the doyenne of the fashion industry

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Roy faces former state Sen. Wendy Davis, a one-time doyenne of the Left in Texas whose political stock dropped considerably after losing the 2014 governor's race in a landslide. David Mark, Washington Examiner, "Freshman Texas Republican Chip Roy tries to hold House seat against Democrat Wendy Davis," 1 Sep. 2020

Roy faces former state Sen. Wendy Davis, a one-time doyenne of the Left in Texas whose political stock dropped considerably after losing the 2014 governor's race in a landslide. David Mark, Washington Examiner, "Freshman Texas Republican Chip Roy tries to hold House seat against Democrat Wendy Davis," 1 Sep. 2020

Roy faces former state Sen. Wendy Davis, a one-time doyenne of the Left in Texas whose political stock dropped considerably after losing the 2014 governor's race in a landslide. Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, "Kamala Harris acceptance speech follows Obama's electric address," 20 Aug. 2020

In that Instagram post, the seventy-eight-year-old doyenne of the domestic arts, Martha Stewart, was standing in her pool at her home in East Hampton, Long Island, her pouting pink lips oozing sexuality. Molly Jong-fast, The New York Review of Books, "Reading Martha Stewart’s Lips," 7 Aug. 2020

Lee Radziwill, the society doyenne and style icon who ruled over American elegance with a taut chignon and perfect taste for half a century has died, WWD has reported. Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, "Lee Radziwill Is Dead at 85," 16 Feb. 2019

The character’s an imposing doyenne of London’s upper crust who finds her fate upended when a buried family secret bubbles up in the most unexpected of ways. Adam Rathe, Town & Country, "Belgravia Star Harriet Walter is TV's Favorite Grande Dame," 12 Apr. 2020

Marc and Denise divorced in 1996; Denise won a $365 million settlement and is now a doyenne of New York society and big contributor to Democratic politicians. Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Lessons from a fugitive: what the tangled tale of Marc Rich tells us about Carlos Ghosn," 17 Jan. 2020

He and his siblings ate pizza and pasta with their grandmother, Princess Isabelle, who was for decades a leading doyenne in Roman society, in a dining room wallpapered in sumptuous red silk. Jason Horowitz, Town & Country, "Inside Palazzo Colonna, Rome's Last Great Sanctuary of Renaissance Splendor," 24 Sep. 2019

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