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Jeffrey Slonim (1960 – 2016)

America’s answer to Nigel Dempster went to school with Julianne Moore and later attended Yale University. A preppy entertainment reporter, Jeffrey Slonim was considered...
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Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)

A regular on the party circuit in London, self-described “International Man of Excellence” Oliver Rothschild was exposed by The Telegraph as a “fake Rothschild”...
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The Ranting Crasher

A lover of parties in Central London, little else is known of The Ranting Crasher. Prone to fits of shouting if photographed and most...
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The Inspector Clouseau lookalike

A new sidekick for David Pun in 2016, The Inspector Clouseau lookalike is undoubtedly also a fellow lover of free champagne. Sighted at events...
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Sabine Getty (née Ghanem, AKA ‘Sabine G’)

Born to a Lebanese financier and an Egyptian interior decorator in Geneva, Sabine Getty is a jewellery designer and socialite. Her 2015 marriage to...
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Maya Henry (AKA “The It Girl with a Heart of Gold”)

Not afraid of lavish gestures, American socialite Maya Henry was treated to a £1.4 million 15th birthday party by her personal injury specialist lawyer...
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Judy Taubman (previously Judith Mazor Rounick, née Jehudit Mazor)

The widow of the disgraced and briefly jailed owner of Sotheby’s, A. Alfred Taubman (1924 – 2015), found herself back in the news in...
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Danielle Rollins

Described as being “vivacious” and a “tastemaker”, Danielle Rollins admits to having been a “very odd child”. Married to Glen Rollins – a member...
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The Iain Duncan Smith lookalike

Hailing from Hertfordshire and a lover of free bubbly, the Iain Duncan Smith lookalike is seen at all the best bashes. Known for his...
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Lara Asprey (AKA “Lady Lara”)

The founder of The Sloane Arranger describes herself as a “VIP matchmaker … to people who, let’s face it, are a little bit Sloaney”....
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Debbie Bancroft

Debbie Bancroft spends her days amongst the upper echelons of New York and Southampton yet considers the word “socialite” to be “meaningless”. She takes the...
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Alexandra Tolstoy FRGS

The daughter of the contentious author Count Nikolai Tolstoy, divorcée Alexandra Tolstoy is a woman who ridiculously claims to struggle to live on £10,000...
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Lady Elizabeth Anson

The Queen’s party planner since 1960, Ladbroke Grove based Lady Elizabeth Anson is tee-total and doesn’t smoke. In 2012 the founder of Party Planners...
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Charlene Marshall (AKA “Miss Piggy”, née Charlene Detwyler Tyler and previously Charlene Gilbert)

Despite her late mother-in-law detesting her and referring to her as “that b***h”, Charlene Marshall managed to get her claws into $14.5 million of...
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Thomas Gilbert Jr.

Privileged and 6’3” tall, Princeton graduate Thomas Gilbert Jr. stands accused of the January 2015 slaying of his hedge fund manager father Thomas Gilbert...
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Lynn Wyatt (née Lynn Sakowitz)

The Houston home of the “ageless wife” of the once jailed Texan oil baron Oscar Wyatt became known as the “Wyatt Hyatt” after becoming...
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Peter Cary Peterson (AKA “PC”)

The grandson of the Blackstone Group co-founder, billionaire and former US Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson and the creator of Sesame Street Joan...
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Sara Vestin Rahmani

The Swedish born founder of the Bespoke Bureau staff-to-the-super-rich agency claims to “sound like one of the most British people you’ve ever met”. Described...
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Hermé de Wyman Miro

A Palm Beach based Austrian native, Hermé de Wyman Miro and her first husband Rene de Miro founded The International Society of Palm Beach...
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Kathy Prounis

This interior decorator began her career in commercial design with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York. Kathy Prounis is married to the lawyer...
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Elyse Newhouse (née Elyse Applebaum)

This New York based philanthropist married the grandson of Advance Publications founder Samuel I. Newhouse, Sr. (1895 – 1979) in 1988. Together with her...
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Manthe Penton Harrap

Featured on the BBC documentary Modern Times: Welcome to Mayfair in February 2015, Manthe Penton Harrap tells her Twitter followers that she believes “health...
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Denis Doble

This party loving, gift bag collecting sort hails from SW18 and is often spotted at the very same gatherings as his Facebook friend David...
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Justin Fichelson

San Francisco based realtor Justin Fichelson.
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Lady Annabel Goldsmith

The hostess of “the event of the season”, mother of six Lady Annabel Goldsmith’s summer garden party at her home, Ormeley Park on the...
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Bienvenida Buck (AKA “The Spanish Firecracker”, born Bienvenida Perez-Blanco)

Thrice married and best known as the mistress of the Sir Peter Harding, Chief of the Defence Staff during the Gulf War, self-styled femme...
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Randy Harris

The son of businessman King Harris and publishing heiress Anne Hearst McInerney, Randy Harris celebrated his 21st birthday party at the ‘21’ Club in...
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Marcus Prinz von Anhalt (born Marcus Edward Eberhardt)

Having started his career as a butcher, this eccentric moved into the nightclub business and is described as “one of the largest and most visible...
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Solomon Akhtar

More “party boy” than “business man”, Exeter graduate Solomon Akhtar, himself, was the first to admit he’d have been more suited to appearing in Made...
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David West (also known as “Dave West” and “Lord David West of the Manor of Hollesley”, 1944 – 2014)

This larger than life character loved distinctively coloured clothing, crocodile skin shoes and luxury cars. Romford born David West was a businessman who made...
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Brian Crawford ( – October 2014)

A director of Jermyn Street’s famous Tramp nightclub, affable Brian Crawford trained at Kensington’s Royal Garden Hotel and also worked at the Dome and...
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James Gartshore-Boulter

Born in 1993, James Gartshore-Boulter describes himself as a “change manager”. The brother of the tennis player Katie Boulter began his career co-founding the...
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Alessandro Carnicella

As head of brand promotion at Bugatti, Alessandro Carnicella is a man whose job is the envy of many. This Italian was formerly employed...
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Cole Rumbough

Dubbed “the truest American royalty” by one fan, jazz singer Cole Rumbough grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and is the grandson of the actress...
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Ivan Pun

Oxford educated Ivan Pun is plainly someone the party crasher David Pun would love to be. He features on Town & Country’s ‘Most Eligible...
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Fernande Grudet (AKA ‘Madame Claude’)

Quite possibly the most famous madam ever, Fernande Grudet was the head of a French network of call girls in the 1950s and 1960s....
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Christie Brinkley

The world’s third richest model, Christie Brinkley was born in Monroe, Michigan and has been married four times. A mother of three and a...
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Scott Harvey-Nicholls

He shares a similar sounding name with a department store but Scott Harvey-Nicholls is instead co-founding partner of Romelle Swire, a London and New York...
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Sally Farmiloe-Neville (1954 – 2014)

This Hampshire born actress, model and author embodied the spirit of a true trooper. Having starred in the 1980s drama series Howards’ Way, Farmiloe-Neville...
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Nicky Rothschild (née Nicky Hilton)

The sister of Paris Hilton met James Rothschild at the 2012 wedding of Petra Ecclestone and married the banking heir in July 2015.Nicky Rothschild...
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Mr Frizzy

A regular on the art gallery circuit, this frizzy haired character appears on the list of suspected gatecrashers circulated by London art galleries. He...
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The art loving duo

This pair never miss an art gallery opening night. Prosecco surely flows through their veins.
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Lady Joan Oliphant Fraser

She wrote a book called The Champagne Diet and is often spotted in Pimlico. A partying sort, Oliphant Fraser is regularly found at London...
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Ruth Madoff (née Ruth Alpern)

The wife of the biggest Ponzi schemer in history claims she had no knowledge of what her husband – whom she’s since disowned but...
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Grant Harrold

A former under butler to Prince Charles, Lanarkshire born Harrold has morphed into “a Jeeves for hire”. He agreed an out of court settlement...
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Denise Eisenberg Rich

Rich by name, rich by nature. This US-born Grammy nominated singer-songwriter’s billionaire ex-husband, Marc Rich, received a pardon on President Clinton’s last day in...
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Tamsin Lonsdale

A Brit who redefined the concept of supper clubs in London, L.A., Miami and New York, Tasmin Lonsdale is the dynamo daughter of the...
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“Lady” Sandra Bates

This voluptuous art dealer and public relations consultant goes by the name “Lady Sandra” and claims to have been “born in The Playboy Club”....
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      Socialite who got away with murder Elvira Mullens Barney (1904 – 1936) – Elvira Mullens Barney’s lover Michael Stephen was shot dead in her Knightsbridge house in 1932. She was cleared but died of a drug overdose.

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      Elvira Mullens Barney (1904 – 1936)
      Kyra Kennedy – Wildchild and scion of the Kennedy dynasty – A bit of a wildchild, Kyra Kennedy is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She has been accused of cyberbullying and claims to be “somewhere between psychotic and iconic.”

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      Kyra Kennedy
      Theresa Doyle (AKA ‘The Grim Eater’ and ‘The Phantom Mourner’) – Funeral crasher from Slough, Berkshire

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      Theresa Doyle (AKA ‘The Grim Eater’ and ‘The Phantom Mourner’)
      Socialite and fashion designer Andrew Warren – Known primarily as the best friend of Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, and for his Just Drew brand.

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      Andrew Warren
      Gianna Lahainer (AKA ‘The Merry Widow’, also known as Gina Lombardi)

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      Gianna Lahainer
      Jeffrey Slonim –Entertainment reporter and walking ad for Ralph Lauren

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      Jeffrey Slonim (1960 – 2016)
      Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)

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      Oliver Rothschild (AKA “The Fake Rothschild”)
      The Ranting Crasher

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      The Ranting Crasher
      The Inspector Clouseau lookalike

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      The Inspector Clouseau lookalike
      Sabine Getty (née Ghanem, AKA ‘Sabine G’)

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      Sabine Getty (née Ghanem, AKA ‘Sabine G’)
      Maya Henry (AKA “The It Girl with a Heart of Gold”)

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      Maya Henry (AKA “The It Girl with a Heart of Gold”)
      Judy Taubman (previously Judith Mazor Rounick, née Jehudit Mazor)

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      Judy Taubman (previously Judith Mazor Rounick, née Jehudit Mazor)
      Danielle Rollins (née Danielle Deaton)

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      Danielle Rollins
      The Iain Duncan Smith lookalike

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      The Iain Duncan Smith lookalike
      Lara Asprey (AKA “Lady Lara”)

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      Lara Asprey (AKA “Lady Lara”)
      Debbie Bancroft

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      Debbie Bancroft
      Alexandra Tolstoy FRGS

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      Alexandra Tolstoy FRGS
      Lady Elizabeth Anson (AKA “Lady E”)

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      Lady Elizabeth Anson
      Charlene Marshall (AKA “Miss Piggy”, née Charlene Detwyler Tyler and previously Charlene Gilbert)

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      Charlene Marshall (AKA “Miss Piggy”, née Charlene Detwyler Tyler and previously Charlene Gilbert)
      Thomas Gilbert Jr. (AKA “Tommy Gilbert Jr.”)

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      Thomas Gilbert Jr.
      Texan socialite Lynn Wyatt - A Black Belt First Degree in TaeKwonDo and generous “old school socialite” philanthropist, Lynn Wyatt describes her personal style as: “Class with a bit of dash and never trash”

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      Lynn Wyatt (née Lynn Sakowitz)
      Peter Cary Peterson (AKA “PC”)

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      Peter Cary Peterson (AKA “PC”)
      Sara Vestin Rahmani

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      Sara Vestin Rahmani
      Hermé de Wyman Miro

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      Hermé de Wyman Miro
      Kathy Prounis

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      Kathy Prounis
      Elyse Newhouse

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      Elyse Newhouse (née Elyse Applebaum)
      Manthe Penton Harrap

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      Manthe Penton Harrap
      Denis Doble

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      Denis Doble
      Justin Fichelson

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      Justin Fichelson
      Lady Annabel Goldsmith

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      Lady Annabel Goldsmith
      Bienvenida Buck

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      Bienvenida Buck (AKA “The Spanish Firecracker”, born Bienvenida Perez-Blanco)
      Randy Harris

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      Randy Harris
      Marcus Prinz von Anhalt

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      Marcus Prinz von Anhalt (born Marcus Edward Eberhardt)
      Solomon Akhtar

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      Solomon Akhtar
      David West

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      David West (also known as “Dave West” and “Lord David West of the Manor of Hollesley”, 1944 – 2014)
      Brian Crawford

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      Brian Crawford ( – October 2014)

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      James Gartshore-Boulter

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      Alessandro Carnicella

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      Cole Rumbough

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      Ivan Pun

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      Fernande Grudet (AKA 'Madame Claude')

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      Christie Brinkley

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      Scott Harvey-Nicholls

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      Sally Farmiloe-Neville (1954 – 2014)

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      Nicky Rothschild (née Nicky Hilton)

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      Mr Frizzy

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      The art loving duo

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      Lady Joan Oliphant Fraser

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      Ruth Madoff (née Ruth Alpern)

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      Grant Harrold

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      Denise Eisenberg Rich

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      Tamsin Lonsdale

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      “Lady” Sandra Bates

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      Alice de Janzé (nee Alice Silverthorne and also known as Alice de Trafford and Comtesse de Janzé, 1899 – 1941)

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      Miriam “Muffie” Potter Aston

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      Candy Spelling

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      The Bouquet of Christie's

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      Donna Air

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      The Julian Assange lookalike

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      David Patrick Columbia

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      Baroness Gabriella Langer von Langendorff

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      Baroness Stefania von Kories zu Goetzen (1939 – 2013)

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      The Autograph Hunter

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      Fernando Peire

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      Alexandra “Lexi” Abrams

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      David Pun

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      Georgia Davies

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      Ricardo Garcia

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      Nell Diamond

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      John B. Goodman

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      Holly Candy (born Holly Rachel Vukadinović)

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      Euan Rellie

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      Orlando Hamilton

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      Jacqueline Branston

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      Paris Hilton