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Aimee de Sá Sottomaior Heeren
Aimee de Sá Sottomaior Heeren
	de Heeren in 2003
Born	Aimee de Sá Sottomaior; 3 August 1903; Castro, Paraná, Brazil
Died	13 September 2006 (aged 103); New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Known for	Socialite, Espionage
Spouses	Luís Simões Lopes; Rodman Heeren;
Children	1

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Aimée de Heeren, born Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá or Aimée de Sotomayor^[1] (3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006),^[2] was a Brazilian socialite.

She was the sister of Vera de Sá Sottomaior, who was married to John Felix Charles "Ivor" Bryce, Randal Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany, and Sir Walter Frederic Pretyman. Through her sister, she was the aunt of the 20th Baron of Dunsany. She was born in Castro, Paraná, as the daughter of school teachers Genésio de Sá Sotomayor and Julieta Sampaio Quentel.

Rio de Janeiro

In the 1930s, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she married Luís Simões Lopes, chief of staff of President Getúlio Vargas. De Heeren lived at the Catete Palace, the seat of the president of Brazil, sparking controversy over her relationship with the president. De Heeren never confirmed nor denied the allegation.

Decades after Vargas's death in 1954, his secret diary was published with multiple references to his "bem-amada" (English: "beloved"). Some historians believe that the "bem-amada" was Aimée de Heeren.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Secret Service agent in Paris

In 1938, de Heeren was sent to France to find information for President Vargas. Vargas was invited to join the Axis powers. As a fashionista Aimée met people from European society including Victor Sassoon and Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. The Duke of Westminster was said to be besotted by her.^[7]

De Heeren was also seen with Coco Chanel (now known to be a Nazi agent) at many receptions, including the two Circus Bal events given by Elsie de Wolfe.^[8]^[9] Chanel and de Heeren remained close friends, particularly towards the end of Chanel's life.^[10]

According to US Vogue editor Bettina Ballard, de Heeren, at the time called Aimée Lopez or Aimée Lopez de Sotto Major, made a huge impression on French society:

I particularly remember the season when Aimée was lionized in Paris. She was so pretty, so genuinely nice, carried gaiety with her like a fan, and she was almost eaten alive. Hung with diamonds, she was pushed from fittings to balls, never allowed a moment for private conquest because every hostess needed her for her party to prove that she could draw the lioness of the season. Aimee just wanted to dance and flirt and have fun. That wasn't what Paris expected of her.
— Bettina Ballard^[11]

New York and the jet set

Due to the Nazi occupation of France, she was forced to emigrate to the USA, where she reunited with Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the oldest of the Kennedy brothers, with whom she had fallen in love while in Europe.^[12] Her friendship with the Kennedy family lasted until her death.

She later married the Spanish American Rodman Arturo Heeren, grandson of Antonio Heeren, 1st Count of Heeren, and great-grandson of John Wanamaker, the founder of the Wanamaker Department Stores. The couple had homes in Paris, New York City, Palm Beach, Florida, and Biarritz, but as members of the jet set never stayed in one location for very long.^[1] The couple had one daughter: Cristina Heeren y Sá de Sotomayor, 3rd Countess of Heeren.^[13]

De Heeren was listed as one of the best dressed women in the world several times, and a 1941 edition of Time magazine included her as number three in a list of "Ten Best Dressed Women in the World".^[14] She was mentioned in magazines such as Vogue.^[15] She was included in the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List in 1996.^[16]^[17]

Later years

She took online courses at the Crèmerie de Paris.^[18] This resulted in the creation of the Brazilian White Pages.^[19]^{[citation needed]} In 2005, at the age of 102, she travelled to Belgrade to attend the 60th birthday of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, at the White Palace.^[20]

She died in 2006, in New York City, at the age of 103.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Rasponi, Lanfranco (1968). The golden oases. Putnam. p. 189. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ Paid Notice: Deaths – Heeren, Aimee de sa Sottomaior
^ "Portuguese review on President Vargas Diary". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
^ "Portuguese article in Terra". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
^ Portuguese article in Istoe
^ Portuguese article in Marie Claire
^ Wakeman, Rosemary (12 July 2024). The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918–1941. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-83419-1. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
^ Charlie Scheips, Elsie de Wolfe's Paris - frivolity before the storm, New York, Abrams Books, 2014, 159 pages, page 69
^ PDF file of the Book Elsie de Wolfe's Paris
^ Coco Chanel and Aimée de Heeren, history of the Cremerie de Paris
^ Bettina Ballard In my fashion – memories, New York, David Mckay Co, 1960, 312 pages
^ "Aimée de Heeren". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b Barbanel, Josh (16 Jan 2009). "The Penthouse Solution". New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
^ "Aimée de Heeren". New York Social Diary. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. April 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ Vanity Fair Best dressed list
^ Zilkha, Bettina (2004). Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. p. 160. ISBN 2-84323-513-8.
^ History of the Cybercafe de Paris (written in French) with pictures of Aimée de Heeren taking internet lessons when she was already over 100.
^ Brazilian Whitepages created with the help of Aimée de Heeren.
^ "Aimée de Heeren(3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006)". ELEGANCEPEDIA. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[Rasponi1968-1] Rasponi, Lanfranco (1968). The golden oases. Putnam. p. 189. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[2] Paid Notice: Deaths – Heeren, Aimee de sa Sottomaior

[3] "Portuguese review on President Vargas Diary". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-14.

[4] "Portuguese article in Terra". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-09-14.

[5] Portuguese article in Istoe

[6] Portuguese article in Marie Claire

[Wakeman-7] Wakeman, Rosemary (12 July 2024). The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918–1941. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-83419-1. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

[8] Charlie Scheips, Elsie de Wolfe's Paris - frivolity before the storm, New York, Abrams Books, 2014, 159 pages, page 69

[9] PDF file of the Book Elsie de Wolfe's Paris

[10] Coco Chanel and Aimée de Heeren, history of the Cremerie de Paris

[11] Bettina Ballard In my fashion – memories, New York, David Mckay Co, 1960, 312 pages

[12] "Aimée de Heeren". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[NYT-13] Barbanel, Josh (16 Jan 2009). "The Penthouse Solution". New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

[14] "Aimée de Heeren". New York Social Diary. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[Vogue-15] Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. April 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[16] Vanity Fair Best dressed list

[17] Zilkha, Bettina (2004). Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. p. 160. ISBN 2-84323-513-8.

[18] History of the Cybercafe de Paris (written in French) with pictures of Aimée de Heeren taking internet lessons when she was already over 100.

[19] Brazilian Whitepages created with the help of Aimée de Heeren.

[20] "Aimée de Heeren(3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006)". ELEGANCEPEDIA. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

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 | name               = Aimee de Sá Sottomaior Heeren
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-'''Aimée de Heeren''', born '''Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá''' or '''Aimée de Sotomayor'''<ref name="Rasponi1968">{{cite book|last=Rasponi|first=Lanfranco|title=The golden oases|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2kWvAAAAIAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|year=1968|publisher=Putnam|page=189}}</ref> (3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/classified/paid-notice-deaths-heeren-aimee-de-sa-sottomaior.html Paid Notice: Deaths – Heeren, Aimee de sa Sottomaior]</ref> was a Brazilian socialite and secret service agent tasked with keeping [[Getúlio Vargas]] away from a [[WW2]] alliance with Nazi Germany.
+'''Aimée de Heeren''', born '''Aimée Soto-Maior de Sá''' or '''Aimée de Sotomayor'''<ref name="Rasponi1968">{{cite book|last=Rasponi|first=Lanfranco|title=The golden oases|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2kWvAAAAIAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|year=1968|publisher=Putnam|page=189}}</ref> (3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006),<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/classified/paid-notice-deaths-heeren-aimee-de-sa-sottomaior.html Paid Notice: Deaths – Heeren, Aimee de sa Sottomaior]</ref> was a Brazilian socialite.
-She was the sister of Vera de Sá Sottomaior, who was married to John Felix Charles "Ivor" Bryce, [[Randal Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany]] and [[E. G. Pretyman#Family|Sir Walter Frederic Pretyman]]. Through her sister, she is the aunt of the [[Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany|20th Baron of Dunsany]].<ref name="The Peerage Page, Vera de Sà Sottomaior">{{cite web|website=The Peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p9125.htm#i91243|title=Person Page 9125|accessdate=27 January 2015}}</ref>
-==Early years==
-Aimée de Heeren was born in [[Castro, Paraná]] in 1903. She was the daughter of school teachers, Genésio de Sá Sotomayor and Julieta Sampaio Quentel.
-In the late 1920s, she met American inventor [[Thomas Edison]].<ref>[[Charles Dare Scheips Jr.|Charlie Scheips]], ''Elsie de Wolfe's Paris - frivolity before the storm'', New York, Abrams Books, 2014, 159 pages, citation and photo on page 129</ref>
+She was the sister of Vera de Sá Sottomaior, who was married to John Felix Charles "Ivor" Bryce, [[Randal Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany]], and [[E. G. Pretyman#Family|Sir Walter Frederic Pretyman]]. Through her sister, she was the aunt of the [[Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany|20th Baron of Dunsany]]. She was born in [[Castro, Paraná]], as the daughter of school teachers Genésio de Sá Sotomayor and Julieta Sampaio Quentel.
 ==Rio de Janeiro==
 [[File:Vargas e Roosevelt.jpg|thumb|right|Vargas (left) with U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (right), in [[Rio de Janeiro]], 1936.]]
-In the 1930s, she moved to [[Rio de Janeiro]], where she married Luís Simões Lopes, chief of staff of President [[Getúlio Vargas]]. According to rumors, de Heeren was the mistress of the married president,<ref name="Morais1994">{{cite book|last=Morais|first=Fernando|title=Chatô, o rei do Brasil|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtQYAAAAYAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|year=1994|publisher=Companhia das Letras|isbn=9788571643963}}</ref> and lived at the [[Catete Palace]], the seat of the president of Brazil. De Heeren never confirmed nor denied the allegation.
+In the 1930s, she moved to [[Rio de Janeiro]], where she married Luís Simões Lopes, chief of staff of President [[Getúlio Vargas]]. De Heeren lived at the [[Catete Palace]], the seat of the president of Brazil, sparking controversy over her relationship with the president. De Heeren never confirmed nor denied the allegation.
 Decades after Vargas's death in 1954, his secret diary was published with multiple references to his "bem-amada" (English: "beloved"). Some historians believe that the "bem-amada" was Aimée de Heeren.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://criticanarede.com/lds_vargas.html |title=Portuguese review on President Vargas Diary |access-date=2014-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906011157/http://criticanarede.com/lds_vargas.html |archive-date=2014-09-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoe-temp/1930/cultura/1930_bem_amada_de_getulio.htm |title=Portuguese article in Terra |access-date=2014-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019135854/http://www.terra.com.br/istoe-temp/1930/cultura/1930_bem_amada_de_getulio.htm |archive-date=2014-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.istoe.com.br/reportagens/4468_MARCO+DAMIANI Portuguese article in Istoe]</ref><ref>[http://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Mulheres-do-Mundo/noticia/2013/08/aimee-sotto-mayor-revelada-mulher-que-abalou-o-coracao-de-getulio-vargas.html Portuguese article in Marie Claire]</ref>
 ==Secret Service agent in Paris==
-In 1938, she was sent to France to find information for President [[Getulio Vargas|Vargas]]. Vargas was invited to join the [[Axis powers]]. Disguised as a "[[socialite|fashionista]]", Aimée met many people from society with French, British, and German background. Among them was the German lawyer and [[Nazism|Nazi]] oppositionist [[Helmuth James Graf von Moltke]],<ref name="The spectator">{{cite book|title=The spectator|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1bfhAAAAMAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|date=1 January 2004|publisher=F.C. Westley|page=44}}</ref> who gave her confidential information about Germany. With this information, she influenced President Vargas away from an alliance with the Axis.
+In 1938, de Heeren was sent to France to find information for President [[Getulio Vargas|Vargas]]. Vargas was invited to join the [[Axis powers]]. As a [[socialite|fashionista]] Aimée met people from European society including [[Victor Sassoon]] and [[Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster]]. The Duke of Westminster was said to be besotted by her.<ref name="Wakeman">{{cite book |last1=Wakeman |first1=Rosemary |title=The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918–1941 |date=12 July 2024 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-83419-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=07sIEQAAQBAJ&dq=Aim%C3%A9e%20de%20Heeren&pg=PA114 |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
 De Heeren was also seen with [[Coco Chanel]] (now known to be a Nazi agent) at many receptions, including the two Circus Bal events given by [[Elsie de Wolfe]].<ref>Charlie Scheips, ''Elsie de Wolfe's Paris - frivolity before the storm'', New York, Abrams Books, 2014, 159 pages, page 69</ref><ref>[http://ftp.abramsbooks.com/abrams/Publicity_Fall14/Elsie/ElsieDeWolfe_interior_4_24.pdf PDF file of the Book Elsie de Wolfe's Paris]</ref> Chanel and de Heeren remained close friends, particularly towards the end of Chanel's life.<ref>[http://cremerieparis.com/chanel Coco Chanel and Aimée de Heeren, history of the Cremerie de Paris]</ref>
-According to the US ''Vogue'' editor Bettina Ballard, de Heeren, at the time called Aimée Lopez or Aimée Lopez de Sotto Major, made a huge impression on French society:
+According to [https://www.vogue.com/ US ''Vogue''] editor Bettina Ballard, de Heeren, at the time called Aimée Lopez or Aimée Lopez de Sotto Major, made a huge impression on French society:
 {{quote|I particularly remember the season when Aimée was lionized in Paris. She was so pretty, so genuinely nice, carried gaiety with her like a fan, and she was almost eaten alive. Hung with diamonds, she was pushed from fittings to balls, never allowed a moment for private conquest because every hostess needed her for her party to prove that she could draw the lioness of the season. Aimee just wanted to dance and flirt and have fun. That wasn't what Paris expected of her.|Bettina Ballard<ref>Bettina Ballard ''In my fashion – memories'', New York, David Mckay Co, 1960, 312 pages</ref>}}
-==Exile in New York==
+==New York and the jet set==
-Due to the [[Nazi occupation of France]], she was forced to emigrate to the U.S., where she met with [[Joseph P. Kennedy Jr]], the oldest of the Kennedy brothers, with whom she had fallen in love while in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aimeedeheeren.com |title=Aimée de Heeren |accessdate=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110142857/http://www.aimeedeheeren.com/ |archive-date=10 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her friendship with the Kennedy family lasted until her death. She later married the Spanish American [[Rodman Heeren|Rodman Arturo Heeren]], grandson of [[:es:Condado de Heeren|Antonio Heeren, 1st Count of Heeren]], and great-grandson of [[John Wanamaker]], the founder of the [[Wanamaker's|Wanamaker]] Department Stores. They had homes in Paris, [[New York City]], [[Palm Beach, Florida]], and [[Biarritz]], but never stayed in one location for very long.<ref name="Rasponi1968"/> The couple had one daughter: Cristina Heeren y Sá de Sotomayor, 3rd Countess of Heeren.
+Due to the [[Nazi occupation of France]], she was forced to emigrate to the USA, where she reunited with [[Joseph P. Kennedy Jr]]., the oldest of the Kennedy brothers, with whom she had fallen in love while in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aimeedeheeren.com |title=Aimée de Heeren |accessdate=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110142857/http://www.aimeedeheeren.com/ |archive-date=10 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her friendship with the Kennedy family lasted until her death.
+She later married the Spanish American [[Rodman Heeren|Rodman Arturo Heeren]], grandson of [[:es:Condado de Heeren|Antonio Heeren, 1st Count of Heeren]], and great-grandson of [[John Wanamaker]], the founder of the [[Wanamaker's|Wanamaker]] Department Stores. The couple had homes in Paris, [[New York City]], [[Palm Beach, Florida]], and [[Biarritz]], but as members of the [[jet set]] never stayed in one location for very long.<ref name="Rasponi1968"/> The couple had one daughter: Cristina Heeren y Sá de Sotomayor, 3rd Countess of Heeren.<ref name="NYT" />
-Several times, de Heeren was listed as one of the best dressed women in the world, and a 1941 edition of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] included her in a list of "Ten Best Dressed Women in the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/listpopup.php?tid=245 |title=Aimée de Heeren |publisher=New York Social Diary |accessdate=20 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102043224/http://newyorksocialdiary.com/listpopup.php?tid=245 |archivedate=January 2, 2010 }}</ref> She was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="Vogue">{{cite book|title=Vogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEI-AQAAIAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|date=April 1998|publisher=Condé Nast Publications}}</ref> She was named to the [[International Best Dressed List|International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List]] in 1996.<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/09/international-best-dressed-hall-of-fame ''Vanity Fair Best dressed list'']</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Zilkha |first1=Bettina |title=Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List |year=2004 |isbn=2-84323-513-8 |pages=160}}</ref>
+De Heeren was listed as one of the best dressed women in the world several times, and a 1941 edition of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] included her as number three in a list of "Ten Best Dressed Women in the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/listpopup.php?tid=245 |title=Aimée de Heeren |publisher=New York Social Diary |accessdate=20 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102043224/http://newyorksocialdiary.com/listpopup.php?tid=245 |archivedate=January 2, 2010 }}</ref> She was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name="Vogue">{{cite book|title=Vogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEI-AQAAIAAJ|access-date=20 January 2012|date=April 1998|publisher=Condé Nast Publications}}</ref> She was included in the [[International Best Dressed List|International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List]] in 1996.<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/09/international-best-dressed-hall-of-fame ''Vanity Fair Best dressed list'']</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Zilkha |first1=Bettina |title=Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List |year=2004 |isbn=2-84323-513-8 |pages=160}}</ref>
 ==Later years==
-She took online courses at the Crèmerie de Paris.<ref>[http://cybercafedeparis.com/ History of the Cybercafe de Paris (written in French) with pictures of Aimée de Heeren taking internet lessons when she was already over a 100.]</ref> This resulted in the creation of the Brazilian [[White Pages]].<ref>[https://whitepages.com.br Brazilian Whitepages created with the help of Aimée de Heeren.]</ref>{{cn|date=June 2021}} In 2005, at the age of 102, she traveled to [[Belgrade]] to attend the 60th birthday of [[Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia]], at the White Palace.{{cn|date=February 2015}} She died the following year, in [[New York City]], at the age of 103.
+She took online courses at the Crèmerie de Paris.<ref>[http://cybercafedeparis.com/ History of the Cybercafe de Paris (written in French) with pictures of Aimée de Heeren taking internet lessons when she was already over 100.]</ref> This resulted in the creation of the Brazilian [[White Pages]].<ref>[https://whitepages.com.br Brazilian Whitepages created with the help of Aimée de Heeren.]</ref>{{cn|date=June 2021}} In 2005, at the age of 102, she travelled to [[Belgrade]] to attend the 60th birthday of [[Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia]], at the White Palace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aimée de Heeren(3 August 1903 – 13 September 2006) |url=http://www.elegancepedia.com/26/post/2021/08/aimee-de-heeren3-august-1903-13-september-2006.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=ELEGANCEPEDIA |language=en}}</ref>
+She died in 2006, in [[New York City]], at the age of 103.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last1=Barbanel |first1=Josh |title=The Penthouse Solution |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/realestate/18deal1.html |access-date=9 October 2024 |work=New York Times |date=16 Jan 2009}}</ref>
-According to the phone book of [[Biarritz]], until she was aged 102, she swam in the Atlantic daily while in the city.<ref>[http://www.phonebookoftheworld.com/phonebookofbiarritz.htm Phone Book of Biarritz mentioning the 2 Queens of Biarritz, Aimée de Heeren and the Empress Eugenie]</ref>
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