Olivia Palermo

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Olivia Palermo born February 28 1986 is an American socialite fashion influencer and entrepreneur Palermo gained celebrity when she sued socialiterankcom for releasing a letter that was proved to be false It made a news story on New York Magazine on May 4 2007 Palermo was born in New York City and grew up on the Upper East Side and in Greenwich Connecticut Her father is a real estate developer and her mother is an interior designer She has a younger brother Grant Palermo attended elementary school at NightingaleBamford School in Manhattan and high school at the St Lukes School in New Canaan Connecticut She attended the American University of Paris and The New School She is of Italian descent Palermo grew up with a learning disability Palermo interned at Quest magazine Photographer Patrick McMullan spotted her at an auction then took pictures of her about town Palermo began taking part in the charity event circuit in New York becoming a member of the Friends Committee of New Yorkers For Children and joining the committee of Operation Smile Palermo began her career as part of MTVs television show The City The series aired for two seasons from 2008 until 2010 and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in New York City As part of the show Palermo worked for Diane von Fürstenberg and later in the accessories department for Elle magazine In 2009 Palermo signed with the talent agency Wilhelmina International Inc to focus fulltime on development of her brand She became a guest editor for the Gaps nowdefunct Piperlimecom in 2011 and appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway Season 9 In 2010 Palermo modeled for the AutumnWinter campaigns by Mango and Hogan In October 2011 Palermo launched her personal website which consists of editorial content about fashion beauty and lifestyle written by fulltime writers and contributing editors She also appeared as a guest judge on Britain and Irelands Next Top Model Season 7 Later in 2012 the New York Post named Palermo as the best dressed New Yorker of Page Six Palermo appeared on the August 2018 cover of Glamour Mexico and has shot editorials for magazines including Grazia Australia and Hola Fashion Magazine She was also on the cover of Cosmopolitan InStyle Elle Flare Marie Claire Arcadia Lucky Brides Harpers Bazaar LOfficiel Tatler and Stella Palermo has been the face of midrange brands such as Aerin MaxCo and Banana Republic