Maharani Sita Devi was a colorful lady who led an extravagant life for over 40 years. She met her second husband, Pratap Singh Gaekwar at the Madras horse races in 1943. At that time, he was considered the eighth richest man in the world.
Gloria Vanderbilt is an American artist, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans. She also looks somewhat like an animal.
Doris Duke was an American heiress, horticulturalist, art collector, and philanthropist. When Duke came of age, she used her wealth to pursue a variety of interests, including extensive world travel and the arts. During World War II, she worked in a canteen for sailors in Egypt, taking a salary of one dollar a year. She spoke nine languages. In 1945, Duke began a short-lived career as a foreign correspondent for the International News Service, reporting from different cities across the war-ravaged Europe. After the war, she moved to Paris and wrote for the magazine Harper's Bazaar.
Marie Laforêt was a French singer and actress.
The Bohemian Club is a prominent private men's club in San Francisco. Founded in 1872 from a regular meeting of journalists, artists and musicians, it soon began to accept businessmen and entrepreneurs as permanent members, as well as offering temporary membership to university presidents and military commanders who were serving in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Diana Vreeland was a fashion editor with an incredible personality.
After graduating from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, followed by a short career in the fashion industry, Sydney Biddle Barrows was introduced to the world of high-class prostitution and started her own escort service named Cachet, which existed in New York City from 1979 to 1984. Unlike other escort agencies, Cachet offered an unparalleled service at the time, focusing on delivering a classy and elegant experience to the wealthy and powerful who either visited or lived in New York City. Some of its clients included industrialists, high-powered business executives and lawyers, foreign diplomats and Arabian oil sheiks.
Elisa Sednaoui is a model of Italian, Egyptian, and French descent.
Kate King is a model.
Barbara Hutton was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled life.