A Palm Beach based Austrian native, Hermé de Wyman Miro and her first husband Rene de Miro founded The International Society of Palm Beach with the aim of “[contributing to the] community through scholarships and grants supporting the arts, fostering education [and] furthering medicine”. Described as “the definition of a humanitarian” and “America’s answer to Barbara Cartland”, this twice married philanthropist has been knighted by the order of St. John and St. George, Knights of Malta and is well known for her colourful outfits and hats.
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John B. Goodman
John B. Goodman sold his family business, Goodman Manufacturing, for $1.43 billion in 2004 and founded the International Polo Club Palm Beach. This socialite and protégé of the $7 billion Ponzi-schemer Sir Allan Stanford, claimed: “I don’t know what happened” when put on trial for smashing his Bentley into a Hyundai driven by Scott Wilson in […]
Gianna Lahainer
“One-time secretary” Gianna Lahainer hit gold when she married a Palm Beach real estate tycoon named Frank Lahainer. He “indulged her every whim” and she is said to have a 25-carat engagement ring from Harry Winston, a white Rolls-Royce Corniche, a 32-carat sapphire, and a 26-carat emerald. When he died of leukemia and left her […]
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She looks like America’s answer to Nora Docker.
Hmmm…. I’ve heard stories about this lady.
I admire her for her generosity and ability to show colour. What a shame that characters like this are all but gone now.
Vere is fausands of them out vere….vis said,..vem folks is new folks innit?
Vat Tamara Egglestone, wiv’ her child, was comin’ in, as I was goin’ out of the Ivy Chelsea Garden just now
She looked at I like I was scum…….she has the ‘ touch ‘ Maffew………..she has the ‘ touch ‘ – like it or not……..
‘Vere was only two or free big motors outside……..who knows the score eh Maffew?