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Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
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Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Here, Inspector Jouin (Jérémie Laheurte) investigates the real-life Meg Steinheil case where the socialite was accused of murdering her husband and mother.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Don, meanwhile, is now engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
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Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Here, Inspector Jouin (Jérémie Laheurte) investigates the real-life Meg Steinheil case where the socialite was accused of murdering her husband and mother.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Don, meanwhile, is now engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialite. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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socialite
noun
so·cial·ite
ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt 
: a person well-known in fashionable society
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