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

And there will be several books too, one of them co-authored by Helen Garner, a doyenne of modern Australian literature.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

I had no idea what les manches de cour were, and, naturally, I went to the doyenne to find out.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone

Put drag queens on his runway next to Park Avenue doyennes.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

A smattering of other “Real Housewives” doyennes make merry cameo appearances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

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

And it watched its customers transform from rich wives and social doyennes into career women, bosses and power brokers.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2016

The dachshund's supporters seem similarly eager to dispel the notion that the low-slung dogs are merely accessories of Park Avenue doyennes.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2012