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The fortune hunters, dazzling women and the men they married, Charlotte Hays

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Charlotte Hays

dazzling women and the men they married

What kind of woman does it take to make the Midas marriage? Exploring the lives of the great fortune hunters of our day, reporter and former gossip columnist Charlotte Hays answers this tantalizing question. You'll learn about the South Carolina woman who took a trip around the world with a shipping magnate--only to meet and marry a marquis. You'll see what methods they use to lure their millionaires, including one playful fortune seeker who, at a high society soirée, hurled a piece of bread at her intended beau, starting a food fight. What are their recipes for riches? Can a genuinely nice woman pursue this career? What does love have to do with it? Hays casts a light on the determination, skill, and yes, ruthlessness, that have shaped some of the most successful-and lucrative--unions of our time.--From publisher description

Prospecting for gold : what kind of woman does it take? -- The power of beauty and the philandering marquis -- If at first you don't succeed-- -- The great courtesans : their simple recipes for riches -- Bringing down the House -- Gold-plated godmother : the Duchess of Windsor -- Gold-plated godmothers : Jackie and Pamela Harriman -- Trumping each other -- Universally acknowledging : the uptown darling and the lady from Ljubljana -- Afterward--unstoppable redheads -- Sacrificial lambs? : the children of fortune hunters -- Epilogue: fortune hunting for fun and profit (and--quite often--love): it's your choice

Dazzling women and the men they married