Gloria Vanderbilt, an American celebrity who led the trend of close-fitting jeans, died of illness at her Manhattan apartment in New York City on Monday at the age of 95. Vanderbilt was a descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American railroad and shipping magnate, who inherited a rich legacy and worked as a fashion designer to create a craze for close-fitting jeans. Today, close-fitting jeans have become a fashionable accessory for many women.
Vanderbilt, an American celebrity, died of stomach cancer on Monday at the age of 95. Figure: AP
CNN male anchor Anderson Cooper, the youngest son of Vanderbilt, personally confirmed the death of his mother on a news show on Monday, saying that her mother was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer early last month and died peacefully at her home in Manhattan on Monday morning accompanied by relatives and friends.
Cooper praised mothers as extraordinary women who loved life. He added, "She was a painter, a writer, a designer, and a wonderful mother, wife, and friend. She's 95 years old, but ask the people around her and they'll tell you she's the youngest and trendiest person they know. ”
Vanderbilt also has a colorful and colorful love life, she has been married four times, the fourth husband, the writer Wyatt. Wyatt Cooper is Cooper's father.
Vanderbilt was born in 1924, and his father died of liver disease when he was less than 2 years old. Her mother has been fighting for custody of her family for a long time, so that she has lived in the media since she was a child, and once described her as a "poor rich woman".