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Betsy Bloomingdale (born Betty Lee Newling; August 2, 1922) is an American socialite and philanthropist. She is the widow of businessman Alfred S. Bloomingdale, heir to the department store chain. International Best Dressed List since 1970. ==Life and work== Betty Lee Newling was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to a socially prominent family. She is the daughter of Vera (née Browner) and Dr. Russell Lee Newling, both born in Australia.〔(Extract of Alfred and Betsy Bloomingdale's California Marriage License No. SM-2044, County of Los Angeles, BOOK 2676, PAGE 181 (dated September 10, 1946) with names of both parties' parents listed ), familysearch.org; accessed July 27, 2015.〕 She is a frequent party host, mainly for charity, for which she has been dubbed "Good Queen Betts". Her life and marriage and her husband's well-publicized affair were the basis of Dominick Dunne's novel ''An Inconvenient Woman''. 〔Dominick Dunne, ''Fatal Charms & The Mansions of Limbo'', Ballantine Books, p. 55.〕 Bloomingdale remained friendly with Dunne, appearing with him at the annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2006. Other friends include Nancy Reagan, Joan Collins and Nan Kempner. Alfred and Betsy Bloomingdale had 3 children. She is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, currently residing in Holmby Hills. A practicing Roman Catholic, she has been involved in fundraising projects for the Los Angeles Cathedral. She contributed to the funding for the development of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. In 2007, Bloomingdale took part in presenting fashion designer James Galanos with the Rodeo Drive Style Award, and attended the opening of "Nancy Reagan: A First Lady's Style", an exhibit chronicling Nancy Reagan's different clothing at the Reagan Presidential Library. In 2009, Bloomingdale was the subject of an exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. The exhibit called, "High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture" displayed 60 Haute Couture gowns that she had collected since the 1960s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Betsy Bloomingdale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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