Gladys "Patsy" Pulitzer Preston (May 31, 1928 – October 28, 2011) was an American fashion model, socialite and philanthropist. The granddaughter of

Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer ( ; born Pulitzer József, ; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' and the ''New York World''. He became a leading national figure in ...

, newspaper publisher and founder of the

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, she grew up in Palm Beach, Florida. In 1961, she appeared in ''

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'' as one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen", after catching a black marlin, a then world-record catch for a woman. She modeled and appeared in various magazines. In later life, she was active in women's rights causes, particularly

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Early life

Gladys Pulitzer was born in New York City on May 31, 1928, the daughter of Gladys Mildred Munn and Herbert "Tony" Pulitzer, and a granddaughter of

, newspaper publisher and founder of the

. She grew up in

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. Pulitzer was educated at Palm Beach Day School and the Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia, and earned an associate of arts degree from

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, New York. Her brother Herbert Pulitzer was married to the fashion designer

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, and

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Career

In 1961, she appeared in ''

'' as one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen", after catching

black marlin The black marlin (''Istiompax indica'') is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With a maximum published length of and weight of , it is one of the largest marlins and also one of the la ...

fish off Cabo Blanco, Peru, a then world-record fish for a woman (''Sports Illustrated'' began publication in 1954.). She was a model for the

Ford Modeling Agency Ford Models, originally the Ford Modeling Agency, is an American international modeling agency based in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen Ford and her husband Gerard W. Ford. Company Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eileen ...

. In 1953 and 1955, she was photographed by

Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (born George Allen Aarons; October 29, 1916 – May 30, 2006) was an American photographer noted for his images of socialites, jet-setters and celebrities. His work principally appeared in ''Life'', '' Town & Country'', and ''Holiday' ...

. In 1961, she was photographed by Frances McLaughlin-Gill for ''Sports Illustrated'' in

, wearing clothes from Lilly Pulitzer Fashions, her sister-in-law's brand. In later life, she was active in women's rights causes, particularly

Personal life

On June 27, 1949, she married investment broker David Frost Bartlett (1924–1997), brother of Charles L. Bartlett, at the family's estate in Oyster Bay, New York. They later divorced. In 1964, he married Stefane Abeille Demay. In 1959, she married

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(1926–1995), chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. and president of the

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. They lived in Washington, D.C., and

. She had four daughters, Linda B. Miller of Palm Beach, Victoria B. Donaldson of Yorktown, New York, Priscilla P. Hallowell of Katonah, New York, and Electra P. Toub of New York City. She died in New York City on October 28, 2011. She lived there at 580 Park Avenue, and her three-bedroom apartment sold in April 2012 for $5.8 million to Edward Shugrue III and his wife Greta.

References

External links

Patsy Pulitzer at Find a Grave
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