Class with the Countess

The glamorous star of Bravo’s hit show The Real Housewives of New York City makes it easy to be elegant, with contemporary etiquette tips and a complete course in the art of sophisticated livingCountess LuAnn de Lesseps knows firsthand that class is a state of mind, not a birthright. Raised in small-town Connecticut-half French Canadian, half Native American-she worked as a registered nurse before she started modeling. On her first trip to Europe, she was awed by the lifestyle of the Italians and stayed, eventually becoming a TV personality. Before long, she began a fairy-tale romance with Alexandre Count de Lesseps, of the Suez Canal dynasty, and married into a world of aristocrats.She learned during her time in Europe that panache comes from within- not from an antiquated manual. Now she shares her savvy advice and her inspiring story in Class with the Countess, including:?Elegance can most certainly be acquired.?All of life is a seduction.?You don’t have to be rich and famous to have an unforgettable presence.?Being interested is what makes you interesting.?An alluring woman makes everyone want to be near her.The twenty-first century’s answer to Emily Post, the Countess gives a new generation of women an exuberant and incomparable guide to modern social graces.