heiress

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The contest’s co-host Victoria Swarovski, singer, model and crystal heiress, says the city is a true metropolis best experienced on foot—where imperial architecture and centuries-old cafés weave through contemporary restaurants and nightlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It was eventually sold for $85 million in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The heiress previously acknowledged criticism she got online for her privileged position.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The project was commissioned as part of the La Plaza shopping complex by Julia Carnell, the heiress to a national cash register empire based in Dayton, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

He could also see that the rodent farm would never be a reality, so he decided that he had better hasten things along before some clever fellow won the heiress.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende