Consuelo Crespi
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Consuelo Pauline O'Brien (O'Connor) Crespi (May 31, 1928 – October 18, 2010) was an American-born Italian countess who was a model and editor of Vogue (magazine) and Vogue Italia. During the same period, her twin sister Gloria Schiff was editor of the American edition of Vogue magazine. She was also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1959.[1]
Crespi was born on May 31, 1928, in Larchmont, New York, along with her twin sister Gloria. She grew up in Nova Scotia and was spotted as a potential model when she moved back to New York City with her mother and sister, appearing on the cover of Look magazine in 1945. She was introduced to society as a débutante in 1947 and met Count Rodolfo (Rudi) Crespi (São Paulo, 1924 – New York, 1985), grandson of wealthy industrialist Count Rodolfo Crespi (1874–1939) and Countess Marina Crespi (née Regoli, 1879–1964), on a blind date in a New York City restaurant.[2] They were married three months later, on January 22, 1948, in a ceremony held at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[3] The couple had two children, Brando Crespi and Pilar Crespi.
