Gloria Vanderbilt (1924-2019)

Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the “poor little rich girl” of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and ’80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95.

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Mon., June 17, 2019

In this Jan. 4, 1964 photo, railroad heiress Gloria Vanderbilt poses for a photograph. Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 95.
In this April 22, 1935 photo, accompanied by a bodyguard, a nurse, and a chauffeur, Gloria Vanderbilt enters the home of her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, in midtown Manhattan, New York, for an Easter weekend visit. Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 95.
In this undated photo heiress and designer Gloria Vanderbilt walks down a New York street. Vanderbilt died on Monday, June 17, 2019, at 95, according to her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.

New York Post Associated Press
In this Feb. 3, 1981 photo, fashion designers, from left to right: Halston; Bob Mackie; Gloria Vanderbilt and Geoffrey Beene pose on the set of the "Love Boat" at Warner Brothers Studio in Los Angeles, Calif. Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 95.

Wally Fong Associated Press
In this Nov. 9, 1982 photo, fashion designers Gloria Vanderbilt, left, and Bill Blass are shown at the 90th birthday celebration of artist Erte in New York. Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 95.
In this April 4, 2016 file photo, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attend the premiere of “Nothing Left Unsaid” at the Time Warner Center in New York.

Charles Sykes Associated Press