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The old game show features a panel of urbane socialites trying to guess the occupation of regular Americans (and, blindfolded, the identity of celebrities).
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Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Vreeland has been credited with moving the gala to the Met, where guests could mingle among the museum's exhibits, and for turning the annual party -- previously an industry event for fashion insiders and socialites -- into a lavish affair full of celebrity guests and other prominent figures.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Founded in 1948 by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the exclusive event started as a gala dinner among Manhattan socialites to raise money for the museum's annual exhibits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Vreeland has been credited with moving the gala to the Met, where guests could mingle among the museum's exhibits, and for turning the annual party -- previously an industry event for fashion insiders and socialites -- into a lavish affair full of celebrity guests and other prominent figures.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Founded in 1948 by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the exclusive event started as a gala dinner among Manhattan socialites to raise money for the museum's annual exhibits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialite. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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socialite
noun
so·cial·ite
ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt 
: a person well-known in fashionable society
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