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Olivia Palermo
February 28, 1986Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
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 socialiterank.com 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 Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan and high school at the St. Luke's 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.
