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Olivia Palermo 
Born Olivia Palermo
February 28, 1986
Greenwich, Connecticut,
United StatesNationality American Occupation Socialite, model, actress Website [www.oliviapalermo.com] Olivia Palermo (born February 28, 1986) is an American socialite, model and actress. She was a cast member of the reality television show The City.
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Career
Palermo initially denied rumors in 2008 that she would be a part of The City,[1] a spin-off of MTV's television show The Hills but was later confirmed as a cast member. She agreed to star in the series to familiarize herself with acting.[2] The series debuted on December 29, 2008, it documents the lives of the cast members in New York City. It was reported that Palermo was granted $12,000 per episode at the time.[3] As part of the show, Palermo worked at the PR department for Diane von Furstenberg and later the accessories department at Elle. The second part of the first season debuted in September 2009. She was given a bigger role and more air time. The City returned for a second and final season in 2010 where Palermo was given reporting duties for Elle.com.[4]
She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in 2009.[5] She has appeared on the cover of magazines including Elle Mexico, Tatler,[6] ASOS Magazine,[7] Shop Til You Drop[8] and Marie Claire UK.[9] She was also selected to be one of the models along with her boyfriend, Johannes Huebl, for the autumn/winter 2010 campaign by Mango.[10] She also launched a jewelry line with Roberta Freymann in 2010.[11] In August 2011, Palermo was invited by Stuart Weitzman to design a shoe for charity.[12] She became a guest editor for Piperlime.com in September[13] and appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway Season 9 in that role. In October, Palermo launched her personal website, consisting of a blog about her travels and fashion pieces by herself and two other full-time writers.[14] She also appeared as a guest judge on Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model.
Personal life
The daughter of real estate developer of Italian descent Douglas Palermo and interior designer Lynn Hutchings,[1][15] Palermo grew up between the Upper East Side, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended Nightingale-Bamford School then finally St. Luke's School,[15][15][16] where she was on the field hockey team.[17] She attended the American University of Paris for a year and studied media at The New School in New York.[15][16][18] Palermo's father filed for bankruptcy in 2007 after failing to pay $2.75 million to a creditor. However, it was overturned when the judge discovered he had used multiple fake organizations to obscure his actual worth to borrow money and join private clubs and send his children to expensive schools.[19][20]
She interned at Quest. Photographer Patrick McMullan spotted her at an auction, then took pictures of her about town. Palermo began taking part in the charity event circuit in New York,[16] becoming a member of the Friends Committee of New Yorkers For Children and joining the committee of Operation Smile.[18] Palermo found herself at the center of a controversy when she was reported to have sent out a letter to fellow socialites pleading for acceptance. This letter was forwarded to the owners of the social website, SocialiteRank.com who promptly published it. Palermo immediately denied the authenticity of the letter and filed a lawsuit against the website. The website was eventually shut down and in May 2007, Palermo appeared on the cover of New York Magazine in a story about the incident.[16]
References
- ^ a b Asvik, Annabella (20 July 2008), Living: Socialite Olivia Palermo's Sweet Spot, NYP Holdings, Inc., http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20080720/Living+Socialite+Olivia+Palermos+Sweet+Spot, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ Martin, Denise (1 March 2009), 'The City': Olivia Palermo says she's disappointed being the villain, Tribune, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/03/the-city-olivia.html, retrieved 2009-11-06
- ^ Smith, Emily (24 September 2008), TV Gig for Palermo, NYP Holdings, Inc, http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242008/gossip/pagesix/tv_gig_for_palermo_130429.htm, retrieved 2009-11-05
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/03/olivia_palermo_becomes_a_repor.html
- ^ Jessen, Monique (23 June 2009), Olivia Palermo Joins Wilhelmina Modeling Agency!, Time Inc., http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/06/23/olivia-palermo-joins-wilhelmina-modeling-agency/, retrieved 2009-11-05
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/naomi_campbell_talks_rehab_oli.html
- ^ http://www.vogue.co.uk/video?category=exclusives&id=9692
- ^ http://style.mtv.com/2011/07/20/olivia-palermo-shop-til-you-drop/
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/05/olivia_palermo_landed_the_june.html
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/09/olivia_palermo_and_her_boyfrie.html
- ^ Roberta by Olivia Palermo 17 August 2010
- ^ http://fashion.elle.com/accessories/2011/08/17/olivia-palermo-has-shoe-talent/
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Piperlime-Picks-Rachel-Bilson-prnews-3392052178.html?x=0&.v=1
- ^ http://exposedzippers.com/olivia-palermo
- ^ a b c d Olivia Palermo, Cityfile Inc., http://cityfile.com/profiles/olivia-palermo, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ a b c d Wilner, Isaiah (7 May 2007), The Number-One Girl, New York Magazine Holdings LLC, http://nymag.com/news/people/31555/, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ Gould, Emily (6 March 2007), Before They Were Sorta Famous: Socialite Olivia Palermo, Gawker, http://gawker.com/news/socialites/before-they-were-sorta-famous-socialite-olivia-palermo-241963.php, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ a b Dolly Jones (2010-02-10). "Olivia Palermo biography (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. http://www.vogue.co.uk/biographies/100406-olivia-palermo-biography.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ Olivia Palermo's Dad Tries for Bankruptcy, Fails, New York Magazine Holdings LLC, 16 August 2007, http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/08/olivia_palermos_dad_tries_for.html, retrieved 2009-11-06
- ^ United States Bankruptcy Court
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