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Babe Paley Net Worth

Babe Paley was a prominent socialite and fashion icon born in Boston, MA on July 5, 1915. She served as Vogue magazine's fashion editor during the late 1930s and 1940s and was named by Time magazine as one of the world's best-dressed women. In the late 1950s, she was inducted into the International Fashion Hall of Fame, cementing her legacy as a fashion icon.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 5, 1915
Birth Place Boston, MA
Age 105 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 6, 1978 (age 63)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $500 million (2024)

About

This prominent socialite and fashion icon served as Vogue magazine's fashion Editor during the late 1930s and 1940s and was named by Time magazine as one of the world's best-dressed women. In the late 1950s, she was inducted into the International Fashion Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

Born Barbara Cushing, she grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, as the daughter of Katharine Stone Crowell Cushing and prominent surgeon Harvey Cushing. Her sister Minnie married Vincent Astor and her sister Betsey wed the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Trivia

She was a close friend of author Truman Capote.

Family Life

Her second marriage, to Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) executive william S. Paley, resulted in a daughter named Kate and a son named william. Her other daughter and son, Amanda and Stanley, were the children of her first husband, Stanley Grafton Mortimer, Jr.

Associated With

She and fellow socialite Wallis Simpson were both included on Time magazine's 1941 best-dressed list.

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