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Socialite
The Resume
(April 29, 1890-December 13, 1962)
Born in Paris, France
Birth name was Marguerite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg
Editor-in-chief, French Harper's Bazaar
Heiress to Singer Sewing Machines
Why she might be annoying
A high society bad girl, she was branded 'a Molotov cocktail in a Mainbocher suit.'
She said of her first 3 daughters, 'The eldest is like her father, only more masculine. The second is like me, only without the guts. And the last is by some horrible little man called Lischmann.'
She bedded married British ambassador to France, Duff Cooper.
She whined about having to sell her yacht during the Great Depression.
Why she might not be annoying
Her mother killed herself when she was just 6.
She caught her first husband in bed with the chauffeur.
She was labelled 'the most elegant woman in the world.'
She was famed for her sharp wit.
Elsa Schiaparelli coined the term 'shocking pink' after the gigantic Ram's Head pink diamond ring given to her.
She donated her editor-in-chief salary to an orphanage.
Credit: Black Chic
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