What's an example of a high-end courtesan?

I don't want to reveal too much, but her name rhymes with Felania.

gutter trash from europe.

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Michelle Pfeiffer plays one in “Cheri.” Good movie. One courtesan in Belle Epoque France more or less hands her son over to Michelle to make a man of him and despite the vast difference in their ages it develops that each is the only person the other could ever have truly loved.

How rude.

[quote]I don't want to reveal too much, but her name rhymes with Felania.

High end? As if.

Gigi.

La Barucci (Giulia Beneni) won favour through her Italian looks, her indefatigable determination to win the lover of her choice, and her charming, child-like spontaneity. She would proudly show off her jewellery cabinet to her visitor, the contents of which were said to be worth millions, and she kept her visiting cards in a china bowl by her fireplace – cards which bore the names of nearly every name in high society at the time. When meeting the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII), she was told to behave with decorum. Upon being introduced, she promptly let her dress fall to the ground, without a word of warning. When she was reprimanded, she exclaimed, “What, did you not tell me to behave properly to His Royal Highness? I showed him the best I have, and it was free!”

We do not understand the question and we refuse to answer it.

Pamela Harriman was called one, although I think that's a bit mean.

She was married to a Churchill, a major Broadway producer and Averill Harriman (banking and railroad fortune).

She was also involved with Gianni Agnelli, Prince Aly Khan, Edward R. Murrow, and many many others.

She was the daughter of a Baron and grew up in a manor home formerly owned by the Churchills - so that first marriage and relationship wasn't some street urchin marrying up.

But she got around and her great aunt was also a famous courtesan in the 19th century who slept with many of the royals of Europe.

Pamela knew EVERYONE - she even met Hitler. She's fascinating. She was the US Ambassador to France and was given the Legion d'Honneur award by Chirac when she died - the first female foreign diplomat to get that award.

She got around and everyone wanted to fuck her or be around her and attend her dinner parties.

May I introduce Alice Keppel?

R11 is written by R9.

Indeed it is. Aren’t you clever.

Another vote for the modern-day Pamela Churchill. Or one of ultra rock groupies.

R14 - Pamela Des Barres was a successful groupie and she really wasn't all that.

She wrote a great book though. She is good.

The sixteenth-century panting illustrating the Medium article is by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Peachy.

Lady G was always very dutiful in attending to the needs of the gentleman callers.