Publicity seeking 24-year old Russian brat with a passion for crystal covered cars tones down

In the summer of 2014, a Russian student named Daria Radionova hit the headlines after covering a 2011 Mercedes-Benz 350 CLS 350 – a car typically used by limousine service companies rather than by high rollers – in one million Swarovski crystals.

At the time, Knightsbridge based Miss Radionova bragged about how “everyone is taking pictures of it” but also moaned that the Daily Mail hadn’t estimated the car’s worth correctly. She later tried to sell the car on eBay – with a percentage going to charity – and though it reached a top bid of £154,600, she actually kept the car until September 2016.

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A Mammoth Merc – 2017 Mercedes-Maybach G650 V12 landaulet – Limousine, convertible and off-roader combined created by Mercedes-Maybach to be sold for charity by Bonhams on 16th October 2017 at their Zoute Sale in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
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A Mammoth Merc

Limousine, convertible and off-roader combined created by Mercedes-Maybach to be sold for charity One of just ninety-nine examples made, a brand new Mercedes-Maybach G650 V12 landaulet is to be auctioned in October. Offered to benefit the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and given by Daimler AG, the 17.5-foot long, four-seater vehicle is intended as […]

A Working Rolls – 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I estate car by H. J. Mulliner and Radford – Orin Smith collection – RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale 10th and 11th March 2017
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A Working Rolls

1959 Rolls-Royce estate car owned by late industrial tycoon Orin Smith to be auctioned; it was bizarrely designed to include beds and a loud air horn to “blast” cattle off the highway Florida based businessman and retired CEO of the Engelhard Corporation Orin Smith (1935 – 2016) was passionate about cars and next month, those […]

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Now, the 24-year old has a new ride. Spotted by a reader in Walpole Street, Chelsea, it appears Miss Radionova has opted for something that could provide a little more understated. This time she’s wrapped a Bentley in a mat grey scheme and given ‘BA11 BYY’ just a few crystals on its bonnet and roof.

#Classy #NotClassy

Down Balling – Daria Radionova – Publicity seeking 24-year old Russian brat with a passion for crystal covered cars tones down
Daria Radionova with her previous car, a Swarovski crystal clad 2011 Mercedes-Benz 350 CLS 350
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