Gloria Guinness
Gloria Guinness | |
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Guinness in 1954 | |
| Born | Gloria Rubio y Alatorre 27 August 1912 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 9 November 1980 (aged 68) Epalinges, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, socialite |
| Spouses | Jacobus H. Scholtens
(m. 1933; div. 1935)Franz Egon Graf von Fürstenberg-Herdringen
(m. 1935; div. 1940)Ahmad Fakhry Bey
(m. 1942; div. 1949) |
| Children | 2, including Dolores Guinness |
Gloria Guinness (née Rubio y Alatorre; 27 August 1912 – 9 November 1980), previously Countess Gloria von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, was a Mexican socialite and a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 to 1971. She was photographed by Cecil Beaton, Slim Aarons, Alejo Vidal-Quadras; designed for by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint-Laurent; and was also a close friend and inspiration to Truman Capote.