Celebrities are always inextricably linked to jewelry, wealth is their dazzling aura, and fine jewelry is their best friend. Barbara Hutton's name caught the attention of the "Beauty of Grace" collection, and the legend of this famous woman lies in her movie star-like beauty, amazing wealth and ups and downs of life, and is the richest beautiful girl of the last century, known as "billionaire baby". Barbara's life is most discussed by the contrast between her innate wealth and bleak evening scenes, exhausting her lifelong pursuit of love but repeatedly suffering in seven marriages, and throughout her life there are not only tragedies, but also valuable jewelry.
Born in New York in November 1912, Barbara Hutton is a legendary rich third generation whose grandfather was the founder of Volworths and the son of e. New York investment banker. F. Hutton's co-founder is a well-known banker and investor, and family factors have allowed her to accumulate a huge fortune before she became an adult. But it was also a family reason that planted the seeds of misfortune in her life. When her mother committed suicide when she was six years old, her father abandoned her, so that Barbara Hutton was taken by the nanny to go to various relatives' homes, and her unstable and loveless childhood always made her eyes look sad.
Barbara Hutton died at the age of seven, leaving a $28 million trust fund to Barbara Hutton. Due to the times, Barbara Hutton did not receive a systematic education. After inheriting the wealth of her ancestors as an adult at the age of eighteen, Barbara Hutton began her life as a celebrity, hosting a lavish adult dance in the tradition of New York high society at the time. It was a special period of the Great Depression, and Barbara Hutton spent sixty thousand dollars on a lavish ball, which was heavily criticized by the public. In order to escape the criticism of public opinion, Barbara Hutton was forced to go to Europe, so she also ushered in her first marriage. At the height of her fortune at the age of twenty, Barbara Hutton married a prince of Georgia. When Barbara Hutton got married, her father gave her a world-famous emerald set, including the famous Old Pit Emerald Bead Chain, which set several auction records.
Barbara Hutton's father did not give her father's love, but he was indeed a good investment banker. On Barbara's twenty-first birthday, the Trust's estate increased to $42 million. The money was astronomical at the time (about two billion dollars today), making her one of the richest female newcomers in the world, hence the name "Billion Dollars". Barbara, who married the prince, did not start a happy life like in the fairy tale, the prince married Barbara only for money, and after marriage, he also did his best to squander Barbara's wealth, and the marriage lasted only two years before it ended in divorce.
From then on, Barbara Hutton began her princely philatelic journey. Barbara Hutton's second marriage was a danish prince, who was worse off than the first. He not only squandered Barbara's money, but also arbitrarily insulted Barbara, even escalating into a brutal beating. Until Barbara Hutton was admitted to the hospital and the Danish prince herself was thrown into prison, the marriage that lasted three years ended. During this time, Barbara Hutton gave birth to her only son, named Lance.
The second marriage devastated Barbara Hutton, who began to take drugs and developed anorexia. During the marriage, her second husband gave her bespoke fine jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels, including a pair of diamond stud earrings and diamond bracelets that still seem outdated today, and the two jewelry families of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels have been inextricably linked to Barbara Hutton ever since.
The misfortunes of childhood made Barbara Hutton uneasy, the huge wealth she had at a young age made her lose herself, and the successive blows of marriage made it difficult for her to withstand the pressure of reality. Later, Barbara returned to the United States, coinciding with World War II, and Barbara Hutton's contributions during the war won her a high reputation.
Barbara met her third husband, Gary Grant, during World War II. Although Grant has repeatedly stated that he does not need to borrow her fame to make a profit, and signs a prenuptial agreement and will never take a penny from her after divorce. But the public's misnomer about their marriage still made Grant uncomfortable. Public banter and pressure sowed the seeds of their divorce, while Grant wanted to escape the crowd's life around Barbara.
Grant subsequently divorced Barbara by agreement, and Grant followed the agreement without taking a penny. Barbara's huge expenses after the divorce have continued unabated. Barbara moved back to Europe from California and bought a palace-style mansion in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier. Later, his marriage to the Russian prince Qubeko also broke down due to a lack of security. The fifth marriage also ended because of Rubiso's lack of heart. His marriage to her sixth husband, Graham, lasted only four years. The seventh husband divorced Barbara after she bought him the title of prince.
Later, Barbara's only son fell to her death, and in her later years, Barbara was even more profligate in her wealth, and when she met someone who could please herself, she gave her precious jewelry, needed a princess to hold her when she went out, and lived a life that ordinary people could not imagine. During this time, her wealth was massively lost, and factors such as investment failures forced her to regularly sell some of her former collections to make ends meet, and finally died at the hotel, leaving only $3,500 on her account.
Barbara Hutton's life is full of legends, the luxurious years are far away from her, the beloved partners are gradually moving away, the only beloved son died young, and Barbara finally left alone. As the British composer Noel Cowell wrote the song "Poor Rich Little Girl": "Once a billion babes, once the first lady, and the love of Barbara Hutton, after all, is a dream." "What do you think of Barbara Hutton?"