1
Madame de Pompadour
(Noblewomen)
21
3
Birthdate: December 29, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1764
2
Ghislaine Maxwell
(Socialite, Sex offender)
21
14
Birthdate: December 25, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Maisons-Laffitte, France
Daughter of publishing tycoon, late Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell is a socialite infamous for her involvement with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Charged with sex trafficking of minor girls, she is under investigation by the US Virgin Islands Department of Justice.
3
Blanche Monnier
(Prisoner)
20
6
Birthdate: March 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Poitiers, France
Died: October 13, 1913
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4
Liliane Bettencourt
(Principal Shareholder of ‘L'Oréal’ and the Richest Woman of the World at the Time of Her Death)
18
3
Birthdate: October 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 20, 2017
Former L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt was the world’s richest woman at the time of her death. She had apparently gifted celebrity photographer François-Marie Banier cash and gifts worth a billion euros, leading her daughter to file a case against Banier later. Bettencourt was also involved in medical and cultural philanthropy.
5
Marguerite Alibert
(French Socialite Who Became a Royal Courtesan)
12
2
Birthdate: December 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 2, 1971
Born to working-class parents, Marguerite Alibert initially sang at local bars and worked as a prostitute. She later became Prince Edward’s (later King Edward VIII of the UK) courtesan. She shot her second husband, Ali Fahmy, to death at Savoy Hotel but got away by showcasing herself as a victim of brutality.
6
Cathy Guetta
(Socialite who became known as the wife of singer David Guetta)
13
3
Birthdate: March 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
7
Yola Letellier
(Socialite)
11
2
Birthdate: 1908 AD
Birthplace: France
8
Victoria de Lesseps
(Visual artist)
8
2
Birthdate: 1994 AD
Birthplace: United States
9
Marthe de Florian
(Socialite)
9
2
Birthdate: September 9, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 29, 1939
10
Philippe de Rothschild
(Winegrower, Screenwriter, Socialite, Racecar driver)
8
2
Birthdate: April 13, 1902
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tangier
Died: January 20, 1988
11
Winnaretta Singer
(Socialite)
7
1
Birthdate: January 8, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, United States
Died: November 26, 1943
12
Juliette Récamier
(Socialite)
6
1
Birthdate: December 3, 1777
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: May 11, 1849
13
Marie-Hélène de Rothschild
(Socialite)
7
1
Birthdate: November 17, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: March 1, 1996
14
Georgina Brandolini d'Adda
(Fashion designer)
5
1
Birthdate: December 23, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Born in Brazil, to a French aristocrat father and a Brazilian mother, Princess Georgina Maria, better known as Georgina Brandolini d'Adda, started her career as a Dior intern. She then worked for Valentino and Balmain. She has also designed jackets for Blazé Milano and worked for the São Paulo-based Iguatemi.
15
Charlotte de Rothschild
(Socialite)
5
1
Birthdate: May 6, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 20, 1899
16
Thérésa Tallien
(Society figure)
4
1
Birthdate: July 31, 1773
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carabanchel, Spain
Died: January 15, 1835
17
Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar
(Princess)
4
1
Birthdate: May 1, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Denis, Réunion Overseas Department of France
Died: January 18, 1948
18
Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
(Hostess)
2
0
Birthdate: November 25, 1697
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: France
Died: September 23, 1780
19
Suzanne Curchod
(Writer)
3
1
Birthdate: 1737 AD
Birthplace: Crassier, Switzerland
Died: May 6, 1794
20
Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa
(Socialite who is self-proclaimed Emperor Bokassa I of its successor state, the Central African Empire)
2
0
Birthdate: August 30, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bangui, Central African Republic
