various socialites and also provides a calendar of events that they might attend.
  • Nouvelle Society - a term coined by a Women's Wear Daily (WWD) editor to denote a glittering Vanity Fair of new money and conspicuous consumption that flourished in New York in the 1980s.
  • Old Guard vs CafÉ Society - "Old Guard types (the Mrs. Astor Set who liked sitting in their clubs and drawing rooms) eschewed all notoriety beyond weddings, funerals, and debuts. Café Society liked, really liked, getting their names in the papers." (The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years Jet Set by William Stadiem.
  • Park Avenue Princesses
  • Petit Saison - definition & explanation.
  • Royal Ascot, Epsom, Wimbledon & Goodwood - "The definitive guide to what you can and cannot wear."
  • Season (society) - historically referred to the annual period when it is customary for members of a social elite of society to hold debutante balls, dinner parties and large charity events.
  • Social Elite - Wikipedia.
  • The Palm Beach Florida and Bahama's Social Index Directory Volume LXX (1991).
  • Social Index-Directory - since 1921. The Social Index-Directory (aka 'The Black Book') each season publishes an index of residents and seasonal visitors to Palm Beach, Miami, the Bahamas and other Florida Resorts. Those listed in the Social Index-Directory have recognized social standing in their communities, both in Florida and their other residences.
  • Social Register - directory of names and addresses of prominent American families who form the social elite. The original New York Social Register first was published in 1886 by Louis Keller, a German-American of wide social acquaintance, who combined the "visiting lists" of a number of fashionable ladies to compile the families included.
  • SOCIAL REGISTER Association - directory of names and addresses of prominent American families who form the social elite (socialites) in the United States (approx. 25,000 entries).
  • SOCIAL SECRETARY - "...not to be confused with a personal assistant."
  • SOCIALITE - Wikipedia.
  • SOCIALITE: A HISTORY - New York Social Diary.
  • Socialites by nationality - Wikipedia.
  • Society of Patriarchs - (1872-1897). Was a committee of 25 “representative men of worth, respectability, and responsibility.” created by Ward McAllister in 1872. Each member of the Society was responsible for distributing a certain number of invitations, with the goal to unite the old and newly rich in conducting each season’s 'most brilliant balls.'"
  • some timeless style lessons to learn from Jackie O - On what would have been her 87th birthday.
  • TATLER - primary focus is on social trends of the upper class. Parties and society events are also portrayed. It also reports on luxury fashions and high-jewellery.
  • The Complicated Sisterhood of Jackie Kennedy & Lee Radziwill - Vanity Fair.
  • The Triumverate - Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont & Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs.
  • Tilden's Extract - "It cost six cents for half an ounce and could be purchased at any drug store in New York. It was recommended for 'over-wrought hostesses,' who were advised to take a small dose before receiving guests or going out to dinner, to prepare them for the 'rigors' of the evening ahead. Tilden's was pure extract of hashish." (Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address - Amazon.com.)
  • Timeless style lessons to learn from Jackie O - The Telegraph.
  • Titled Americans, 1890: The Real Heiresses' Guide to Marrying An Aristocrat - Amazon.com.
  • Top 10 International Society Events of the Year
  • Top 20 Socialites of All Time - New York Magazine.
  • Town Topics - (1879-1937). Notorious weekly published in New York City reporting high-society peccadilloes and often identifying perpetrators by name.
  • Truman Capote at his Masked Black and White Ball at NYC's Plaza Hotel in 1966.
  • Truman Capote's Swans - the legendary beauties of a long gone New York who constituted his friends and muses, whom Truman Capote nicknamed his "swans", they included among others: Babe Paley (“Swan numero uno”), Gloria Guinness, C.Z. Guest (“the cool vanilla lady with champagne hair”), Marella Agnelli (“the European swan numero uno”), Lee Radziwill (“a special friendship”) and Slim Keith.
  • vanderbuilding - definition & explanation.
  • Waldorf's Sert Room Restaurant (1931-1939).
  • Waldorf's Sert Room Restaurant - located opposite the Empire Room on the north side of the Park Avenue Foyer, the Sert Room received its name from a series of 15 sepia-tone murals by Spanish artist José Maria Sert along its walls. The Sert Room was primarily used to house private social gatherings and charity events during the '30s.
  • Nan Kempner, Jerry Zipkin, and Blaine Trump, 1991.
  • Walker - a woman's escort at a social event. It is believed that the term "walker," first used by Women's Wear Daily, was coined to describe Jerry Zipkin (1915-1995), a celebrated fixture on the international social scene for almost half a century, often referred to as "a man about everywhere."
  • Ward McAllister (1827-1895).
  • Ward McAllister - (1827-1895). Self-appointed arbiter of New York society from the 1860s to the early 1890s, and Mrs. Astor's "Social Minister". Coined the phrase "the Four Hundred". According to him, this was the number of people in New York who really mattered; the people who felt at ease in the ballrooms of high society.
  • What a Swell Party it Was.
  • What a Swell Party it Was - New York Social Diary.
  • What Is the Met Gala, and Who Gets to Go? - The New York Times.
  • William d'Alton Mann (1839-1920): 'The rudest man of the twentieth century was a master of every social grace'.
  • William d'Alton Mann - (1839-1920). American Civil War soldier, businessman, and newspaper and magazine publisher. As editor of Town Topics raised it to a hitherto unmatched mastery in the art of scandal. The gossip was personal, vicious, salacious. But the sophistication with which Mann served it up was a world above that of latter-day tabloids like the National Enquirer or the Globe.
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  • Aerin Lauder.
  • AERIN LAUDER - (1970-). Estée's granddaughter: New York City socialite.
  • Aimée de Heeren (1903-2006).
  • AimÉe de Heeren - (1903-2006). "One of the most glamorous Woman of the 20th century ..."
  • Alva Belmont Vanderbilt (1853-1933).
  • Alva Belmont Vanderbilt - (1853-1933). Prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the women's suffrage movement. Known for having an aristocratic manner that antagonized many people, she was also noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.
  • Amanda Burden (1944-).
  • Amanda Burden - (1944-). The daughter of socialite "Babe" Paley and decidedly "modern socialite". Director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission.
  • Ann Getty.
  • Ann Getty - socialite-turned-interior designer. Wife of Gordon Getty, fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
  • Anne Bass (1942-).
  • Anne Bass - (1942-). Arts patron and Manhattan socialite, former wife of Texas billionaire Sid Bass.
  • Annette Reed De La Renta (1939-).
  • Annette Reed De La Renta - (1939-). American philanthropist and socialite married to the fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.

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  • Barbara 'Babe' Paley (1915-1978).
  • Barbara "Babe" Paley - (1915-1978). American socialite and style icon.
  • Barbara Hutton (1912-1979).
  • Barbara Hutton - (1912-1979). American socialite, heiress and debutante, often dubbed "Poor Little Rich Girl".
  • Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Redé (1922-2004).
  • BARON DE RÉDÉ - (1922-2004). Prominent French banker, aristocratic aesthete, collector, socialite | social lion, and role as a host - notable for his Bal oriental, given on 5 December 1969. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1972.
  • Evander Berry Wall - 'King of the Dudes' (1860-1940).
  • Berry Hall - (1860-1940). New York socialite and later an American expatriate in France during the Belle Époque and beyond. He was famous for his extravagantly refined look and was crowned "King of the Dudes" in the 1880s.
  • Betsy Bloomingdale (1922-2016).
  • Betsy Bloomingdale - (1922-2016). American socialite and philanthropist. She was considered a fashion icon, frequently appearing on the International Best Dressed List after 1970, and in 2009 was named in the list's Hall of Fame.
  • Brenda Frazier (1921-1982).
  • Brenda Frazier - (1921-1982). American debutante popular during the Depression era. She was known and dubbed as 'Poor Little Rich Girl' by the media, together with socialites and other famous debutantes Barbara Hutton, Gloria Vanderbilt and Doris Duke.
  • Brooke Astor (1902-2007).
  • Brooke Astor - (1902-2007). American philanthropist, socialite and writer who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV and great-great grandson of America's first multi-millionaire, John Jacob Astor.

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  • Carlos de Beistegui | Charles de Beistegui (1895-1970).
  • Carlos de Beistegui - (1895-1970). Also known as Charles or Charlie de Beistegui, was an eccentric multi-millionaire aesthete, art collector and interior decorator and one of the most flamboyant characters of mid-20th century European life. Often referred to as "The Count of Monte Cristo". On September 3, 1951 Beistegui held a masked costume ball, which he called Le Bal Oriental, at the Palazzo Labia. It was one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom, and it was one of the largest and most lavish social events of the 20th century.
  • Carmen Mayrink Veiga (1929-).
  • Carmen Mayrink Veiga - (1929-). Famous Brazilian socialite.
  • Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908).
  • Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor | Mrs. Astor - (1830-1908). Prominent American socialite of the last quarter of the 19th century. Famous for being referred to later in life as "the Mrs. Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of real estate heir William Backhouse Astor Jr. Four years after her death her son John Jacob Astor IV was the richest man on the RMS Titanic and perished in the disaster of that ship.
  • Christina Onassis (1950-1988).
  • Christina Onassis - (1950-1988). American born Greek socialite, businesswoman and heiress to the Onassis fortune.
  • Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964).
  • Consuelo Vanderbilt - (1877-1964). Member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. Her marriage to the Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough became an international emblem of the socially advantageous, but loveless marriages common during the Gilded Age. The Glitter and the Gold, Consuelo Vanderbilt's insightful but not entirely candid autobiography, was published in 1953. A reviewer in the New York Times called it "an ideal epitaph of the age of elegance."
  • Coralie Charriol Paul.
  • CORALIE CHARRIOL PAUL - New York City socialite. Creative director of Charriol International, founder of accessories brand C.lili.
  • Cornelia Guest (1963-).
  • Cornelia Guest - (1963-). New York socialite, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist and the Debutante of the Decade for the 1980s.
  • Cristina Ford (1929-2001).
  • Cristina Ford - (1929-2001). Italian-born socialite who, while married to Henry Ford II.
  • C. Z. Guest (1920-2003).
  • C. Z. Guest - (1920-2003). American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite.

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  • Dani Janssen (1934-).
  • DANI JANSSEN - (1934-). Los Angeles socialite and partygiver. Famous for her Oscar parties.
  • Denise Rich (1944-).
  • DENISE RICH - (1944-). US-born Austrian singer-songwriter, socialite, philanthropist, and political fundraiser.
  • Diane von FÜrstenberg (1946-).
  • Diane von FÜrstenberg - (1946-). Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg. Following their divorce in 1972, she has continued to use his family name, although she is no longer entitled to use the title princess following her divorce and subsequent remarriage in 2001 to American media mogul Barry Diller.
  • Doris Duke (1912-1993).
  • Doris Duke - (1912-1993). American heiress, socialite, horticulturalist, art collector, and philanthropist.
  • Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986).
  • Duchess of Windsor - (1896-1986). American socialite whose third husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions, abdicated his throne to marry her.
  • Dylan Lauren (1974-).
  • DYLAN LAUREN - (1974-). Ralph's daughter. New York City socialite. Named one of the Top 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers by US Weekly in 2007. New York City's Dylan's Candy Bar, the largest candy store in the world.

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  • Edie Sedgwick (1943-1971).
  • Edie Sedgwick - (1943-1971). American actress, socialite, fashion model and heiress.
  • Elaine Lorillard (1914-2007).
  • Elaine Lorillard - (1914-2007). American socialite who was a founder of the Newport Jazz Festival.
  • Eleanor Lambert (1903-2003).
  • Eleanor Lambert - (1903-2003). "Godmother of American Fashion." Central figure in the American fashion public relations industry.
  • Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886-1947).
  • Evalyn Walsh McLean - (1886-1947). American mining heiress and socialite who was famous for being the last private owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier) as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.

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  • Fabiola Beracasa (1976-).
  • FABIOLA BERACASA - (1976-). New York City socialite. Born Maria Fabiola Beracasa in Caracas, Venezuela to the former Veronica de Gruyter and leather goods magnate and banking heir Alfredo Beracasa. Fabiola is known for her impeccable style.

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  • Gertrude Sanford Legendre (1902–2000).
  • Gertrude Sanford Legendre - (1902–2000). American socialite who served as a spy during World War II. She was also a noted explorer, big-game hunter, environmentalist, and owner of Medway plantation in South Carolina.
  • Gloria Guinness (1912-1980).
  • Gloria Guinness - (1912-1980). Socialite and fashion icon of the Twentieth Century, as well as a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 until 1971.
  • Gloria Vanderbilt (1924-).
  • Gloria Vanderbilt - (1924-). American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans.

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  • Ivana Trump (1949-).
  • IVANA TRUMP - (1949-). Former Olympic athlete, socialite, and fashion model noted for her marriage to American business magnate Donald Trump.
  • Ivanka Trump (1981-).
  • IVANKA TRUMP - (1981-). "The Donald's" daughter: American businesswoman, writer, socialite, heiress, and fashion model.

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  • Jacqueline de Ribes (1929-).
  • Jacqueline de Ribes - (1929-). French aristocrat, socialite and fashion designer. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1962.
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994).
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - (1929-1994). Wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy and Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. A symbol of fashion for women all over the world.
  • 'Baby' Jane Holzer (1940-).
  • Jane Holzer - (1940-). New York City socialite. American art collector and film producer who was previously an actress, model, and Warhol superstar. Often known by the nickname Baby Jane Holzer.
  • Jayne Wrightsman (1919-).
  • Jayne Wrightsman - (1919-). American philanthropist, socialite, museum patron, fine arts collector and widow of philanthropist and art collector, Charles B. Wrightsman (1895–1986).
  • James Paul Donahue, Jr. (1915-1966).
  • Jimmy Donahue - (1915-1966). Heir to the Woolworth estate and a noted New York gay socialite. Although openly acknowledged as gay, Donahue claimed he had a four year affair with Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, the wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII.

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  • Lady Diana Cooper (1892-1986).
  • Lady Diana Cooper - (1892-1986). British actress, author and socialite. Famously glamorous social figure in London and Paris. As a young woman, she moved in a celebrated group of intellectuals.

  • Lee Radziwill with sister Jacqueline (1933-).
  • Lee Radziwill - (1933-). American socialite, public relations executive, and former actress and interior decorator. She is the younger sister of the late First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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  • Marella Agnelli (1927-).
  • Marella Agnelli - (1927-). Born Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto. Italian art collector, socialite, style icon and widow of former Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli.
  • Marie-HÉlÈne de Rothschild (1927-1996).
  • Marie-HÉlÈne de Rothschild - (1927-1996). French socialite who became a doyenne of Parisian high-society and was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France.
  • Marietta Peabody Tree.
  • Marietta Peabody Tree - (1917-1991). American socialite and political supporter, who represented the United States on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, appointed under the administration of John F. Kennedy.
  • Marion Graves Anthon 'Mamie' Fish (1853-1915).
  • Marion Graves Anthon 'Mamie' Fish - (1853-1915). Was a socialite and self-styled "fun-maker" of the Gilded Age. She and her husband Stuyvesant Fish maintained stately homes in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.
  • Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973).
  • Marjorie Merriweather Post - (1887-1973). Leading American socialite and the founder of General Foods, Inc. Net worth: US$5 billion (2008 dollars). She was the daughter of C. W. Post and Ella Letitia Merriweather. At age 27, when her father died, she became the owner of the rapidly growing Postum Cereal Company, founded in 1895. She was subsequently the wealthiest woman in the United States.
  • Marylou Whitney (1925-).
  • Marylou Whitney - (1925-). American philanthropist and socialite. Whitney has many residences, first and foremost her "Cady Hill" estate in Saratoga Springs New York, a massive camp in the Adirondacks, a farm near Lexington, Kentucky, a winter home in Florida, an apartment in New York City and a residence in Alaska.
  • Mildred 'Brownie' McLean.
  • Mildred "Brownie" McLean - legendary society icon & Palm Beach's reigning doyenne.
  • Mona von Bismarck (1897-1983).
  • Mona von Bismarck - (1897-1983). American socialite and fashion icon. Her five husbands included Harrison Williams, said to be the richest man in America, and the Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, grandson of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Mona was the first American to be named "The Best Dressed Woman in the World" by a panel of top couturiers including Chanel, and was also named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
  • Mrs. Astor | Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908).
  • Mrs. Astor | Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor - (1830-1908). Prominent American socialie and the reigning Queen of New York and Newport high society until a stroke and dementia ended her rule in 1908. Famous for being referred to later in life as "the Mrs. Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of real estate heir William Backhouse Astor Jr. Four years after her death her son John Jacob Astor IV was the richest man on the RMS Titanic and perished in the disaster of that ship.
  • Muffie Potter Aston.
  • Muffie Potter Aston - New York City socialite. Many living socialites could come before her on this list, but "I think the public just likes her name." And sometimes that’s all it takes.

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  • Nan Kempner (1930-2005).
  • Nan Kempner - (1930-2005). New York City socialite, famous for dominating society events, shopping, charity work and fashion.
  • Nancy Astor (1879-1964).
  • Nancy Astor - (1879-1964). Viscountess Astor, American-born English politician and socialite. She was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the English House of Commons. Nancy Astor is nearly as famous for her scathing wit as she is for her political career. Many of the best-known quotations attributed to her are indicative of her personal and political views, such as feminism, temperance and conservatism; others are merely humorous.
  • Nicky Hilton (1983-).
  • NICKY HILTON - (1983-). American businesswoman, fashion model, socialite, celebutante, heiress and fashion designer. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels), and Paris' sister.

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  • Pamela Harriman (1920-1997).
  • Pamela Harriman - (1920-1997). English-born socialite who was married and linked to important and powerful men. In later life, she became a political activist for the United States Democratic Party and a diplomat. Her only child, Winston Churchill, was named after his famous grandfather.
  • Paris Hilton (1981-).
  • PARIS HILTON - (1981-). American heiress, socialite, television personality, businesswoman, fashion designer, entrepreneur, model, actress, producer, author and singer. She is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels.
  • Patricia 'Pat' Buckley (1926-2007).
  • Patricia "Pat" Buckley - (1926-2007). Canadian socialite, noted for her fundraising activities and her height; she stood just under six feet. She was the wife of conservative writer and activist William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • Peggy Bedford Bancroft d'Arenberg d'Uzes (1932-1977).
  • Peggy Bedford Bancroft d'Arenberg d'Uzes - (1932-1977). "The term jet set could have been invented for her."
  • Perle Mesta (1889-1975).
  • Perle Mesta - (1889-1975). American socialite, political hostess, and U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg (1949–1953). Mesta was known as the "hostess with the mostest" for her lavish parties featuring the brightest stars of Washington, D.C., society, including artists, entertainers and many top-level national political figures.

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  • São Schlumberger (1929-2007).
  • SÃo Schlumberger - (1929-2007). French socialite, Paris hostess, patron of the arts and wife of Pierre Schlumberger, oil-industry billionaire from one of France’s most distinguished families.
  • Nancy 'Slim' Gross Hayward Keith (1917-1990).
  • Slim Keith - (1917-1990). New York socialite and fashion icon during the 1950s and 1960s, exemplifying the American jet set. She and her friend Babe Paley were the thinly veiled inspiration for characters in Truman Capote's novel Answered Prayers.

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  • Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (left) with her identical twin, Thelma, Viscountess Furness, in 1955.
  • Thelma Furness - (1904-1970). Thelma, Viscountess Furness, born Thelma Morgan, was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was still the Prince of Wales; she preceded Wallis Simpson (for whose sake Edward abdicated and became the Duke of Windsor) in his affections. During most of her close relationship with the Prince, she was married to another British nobleman, Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness. That marriage ended the year before her relationship with the Prince ended. Her niece is fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt.
  • Theresa 'Tessie' Fair Oelrichs (1854-1926).
  • Theresa 'Tessie' Fair Oelrichs - (1854-1926). Went from the daughter of a hard-scrabble California miner to become heiress to a fortune in Comstock Lode gold and silver, the wife of steamship magnate Hermann Oelrich, mistress of the Rosecliff estate in Newport, Rhode Island and a member of the elite Triumvirate of American society.
  • Tinsley Mortimer (1976-).
  • TINSLEY MORTIMER - (1976-). New York City socialite.
  • Tory Burch (1966-).
  • Tory Burch - (1966-). New York City socialite and American fashion designer, business woman, and philanthropist. Dubbed "New York's reigning blonde" by W magazine's Robert Haskell.

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  • >Wallis Simpson | Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986).
  • Wallis Simpson | Duchess of Windsor - (1896-1986). American socialite whose third husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions, abdicated his throne to marry her.
    Top 30 Jet Set Resorts & Cities
  • Saint-Tropez, France.
  • JET SET - historically explained.
      • Acapulco, Mexico.
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      • Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.
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      • Berlin, Germany.
    • Berlin, Germany.
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      • Biarritz, France.
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      • Búzios, Brazil.
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      • Cannes, France.
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      • Costa Smeralda, Italy.
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      • Deauville, France.
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      • Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
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      • Ibiza, Spain.
    • Ibiza, Spain.
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    • Kampen (Sylt), Germany.
    • Kampen - Sylt, Germany.
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
    • LAS VEGAS - Nevada, U.S.A.
      • London, England, U.K.
    • London, England, U.K.
    • LONDON - England, U.K.
      • Marbella & Puerto Banús, Spain.
    • Marbella, Spain.
    • MARBELLA & PUERTO BANÚS - Spain. Art galleries, bars, cafés, casino, hotels, lounges, museums, nightlife & restaurants.
      • Monaco.
    • Monaco.
    • MONACO - "Year-round millionaire luxury hotspot & resort." Ultimate guide: bars, cafés, casinos, clubs, culture, events, hotels, lounges, media, museums, nightlife, restaurants, shopping & sports.
      • Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.
    • Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.
    • MUSTIQUE, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
      • Mykonos, Greece.
    • Mykonos, Greece.
    • MYKONOS - Greece.
      • New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • NEW YORK CITY - New York, U.S.A.
      • Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
    • New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • Newport - Rhode Island, U.S.A. Aka the "Queen of Resorts." Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions.
      • Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
    • Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
    • Palm Beach - Florida, U.S.A. "Millionaires' Winter Paradise."
      • Paris, France.
    • Paris, France.
    • PARIS - France.
      • Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy.
    • Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy.
    • PORTO CERVO - Sardinia, Italy. "The Epicenter of the Super Rich."
      • Portofino, Italy.
    • Portofino, Italy.
    • PORTOFINO - Italy.
      • Rome, Italy.
    • Rome, Italy.
    • ROME - Italy.
      • Saint-Tropez, France.
    • Saint-Tropez, France.
    • SAINT-TROPEZ - France. "The world's chicest resort." Ultimate guide: bars, beaches, cafés, hotels, lounges, media, museums, nightlife, restaurants & shopping. 250+ links.
      • St. Barts, French West Indies.
    • Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies.
    • ST. BARTS - French West Indies.
      • St. Moritz, Switzerland.
    • St. Moritz, Switzerland.
    • ST. MORITZ - Switzerland. "The ultimate jet set & high-society winter resort." Ultimate guide: bars, cafés, casino, events, hotels, lounges, media, museums, nightlife, railways, restaurants, shopping & sports.
      • The Hamptons, Long Island, U.S.A.
    • Southampton, Long Island, NY, U.S.A.
    • The Hamptons - Long Island, NY, U.S.A. The Hamptons form a popular seaside resort, one of the historical summer colonies of the American Northeast. They have some of the most expensive residential properties in the U.S.
    • A Guide to Your Summer in the Hamptons - The New York Times.
    • Guide to the 2016 Hamptons Party Social Circuit - The New York Times.
    • In the Hamptons, a Small-Town Paper Is a Beacon in the Mayhem - The New York Times.
    • Summer in the Hamptons: Beach, Shopping and RosÉ - The New York Times.
    • You Can’t Do the Hamptons Without Shopping - The New York Times.
      • Venice, Italy.
    • Venice, Italy.
    • VENICE - Italy.
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