She interviewed the rich and powerful during the day, and partied with them at night.
Barbara Walters with Estee Lauder at the 1977 Met Gala. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Long before the Met Gala became a Kardashian fest, Walters was a regular attendee—since back in the day, when Diana Vreeland held court and the guest list included more actual socialites than reality stars. She was a member of a legendary lunch set known as “,” a group of Manhattan career women whose rotating informal membership included Nora Ephron, Bette Midler, publicist Peggy Siegal, and the late gossip columnist Liz Smith, one of Walter’s closest friends.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Barbara Walters, Oscar de la Renta, and Bette Midler at Fashion’s Night Out in 2009 in New York City.Walters could be counted among the likes of Andy Warhol and Truman Capote for her ability to seamlessly integrate herself into Manhattan’s top-tier circles—while also chronicling them. She did have something of a leg up, however.
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