as in noble
someone who is well-known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people
Many of the city's socialites showed up for the premiere gala.
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The Swiss socialite, nicknamed Catwoman due to her transformative and dramatic plastic surgeries, owed a great deal of money and was getting sued over it, according to Miami-Dade County court records.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite known for her catlike eyes has died in Paris.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE following her Tuesday, Dec. 31, death at the age of 84, which AFP and Paris Match first reported, Klein revealed that the Swiss socialite, who was known for her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries, died while taking a nap.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite known for her catlike eyes has died in Paris.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE following her Tuesday, Dec. 31, death at the age of 84, which AFP and Paris Match first reported, Klein revealed that the Swiss socialite, who was known for her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries, died while taking a nap.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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