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By Irina Aleksander 7/19/10 6:14pm

The French

Socialites in France are Way More Interesting, Influential Than in New York

Not only do the French age better than us, but their socialites have achieved levels of national scandal that our forgotten New York ladies could only aspire to.

This summer, French newspapers have been busy following the Bettencourt Affair, which, according to the New York Times, involves:

An aging heiress. An Read More

By Caroline Bankoff 12/26/08 2:39pm

Morning Memo: L’Oreal Heiress Invested with Madoff; Dina Lohan Turns in Early; Donald Trump Loses Lawsuit

L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, who is 86 years old, had invested money with Bernie Madoff through French fund manager Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, who committed suicide on Tuesday. [Bloomberg via The Cut]

Dina Lohan left 21-year-old son Michael‘s birthday party at 1Oak early, probably because he is not as Read More

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