Doris Duke
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Doris Duke was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attrac
Duke in 1951
Duke created the Italian Garden to showcase sculptures that her father had collected, such as this replica of Canova's Three Graces
Duke with then-husband James H. R. Cromwell, January 1940
Porfirio Rubirosa
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Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was rumored to be a political assassin under his regime.
Doris Duke
…born prematurely in Honolulu on July 11, 1940, and died the next day. Duke and Cromwell divorced in 1943. On September 1, 1947, in Paris, Duke married Porfirio Rubirosa, a diplomat from the Dominican Republic. She was his third wife, and paid his second wife, actress Danielle Darrieux, $1 million to agree to an uncontested…
Flor de Oro and Porfirio Rubirosa, circa 1934
Zsa Zsa Gabor and Porfirio Rubirosa