Cornelia Guest
| Cornelia Guest | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cornelia Cochrane Churchill Guest November 28, 1963 Palm Beach, Florida |
| Residence | New York City |
| Education | Foxcroft School |
| Occupation | Socialite, author |
| Parent(s) |
Winston Guest C.Z. Guest |
| Relatives |
Frederick Guest (grandfather) Henry Phipps, Jr. (great-grandfather) |
Cornelia Guest (28 November 1963) is a New York socialite, author and the Debutante of the Decade for the 1980s of the International Debutante Ball in New York City.
Cornelia Cochrane Churchill Guest was born on 28 November 1963, in Palm Beach, Florida. Cornelia Guest is the daughter of the late Anglo-Irish polo champion Winston Guest (1906–1982) and the late socialite Lucy "C.Z." Douglas Cochrane (1920-2003). She was the fourth and last child for Winston Guest and the second and last of C.Z. Guest’s children. Her godparents were her parents' friends, the former King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor (1894–1972), and his wife, Wallis Simpson (1896–1986).
Guest attended Foxcroft School, but dropped out at 15 and completed her high-school diploma through a correspondence course. Guest became an accomplished equestrian, like her father, and rode competitively. She continued riding until her mother died in 2003.
Cornelia made her debut in the winter of 1981-1982 at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Her 18th birthday party included author Truman Capote (a childhood friend), Prince Egon von Fürstenberg (1946–2004), supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, John Bowes-Lyon who is Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, Andy Warhol (another childhood friend), make-up artist Way Bandy, heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, and Jerry Zipkin, a socialite, escort, and confidante of First Lady Nancy Reagan, as guests. Capote, a Guest family friend, explained to People magazine why Guest’s soiree attracted so many celebrities, royals, and powerful people: "Cornelia has a No. 1 name. The Guests are from real patrician stock, unlike the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, who are descended from crooks."
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