Tinsley Mortimer
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Tinsley Mortimer at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the Custo Barcelona show
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Tinsley Randolph Mercer August 11, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Reality show High Society |
| Relatives | George Riley Mercer II, Dale Mercer, Dabney Mercer |
Tinsley Randolph Mortimer (née Mercer, born August 11, 1975) is an American socialite and television personality.
Mortimer was born in South Carolina and grew up in Richmond, VA. Her father is George Riley Mercer Jr., a wealthy real-estate investor, and her mother is Dale Mercer (née Tatum), an interior designer. Her paternal grandfather, George Riley Mercer Sr., founded Mercer Rug Cleansing in 1936. Mortimer is reportedly a descendant of Thomas Jefferson (on her mother's side) and relatives of Patrick Henry and James Madison (on her father's side). She grew up with one sister, Dabney Mercer. Mortimer attended the Lawrenceville School, where she was a member of the Kirby House. She went to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, before transferring to Columbia University, where she was a member of St. Anthony Hall. She graduated from Columbia with a BA in art history.
Mortimer has a line of handbags and clothing in Japan for Samantha Thavasa, for which she was featured in an advertising campaign. She also features prominently in Samantha Thavasa USA's online promotional materials and in the company's Madison Avenue store, which also carries her handbags. She subsequently formed her own clothing line, Riccime by Tinsley Mortimer, which is available in select stores in Japan, including Isetan. In 2008, Mortimer became involved in branding and design for a condominium development.
She made a cameo appearance on the season two premiere episode of Gossip Girl, which aired September 1, 2008 on The CW. On March 10, 2010 her own reality television show created by Andrew Glassman and Mike Aho for The CW called High Society, where she stars along with other socialites such as Paul Johnson Calderon and Devorah Rose, first aired. It documents the lives of her and her friends but cancelled after eight episodes.
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