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Gloria Guinness
Mexican socialite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gloria Guinness (née Rubio y Alatorre; 27 August 1912 – 9 November 1980),[2] previously Countess Gloria von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, was a Mexican socialite and a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 to 1971.[3] She was photographed by Cecil Beaton, Slim Aarons, Alejo Vidal-Quadras;[4] designed for by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint-Laurent; and was also a close friend and inspiration to Truman Capote.[5]
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Born | Gloria Rubio y Alatorre (1912-08-27)27 August 1912[1] Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[1] |
Died | 9 November 1980(1980-11-09) (aged 68) Epalinges, Switzerland |
Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne |
Occupation(s) | Editor, socialite |
Spouses | Jacobus H. Scholtens
(m. 1933; div. 1935)Franz Egon Graf von Fürstenberg-Herdringen
(m. 1935; div. 1940)Ahmad Fakhry Bey
(m. 1942; div. 1949) |
Children | 2, including Dolores Guinness |
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