GLORIA VANDERBILT – $50 MILLION, MANHATTAN

Born on 20 February 1924 in Manhattan, New York, Gloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, writer, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. She is a member of the Vanderbilt family in New York and the mother of Anderson Cooper, the CNN TELEVISION anchor. From 1954 to 1963, Vanderbilt devoted himself to acting. She worked hard at the neighborhood theater with her teacher, Sanford Meissner, and appeared in 1954 in the Swan at the Pocono Theater. At 15, Vanderbilt began her career as a fashion model, appearing at Harper’s fairs.

As an adult in the 1970s, Vanderbilt launched a line of fashion, perfume, and household items that bear her name. She was an early developer of the famous blue jeans designer. As a child, she lived in an overhauled and restored mansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, which is on the market for $50 million. The house, called Vanderbilt Tower, is located between Madison and Park Avenue, just a block from Central Park.