Gloria Guinness

Gloria Guinness, previously Countess Gloria von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, was a Mexican socialite and a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 to 1971. She was photographed by Cecil Beaton, Slim Aarons, Alejo Vidal-Quadras; designed for by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint-Laurent; and was also a close friend and inspiration to Truman Capote.

27 August 1912

Born on the same birth day (27 August): Alar Kotli • Anna of Brandenburg • Ernie Broglio • Gordon Bashford • Hisayuki Okawa • Ivan Franko • Jeff Cook • Jessie Mei Li • Lee Sung-yeol • Michael Mason (cricketer) • Norah Lofts

Born in the same month (August 1912): Abbé Pierre • Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician) • Barry Sullivan (American actor) • Ben Hogan • Claire Cribbs • David Brand • Erich Honecker • Frank Oppenheimer • Fritz Hellwig • Gene Kelly • Igor Troubetzkoy • John H. Michaelis • Nancy Wake • Otto Ernst Remer • Palle Huld • Raoul Wallenberg • Raphael Blau • Salvador Luria • Samuel Fuller • Sohn Kee-chung • Ted Drake • Vladimir Žerjavić • Wendy Hiller • Wolfgang Suschitzky