doyenne

One person in Washington perfectly illustrates this phenomenon: Sally Quinn, the longtime columnist and doyenne of what remains of the Georgetown set.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Instead, this triumph of a presentation comes courtesy of Yares Art, the gallery that now occupies an expanded space on Fifth Avenue once held by New York art doyenne Mary Boone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Many of them were barely in school when the doyenne of Paris fashion took over menswear at Hermes in 1988 with instructions from then company boss Jean-Louis Dumas to run it "like your small company".

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

I’m not a hate-watcher of the show or its star — I, too, wish to moonlight as a domestic doyenne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

He picked a fight with the grande doyenne of the Melbourne underground.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

If there were a shortcut, the school’s doyennes probably would’ve figured it out by now.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022

But like those doyennes of yore, she is kind of fabulous.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

Expect all the Fellowes tropes — sharp-tongued society doyennes, squandered family fortunes, nouveau-riche strivers — delivered with an American accent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2022

Radziwill’s world was inhabited by doyennes of high society, artistic celebrities, fashion moguls and wealthy, prominent husbands - including one whose royal status made her a real-life princess.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2019

She describes high fashion, fast cars, caviar, big hair, and a gossip eco-system ruled by doyennes like Liz Smith and Cindy Adams.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2017