member within some of the most elite circles of society, she is an authority on everything “luxury” from dining to decorating, travel to hosting, jewels to sports cars. She also takes great pride in her role as a philanthropist. She works regularly with the Italian foundation AINA (Associazione Italiania Nomadi Dell’Amore), a humanitarian organization that provides orphanages and medical treatment for HIV-infected youths. Baroness von Neumann and AINA also provide them with a quality of life otherwise unavailable. In that same vein, she also works alongside a group called March to the Top, another children’s organization. “About three years ago I met
Baroness Monica von neuMann
More Than Just a Pretty Face
An excellent business woman, tastemaker and former Dior and Yves St. Laurent model as well as a member within some of the most elite circles of society.
By russell DanDriDge 20 ADistinctive style MAGAZine B
aroness Monica von Neumann practices a green lifestyle by doing the simple
things on a day-to-day basis, like using ENERGY STAR©
light bulbs all
throughout her home, making sure all her trash is recycled, supporting companies that are trying to make a difference environmentally, using only biodegradable cleaning products, turning off computers to save energy, and printing on both sides of the paper to reduce paper consumption. But even with her eco- friendly bent, Baroness Monica von Neumann still lives in style. An excellent businesswoman,
tastemaker and former Dior and Yves St. Laurent model as well as a
several children in Switzerland who were from Kenya,” she says. “They were absolutely brilliant and these children exposed me to their living conditions in their home country. I soon couldn’t resist the attraction to visit Kenya. Once there, I witnessed first-hand the devastation of HIV- infected orphan children.” She immediately got involved in
March to the Top and AINA, becoming part of a world in which she knew she could do something to help make a difference. “I was not able to have a blind eye
for all the circumstances that Kenya was enduring. On my trip to Kenya I visited over 20 orphanages and spent time with well over 3,500 children. I saw for myself what they needed and discovered that so little can really go so far.” Closer to home, the Baroness also
has been closely involved with a group called Inner City Arts for about four years. Inner City Arts, a
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