International Best Dressed List - The International Hall of Fame: Women

The International Hall of Fame: Women

• Natividad Abascal, former model, former Duchess of Feria; Madrid (1984).
• Marella Agnelli, international socialite, philanthropist, co-founder of the Pinacoteca Agnelli art museum, widow of the former Fiat chairman; Turin (1963).
• Mme. Hervé Alphand (Nicole), wife of the former French ambassador to the U.S.; Paris (1963).
• H.R.H. Countess Arco (Marie-Beatrice), socialite, businesswoman; Munich and Greenwich, Conn. (2000).
• Contessa Donatella Asta, Italian representative for the World Monuments Fund; San Marco (1995).
• Adele Astaire, first dance partner of brother Fred, wife of Lord Cavendish; Waterford, Ireland (1975).
• Mrs. Brooke Astor, philanthropist; New York (1989).
• Lily Auchincloss, art collector, philanthropist; New York (1980).
• Irene Bouvier Auchincloss, actress; Los Angeles (1967).
• Lauren Bacall, actress; New York (2000).
• Mme. Jacques Balsan (Consuelo Vanderbilt), the former Duchess of Marlborough, international hostess; New York and Palm Beach (1958).
• Anne H. Bass, socialite, philanthropist; New York (1994).
• Mrs. Sid Bass (Mercedes), socialite, philanthropist, the former Mrs. Francis Kellogg; Fort Worth and New York (1987).
• Olive Behrendt, actress, philanthropist; Los Angeles (1980).
• Mme. Ahmed Benhima, wife of the former Moroccan ambassador to the U.N.; Rabat and New York (1975).
• Marisa Berenson, model, actress, granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli; New York (2000).
• Candice Bergen, actress; New York (1995).
• Rosamund Bernier, art lecturer, wife of John Russell of The New York Times; New York (1998).
• Liliane Bettencourt, (2009)
• Countess Mona von Bismarck, leading social figure of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, the former Mrs. Harrison Williams; New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and Capri (1958).
• Evangelina Blahnik, company director for shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, her brother; London (1989).
• Mrs. William McCormick Blair Jr. (Deeda), health-care advocate; Washington, D.C. (1970).
• Mrs. Betsy Bloomingdale, socialite, wife of the department-store heir and Diners Club co-creator; Los Angeles (1970).
• Eliza Reed Bolen, vice president of licensing for Oscar de la Renta, her stepfather; New York (2004).
• Sra. Fernando Botero (Sophia Vari), sculptor; Paris (1999).
• Countess Elisabeth Bouvier de Kasa-Hunyady, socialite, gardening expert; New York and Lyford Cay, Bahamas (1989).
• Contessa Brando Brandolini d’Adda (Cristiana), socialite, sister of Gianni Agnelli; Venice (1975).
• Contessa Tiberto Brandolini (Georgina), Valentino muse, designer; Paris (1983).
• Mrs. David K. E. Bruce (Evangeline), wife of the former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain; Washington, D.C. (1964).
• Joan Juliet Buck, novelist, journalist; Santa Fe (1987).
• Mrs. Patricia Buckley, hostess, socialite, member of the advisory council to Memorial Sloan-Kettering; New York (1975).
• H.R.H. Princess Kyril of Bulgaria (Rosario), art consultant; London (1995).
• Amanda Burden, chair of the City Planning Commission of New York, civic-affairs activist, daughter of Babe Paley; New York (1996).
• Robin Butler, former Vogue fashion editor; New York (1967).
• Mrs. Shakira Caine, former actress, restaurateur; London (1991).
• Margaret Case, Vogue editor; New York (1964).
• Mme. Betty Catroux, Yves Saint Laurent muse; Paris (1978).
• Comtesse Frédéric Chandon de Briailles (Camilla), wife of the Moët & Chandon vineyard head; Paris (1993).
• Coco Chanel (Gabrielle), fashion designer, one of the greatest fashion influences of the 20th century; Paris (1964).
• Tina Chow, model, artist, wife of restaurateur Michael Chow; New York (1985).
• Alba Clemente, performer, wife of artist Francesco Clemente; New York and the Amalfi Coast, Italy (2007).
• Claudette Colbert, actress; New York and Barbados (1958).
• Amy Fine Collins, Vanity Fair special correspondent; New York (1996).
• Sybil Connolly, fashion designer; Dublin (1965).
• Marina Rust Connor, writer, Vogue contributing editor; New York (2007).
• Sofia Coppola, filmmaker; New York and Paris (2007).
• CeCe Cord, socialite, designer; New York (1995).
• Pilar Crespi, former fashion public-relations executive, wife of investment banker Stephen Robert, daughter of below; New York (1978).
• Contessa Rodolfo Crespi (Consuelo), former Italian Vogue editor; New York and Rome (1959).
• Kitty D’Alessio, fashion executive, former Chanel president; New York (1988).
• Catherine Deneuve, actress (2009)
• Mrs. Kirk Douglas (Anne Buydens), philanthropist, community activist, wife of the actor; Los Angeles (1970).
• Grace, Countess Dudley, international socialite; New York and London (1996).
• Mrs. Angier Biddle Duke (Robin), philanthropist, hostess; New York (1994).
• Irene Dunne, actress, U.S. delegate to the U.N.; Los Angeles and New York (1958).
• Mrs. Frederick Eberstadt (Isabel), socialite, author, daughter of author Ogden Nash; New York (1967).
• Mrs. Jane Engelhard, philanthropist; New York (1972).
• Mrs. Mica Ertegun, decorator, socialite; New York (1971).
• Mrs. David Evins (Marilyn), public-relations executive; New York (1972).
• Donna Simonetta Fabiani, fashion designer; Paris (1964).
• Lucie de La Falaise, fashion stylist, model, wife of Marlon Richards; London (1997).
• Maxime de la Falaise, fashion designer, author, former model; Paris (2004).
• Susan Fales-Hill, author, television writer; New York (2004).
• Lucy Ferry, heiress, former model, ex-wife of musician Bryan Ferry; London (1994).
• Sra. Alfonso Fierro (Trini), socialite; Madrid (1989).
• Mrs. Palen Flagler (Anita Colby), former actress; New York and Oyster Bay (1965).
• Dame Margot Fonteyn, ballerina; London (1965).
• Cristina Ford, socialite, second wife of Henry Ford II; New York (1973).
• Lady Charlotte Fraser, international socialite; London (1999).
• Inès de la Fressange, fashion designer; Paris (1998).
• Betty Furness, consumer reporter-advocate, former actress; New York (1986).
• Princess Irene Galitzine, fashion designer; Rome (1965).
• Sophie Gimbel, Saks Fifth Avenue fashion designer; New York (1964).
• Elizinha Goncalves, hostess, former wife of banker Walther Moreira Salles; Rio de Janeiro (1964).
• H.M. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London (1958).
• H.R.H. Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, children’s-clothing designer, wife of the heir to the Greek throne; London (1999).
• Mme. Alix Grès, fashion designer; Paris (1972).
• Nina Griscom, socialite, former model; New York (1991).
• Mrs. Henry Grunwald (editor) (Louise), philanthropist, hostess; New York (1976).
• Mrs. C. Z. Guest, socialite, gardening expert; Old Westbury, N.Y. (1959).
• Mrs. Christian de Guigné III (Eleanor), socialite; San Francisco (1981).
• Hon. Daphne Guinness, journalist, the former Mrs. Spyros Niarchos; London, Paris, and Sydney (1994).
• Mrs. Loel (Gloria Guinness), Mexican-born socialite, fashion icon; Paris, Lausanne, and Palm Beach (1964).
• Mrs. Patrick (Dolores Guinness) (Dolores von Fürstenberg-Herdringen), socialite, daughter of above; Lausanne (1970).
• Mrs. Prentis Cobb Hale (Denise), socialite; San Francisco (1975).
• Mrs. Rupert Hambro (Robin), philanthropist, journalist; London (1976).
• Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein II (Dorothy), socialite, wife of the composer; New York (1986).
• H.R.H. Caroline, Princess of Hanover, elder daughter of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco; Monte Carlo and Paris (1994).
• Lady Amanda Harlech, fashion consultant, Karl Lagerfeld muse; London (1997).
• The Hon. Pamela Harriman, former U.S. ambassador to France, first wife of Randolph Churchill, fourth wife of Leland Hayward, third wife of Averill Harriman; Washington, D.C. (1993).
• Mrs. Donald Harrington (Sybil), philanthropist, opera sponsor; Amarillo, Tex., and Phoenix, Ariz. (1988).
• Kitty Carlisle Hart, actress, fine-arts authority, former chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts, widow of playwright Moss Hart; New York and Palm Beach (1994).
• Dina Merrill Hartley, RKO Pictures vice-chairman, actress, daughter of Marjorie Merriwether Post and E. F. Hutton; Los Angeles and Palm Beach (1965).
• Enid A. Haupt, philanthropist, wife of financier Ira Haupt, sister of Walter Annenberg; New York (1965).
• Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr. (Bootsie), socialite, wife of the newspaper reporter and editor, the former Austine Cassini; New York (1959).
• Madame Aimée de Heeren, Brazilian-born international socialite, hostess; New York, Paris, Palm Beach, and Biarritz (1996).
• Mrs. T. Charlton Henry (Julia), socialite, museum benefactress; Philadelphia and Switzerland (1964).
• Audrey Hepburn, actress, UNICEF goodwill ambassador; Tolochenaz, Switzerland (1961).
• Carolina Herrera (fashion designer); New York and Caracas (1980).
• Carolina Adriana Herrera, film producer, international representative of Carolina Herrera perfumes, daughter of above; New York and Madrid (1997).
• Lena Horne, singer; New York (1983).
• Anjelica Huston, actress; Los Angeles (1988).
• Iman (model), model, cosmetics executive, wife of David Bowie; New York (1986).
• Bianca Jagger, human-rights activist; New York (1976).
• H.I.M. Empress Michiko of Japan, Tokyo (1990).
• Mrs. Deane Johnson (Anne), philanthropist, first wife of Henry Ford II; Grosse Pointe and New York (1959).
• H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan, UNESCO goodwill ambassador; New York (1985).
• H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan; Amman (1998).
• H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan; Amman (2006).
• Mrs. Michael Kaiser (Betsy), socialite, Galanos muse, former model; Santa Barbara (1971).
• Mrs. Nan Kempner, socialite, former magazine journalist; New York (1971).
• Mrs. Rose Kennedy, Kennedy-family matriarch; Boston (1966).
• H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, (born Princess Marina of Greece); London (1960).
• Jemima Khan, fashion designer, charity worker; London (2007).
• Princess Salimah Aga Khan, child-welfare activist, first wife (begum) of His Highness the Aga Khan, the Muslim spiritual leader; Paris (1973).
• Nicole Kidman, actress; Los Angeles, New York, and Australia (2004).
• Mrs. Nancy Kissinger, political analyst, wife of the former U.S. secretary of state; New York (1982).
• Elsa Klensch, television style journalist, author; New York and Sydney (1989).
• Mme. Thadée Klossowski (Loulou de la Falaise), fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent muse, daughter-in-law of the artist Balthus; Paris (1981).
• Alexandra Kotur, style director, U.S. Vogue (2008)
• Mrs. Henry Kravis (Marie-Josée), economist, wife of the financier; New York (2001).
• Mrs. Henryk de Kwiatkowski (Barbara), former model; New York, Greenwich, Conn., Lexington, Ky., and Lyford Cay, Bahamas (1995).
• Irith Landeau, socialite, hostess; Paris and Jerusalem (1990).
• Patricia Lansing, wife of Gerrit Livingston Lansing Jr., fashion consultant for Carolina Herrera, her mother; New York (1999).
• Estée Lauder, cosmetics tycoon; New York and Palm Beach (1981).
• Mary Wells Lawrence, advertising executive, author; New York (1977).
• Fran Lebowitz, writer; New York (2008).
• Mrs. Mark Littman (Marguerite), hostess, fund-raiser; London (1995).
• Mollie Parnis Livingston, fashion designer; New York (1967).
• H.R.H. Princess Francoise Lobkowicz de Bourbon-Parme, philanthropist for Lebanon, wife of Prince Edouard Lobkowicz, nice of Empress Zita of Austria ; Paris, Beirut and Beaux (1977)
• Mme. Arturo Lopez-Willshaw (Patricia), Chilean-born hostess, style leader; Paris (1960).
• Sophia Loren, actress; Rome (1998).
• The Hon. Clare Boothe Luce, former U.S. ambassador to Italy, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, journalist, playwright; New York (1985).
• Joyce Ma, fashion retailer, art dealer; New York (1998).
• China Machado, fashion journalist, former model; New York (1989).
• Mrs. Stanley Marcus (Mary), philanthropist, wife of the Neiman Marcus chairman; Dallas (1964).
• Mary Martin, actress; New York (1958).
• Mrs. Graham Mattison (Perla), international social figure; Rio de Janeiro (1972).
• Mrs. Tom May (Anita), wife of the department-store executive; Beverly Hills and Palm Springs (1964).
• Sra. Antonio Mayrink-Veiga (Carmen), Brazilian socialite; Rio de Janeiro (1981).
• Marian McEvoy, former Elle Decor and House Beautiful editor in chief; New York (2001).
• Mary McFadden, fashion designer; New York (1977).
• Anne McNally, Vanity Fair fashion director; New York (2001).
• Mrs. Rachel Lambert Mellon, art collector, philanthropist, gardener; New York and Upperville, Va. (1975).
• Mrs. Gilbert Miller (Kitty), hostess, wife of the theatrical producer, daughter of financier Jules Bache; New York (1965).
• Grace Mirabella, former Vogue editor in chief; New York (1975).
• H.S.H. Princess Grace of Monaco, film star Grace Kelly; Monte Carlo (1960).
• Kate Moss, model; London (2006).
• Contessa Donina Cicogna Mozzoni, socialite; Monte Carlo (1990).
• Jean Muir, fashion designer; London (1982).
• Mrs. Kenneth Natori (Josie), fashion designer; New York (1993).
• Mrs. Samuel Newhouse (Mitzi), philanthropist, wife of the media owner; New York (1965).
• Jessye Norman, opera singer; New York (1993).
• Merle Oberon, actress, wife of the Mexican industrialist Bruno Paglai; Acapulco (1960).
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady; New York (1965).
• Comtesse Hubert d’Ornano (Isabelle), Sisley cosmetics co-founder; Paris (1993).
• Empress Farah Pahlavi, former Empress of Iran; Paris (1977).
• Mrs. Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley (Babe Paley), socialite, philanthropist, former Vogue fashion editor, wife of CBS chairman William Paley, cited as “the Super Dresser of Our Time” in 1975; New York (1958).
• Marina Palma, socialite, fashion designer; London (1989).
• Mme. Antenor Patiño (Beatriz), international hostess; Paris and New York (1984).
• Countess Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli, socialite, daughter of Claus von Bülow and Sunny von Bülow; London (1999).
• Mrs. Samuel Peabody (Judith), philanthropist, AIDS activist; New York (1995).
• Elsa Peretti, jewelry designer; Rome (1973).
• Mrs. Milton Petrie (Carroll), philanthropist; New York (1972).
• Anna Piaggi, fashion journalist; Milan (2007).
• Paloma Picasso, jewelry designer, art patron, daughter of Pablo Picasso; Paris (1983).
• Pauline Pitt, socialite, decorator; New York and Palm Beach (1996).
• Hope Portocarrero, socialite, first lady of Nicaragua, the wife of Anastasio Somoza Debayle; New York, Key Biscayne, Managua (1968).
• Mme. Claude Pompidou, wife of the former president of France, philanthropist; Paris (1994).
• Mrs. Charles H. Price II (Carol), wife of the former American ambassador to Belgium and Great Britain; Indian Wells, Calif., and Kansas City, Mo. (1987).
• Contessa Fortunato Pucci di Barsento (Veronica Lardi Piaggio), socialite; Rome (1954).
• Princess Lee Radziwill, Vanity Fair contributing editor, sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, ex-wife of Prince Stanislaus Radziwill and of film director Herbert Ross; Paris (1996).
• Marquise Jacqueline de Ravenel, socialite, former wife of Manuel Machado Macedo; Lyford Cay and Paris (1978).
• Chessy Rayner, fashion journalist, decorator; New York (1971).
• Mrs. Nancy Reagan, former First Lady, former actress; Bel Air (1973).
• Annette de la Renta, philanthropist, New York’s social queen, wife of the fashion designer Oscar de la Renta; New York, Kent, Conn., and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (1973).
• Françoise de la Renta, former French Vogue editor in chief, first wife of the designer; New York (1973).
• Lyn Revson, wife of the late cosmetics executive Charles Revson; New York (1971).
• Comtesse Jacqueline de Ribes, fashion designer; Paris (1962).
• Mrs. Abraham Ribicoff (Casey), socialite, widow of the former Connecticut senator; New York and Cornwall Bridge, Conn. (1988).
• Mme. Hélène Rochas, Parisian hostess, former director of Marcel Rochas fashion house; Paris (1964).
• Carolyne Roehm, former fashion designer, gardener, author; New York and Sharon, Conn. (1991).
• Aline, Countess of Romanones, socialite, former spy, author; Madrid and New York (1962).
• Baroness Pauline de Rothschild, former Hattie Carnegie fashion designer; Paris and Bordeaux (1969).
• Mme. Jacques Rouet (Louise), wife of the co-founder of Dior; Paris (1981).
• Rosalind Russell, actress; Beverly Hills (1964).
• Mrs. John Barry Ryan III (D.D.), former fashion editor, social figure; New York (1963).
• Ellin Saltzman, fashion director of Bluefly, fashion executive; New York (1980).
• Sra. Julio Mario Santo Domingo (Beatrice), international socialite; New York, Paris, Bogotá, and Barranquilla, Colombia (1987).
• Mme. Pierre Schlumberger (Sao), hostess, art patron; Paris (1975).
• Anne Slater, social figure; New York (1991).
• Alexis Smith, actress; New York (1978).
• Mrs. Ray Stark (Fran), socialite, wife of the film producer, daughter of Fanny Brice, mother of Vanity Fair contributing editor Wendy Stark; Los Angeles (1988).
• Mrs. Saul Steinberg (Gayfryd), socialite; New York (2000).
• Geraldine Stutz, former president of Henri Bendel; New York (1965).
• Mrs. Martin Summers (Ann), European socialite; London (2000).
• Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer (Jean), socialite; Palm Beach (1980).
• H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Bangkok (1965).
• The Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher), former prime minister of Great Britain; London (1990).
• Mrs. Lawrence Copley Thaw (Lee), socialite, Sotheby’s executive; New York (1990).
• Alexandra Theodoracopulos, Princess Alexandra Schönberg-Hartenstein; New York and Gstaad (1990).
• Pauline Trigère, fashion designer; New York (1964).
• Tina Turner, singer; Zurich (1996).
• Gloria Vanderbilt, author, artist, fashion designer; New York (1970).
• Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer; New York (1995).
• Diana Vreeland, former Vogue editor in chief, special consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, international fashion guru; New York (1964).
• Mrs. Jerry Wald (Connie), hostess; Beverly Hills (2006).
• Baroness Louise de Waldner, gardener; Provence (1995).
• Baroness Sylvia de Waldner, Brazilian-born socialite; Paris (1986).
• H.R.H. Diana, The Princess of Wales, London (1989).
• Faye Wattleton, author, public-policy adviser; New York (1998).
• The Hon. Hilary Weston, former model, former lieutenant governor of Ontario, business executive, author; Toronto (1987).
• Mrs. R. Thornton Wilson Jr. (Josie), socialite, hostess; New York (1985).
• The Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson), wife of the former Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India, who abdicated to marry her; Paris (1958).
• Mrs. Norman K. Winston (Rosita), socialite, wife of the real-estate mogul; New York (1961).
• Anna Wintour, Vogue editor in chief; New York (1997).
• Mrs. Charles Wrightsman (Jayne Wrightsman), socialite, collector, museum patron, wife of Charles Wrightsman; New York (1965).
• Mrs. Oscar Wyatt Jr. (Lynn), socialite, wife of the oilman; Houston (1977).
• Loretta Young, actress, television star; Hollywood (1982).
• Princess Marie Youssoupov, art collector; Lausanne and Paris (1976).
• Renée Zellweger, actress (2009).
• Baroness Thierry Van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Gaby), international socialite; Paris (1978).