Most finishing schools in the past were created for women. The list below names a few of these women. The majority of them studied at finishing schools in the United States (ie. Miss Porter’s, the earlier version) and in Switzerland (ie. Château Mont-Choisi, Institut Alpin Videmanette, and Vieux Chalet).
- Princess Diana of Wales
- Duchess Camilla of Cornwall
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (former first lady of the US)
- Dorothy Walker Bush (wife of President George Bush, Sr.)
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (former first lady of France)
- Nellie Grant (daughter of former US President Ulysses Grant)
- Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark
- Maharani of Jaipur
- Letitia Baldrige (author and Jacqueline Kennedy’s Social Secretary)
- Gene Tierney (American actress)
- Princess Elena of Romania (art restorer)
- Monique Lhuillier (fashion designer)
- Barbara Sutton (socialite)
- Gloria Vanderbilt (socialite and fashion designer)
- Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite and model)
- Lily Pulitzer (socialite and fashion designer)
- Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwell (executive and author)
- Tiggy Legge-Burke (worked for British royal family)
- Tamara Mellon (co-founder of Jimmy Choo)
- Ingrid de Frankopan (scholar of international law)
- Vera Atkins (British secret agent)
- Brenda Frazier (socialite)
- Dina Merrill (socialite)
- Laura Rockefeller Chasin (socialite)
- Kitty Carlisle (actress)
- Mai Yamani (scholar)
- Fabiola Beracasa-Beckman (socialite)
Source: Wikipedia
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