These socialites have used their social presence to not only increase their invitation flow but to create brands. They are often compensated for their opinions on fashion and are dressed by the world’s finest designers because of the events they attend. Attending events is one of the many ways they promote their products and/or causes. These socialites will often attend more than one premier, party, or opening a night.
Tatiana Santo Domingo
Tatiana Santo Domingo (born December 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland ) is a Colombian socialite heiress of a beer and airline empire. She is currently dating Andrea Casiraghi, the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover (née Princess of Monaco) and second husband, the late Stefano Casiraghi. Andrea Casiraghi is second in line to become the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. The pair met while studying at a lycée in Fontainebleau, near Paris. However, despite being friends with Andrea’s family since October 2002, the romance apparently began years later, in the summer of 2004.
Tinsley Mortimer
Tinsley Mortimer (née Tinsley Randolph Mercer in 1976) is a Manhattan socialite. She is married to Robert “Topper” Mortimer, a hedge fund manager. Described as “one of the most famous faces of the New York scene”, the “much photographed”and “New York’s pre-eminent young socialite”s lifestyle and fashion are often commented and discussed in social pages of periodicals such as the New York Times, the New York Post, and New York Magazine. Mortimer has a popular line of handbags and clothing in Japan for Samantha Thavasa, for which she was featured in an extensive ad campaign. Recently, she has become the lifestyle director of B+B Investment Group, the New York-based real estate development firm founded by Ilan Bracha.
Lydia Hearst
Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born 19 September 1984) is an American model and an heiress to the publishing fortune established by her maternal great-grandfather William Randolph Hearst. The 2007 Michael Awards recognized her as their Model of the Year. She appeared in the CW hit show Gossip Girl as Lily van der Woodsen’s posh interior decorator Amelia on the May 19th season 1 finale. Lydia is a columnist for Page Six Magazine, which comes in the Sunday edition of the New York Post, and she appeared on the cover of the Sept. 30, 2007, issue of the magazine.
Allegra Versace Beck
Allegra Versace Beck (born in Milan on June 30, 1986) is the daughter of designer Donatella Versace and ex-fashion model Paul Beck. Allegra is also the niece of the late Gianni Versace and was 11 when her uncle Gianni was shot and killed on the steps of his Miami Beach home. In his will, Gianni Versace left 50 percent of his fashion empire to Allegra, 30 percent to his older brother, Santo, and 20 percent to his younger sister, Donatella. Allegra inherited approximately half a billion dollars (50% of the company) from the Versace fashion empire when she turned 18 in 2004.[1]. She has the last say of the sale and other important details in the Versace clothing line.
Dylan Lauren
Dylan Lauren (born May 1974 in New York City, New York) is the daughter of clothing designer Ralph Lauren and the owner of Dylan’s Candy Bar based in New York City. Her mother is Ricky Lauren and her brothers are David Lauren and filmmaker Andrew Lauren. Dylan graduated from Duke University in 1996 where she studied art history. Dylan’s Candy Bar was inspired by seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on her fifth birthday. She describes it as the most “memorable birthday party I ever had. I must have been in kindergarten, and I had all my friends over. Somehow my parents got a print, set up a movie screen in our house, and did a little show there. It was like going to Disneyland.”
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