Diane von Fürstenberg

Credited with popularizing the "wrap-around" skirt in the 1970s, which became a worldwide fashion sensation, and frequently worn by Suzanne Pleshette on The Bob Newhart Show (1972). In 1976, she penned the best-seller, "Diane Von Furstenberg's Book of Beauty: How to Become a More Attractive, Confident, and Sensual Woman.".

[on Fan Bingbing] The first thing I noticed when I met her was her inner strength, which was exerted so effortlessly it was difficult to take my eyes off her. I am not the only one...A giant star in China, not only is she a brilliant actor, she is a formidable businesswoman [and] one of the world's highest-paid female actors. She has created her own studio to make her own films and develop projects and also finds time for philanthropy, co-founding Heart Ali to help children who suffer from congenital heart disease. She is the woman she wants to be.