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1. She Was A Golden Child. In certain echelons of New York society—the upper ones—the birth of Consuelo Vanderbilt in 1877 was akin to the coming of a messiah. The eldest child and only daughter of the main Vanderbilt heir William and his wife Alva, Consuelo was all the hopes of the Gilded Age of America rolled into one.
Consuelo Vanderbilt, a beacon of multifaceted talent and philanthropy, hails from the illustrious Vanderbilt lineage, being a seventh-generation descendant of the eminent Cornelius Vanderbilt. Born in New York City, she has charted her own course, transcending the confines of her ancestry to establish herself as a singer, songwriter, actress, designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
22 de feb. de 2018 · Alva Vanderbilt had an ace up her sleeve – a way to not simply regain her standing, but to improve it. The scheme depended largely on her daughter, Consuelo,...
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Consuelo Vanderbilt, born in New York in 1877 into one of America's wealthiest families, was the only daughter and one of three children of William Kissam Vanderbilt I and Alva Smith Belmont . Dominated by a mother she could not please, Consuelo was a precocious, introverted child, says biographer James Brough, "in the habit of searching her ...
One day, her old pal Consuelo Yznaga came through for her in a big way, introducing her to one William Kissam Vanderbilt, the rakish, gadabout grandson of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. Alva knew how to turn on her wit and charm—she never could rely on her looks, after all—and she immediately hooked in the laissez-faire rich boy with her confidence and smarts.
1 de feb. de 2006 · Consuelo Vanderbilt was one of the most famous heiresses in U.S. history. For one thing, she was astonishingly beautiful. For another, she was one of the wealthiest young women in the United States.
Biografía de Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan. Aristócrata americana, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan fue criada en el seno de la poderosa familia Vanderbilt, convirtiéndose en duquesa de Marlborough tras su matrimonio con Charles Spencer-Churchill. Fue una figura eminente de la alta sociedad, tanto en Inglaterra como en Estados Unidos.
