An Evening With The 1%

From the day she was born into one of the wealthiest families in American history Gloria Vanderbilt's life has been surrounded by scandal, controversies, artists, royalty and unimaginable wealth and privilege.  The subject of a nasty custody battle at 10 years old, the heiress inherited a fortune, built a designer jeans empire, banged a string of famous lovers including Brando, Sinatra and Howard Hughes, and is the mother of silver fox Anderson Cooper.  I sat in awe last night at Barnes & Noble while they discussed their lives and their new book The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love and Loss because I thought she was dead.