In its 1980s heyday, the Sutton Place hosted the stars of its day, from Michael Jackson to Sophia Loren.

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For every Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman or Sophia Loren that it can chalk up as successes, there are a dozen almost forgotten failures.

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Women ranging from Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren to Kelly Brook and Catherine Zeta Jones today have been made famous by their hourglass figures.

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In 2011, he attended the annual film festival and was pictured with Academy Award winner Italian icon Sophia Loren and French actor Alain Delon.

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In August, Sophia Loren appeared at the opening night of the Venice Film Festival wearing a one-of-a-kind yellow gold, emerald and diamond necklace from Bulgari.

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From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, the voluminous, bold, and colorful jewelry of Marina B was the choice of movie stars like Sophia Loren, and other women of international society and best-dressed lists.

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