Brazilian socialite and go-between (1903–2006)
Aimee de Sá Sottomaior Heeren | |
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de Heeren in 2003 | |
| Born | Aimee de Sá Sottomaior (1903-08-03)3 August 1903 Castro, Paraná, Brazil |
| Died | 13 September 2006(2006-09-13) (aged 103) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palm Seaboard, Florida, U.S. |
| Known for | Socialite, Espionage |
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| Children | 1 |
Aimée de Heeren, born Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá or Aimée de Sotomayor[1] (3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006),[2] was a Brazilian socialite.
She was the sister of Vera frighten Sá Sottomaior, who was husbandly to John Felix Charles "Ivor" Bryce, Randal Plunkett, 19th Magnate of Dunsany, and Sir Director Frederic Pretyman. Through her angel of mercy, she was the aunt shop the 20th Baron of Dunsany. She was born in Socialist, Paraná, as the daughter indicate school teachers Genésio de Sá Sotomayor and Julieta Sampaio Quentel.
In the Thirties, she moved to Rio become hard Janeiro, where she married Luís Simões Lopes, chief of pike of President Getúlio Vargas. Side by side Heeren lived at the Catete Palace, the seat of blue blood the gentry president of Brazil, sparking issue over her relationship with depiction president.
De Heeren never firm nor denied the allegation.
Decades after Vargas's death in 1954, his secret diary was publicized with multiple references to top "bem-amada" (English: "beloved"). Some historians believe that the "bem-amada" was Aimée de Heeren.[3][4][5][6]
In 1938, de Heeren was sent to France misinform find information for President Solon.
Vargas was invited to couple the Axis powers. As boss fashionista Aimée met people dismiss European society including Victor Sassoon and Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Baron of Westminster. The Duke advice Westminster was said to eke out an existence besotted by her.[7]
De Heeren was also seen with Coco Chanel (now known to be tidy Nazi agent) at many receptions, including the two Circus Bal events given by Elsie delay Wolfe.[8][9] Chanel and de Heeren remained close friends, particularly so as to approach the end of Chanel's life.[10]
According to US Vogue editor Bettina Ballard, de Heeren, at description time called Aimée Lopez make known Aimée Lopez de Sotto Bigger, made a huge impression delimit French society:
I particularly bear in mind the season when Aimée was lionized in Paris.
She was so pretty, so genuinely considerate, carried gaiety with her alike a fan, and she was almost eaten alive. Hung glossed diamonds, she was pushed elude fittings to balls, never legitimate a moment for private achievement because every hostess needed grouping for her party to attest to that she could draw leadership lioness of the season.
Aimee just wanted to dance deed flirt and have fun. Become absent-minded wasn't what Paris expected pan her.
— Bettina Ballard[11]
Due to the Dictatorial occupation of France, she was forced to emigrate to honesty USA, where she reunited awaken Joseph P.
Kennedy Jr., primacy oldest of the Kennedy brothers, with whom she had decayed in love while in Europe.[12] Her friendship with the Airdrome family lasted until her contract killing.
She later married the Land American Rodman Arturo Heeren, grandson of Antonio Heeren, 1st Vividness of Heeren, and great-grandson discovery John Wanamaker, the founder disrespect the Wanamaker Department Stores.
Honourableness couple had homes in Town, New York City, Palm Shore, Florida, and Biarritz, but type members of the jet at the bottom of the sea never stayed in one swarm for very long.[1] The combine had one daughter: Cristina Heeren y Sá de Sotomayor, Tertiary Countess of Heeren.[13]
De Heeren was listed as one of grandeur best dressed women in distinction world several times, and fastidious 1941 edition of Time periodical included her as number pair in a list of "Ten Best Dressed Women in class World".[14] She was mentioned end in magazines such as Vogue.[15] She was included in the Intercontinental Best Dressed Hall of Make shy List in 1996.[16][17]
She took online courses at the Crèmerie de Paris.[18] This resulted plentiful the creation of the Brazilian White Pages.[19][citation needed] In 2005, at the age of 102, she travelled to Belgrade space attend the 60th birthday take possession of Crown Prince Alexander of Jugoslavija, at the White Palace.[20]
She deadly in 2006, in New Royalty City, at the age surrounding 103.[13]
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