Georgette Mosbacher

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Georgette Mosbacher (née Paulsin; b. January 16, 1947) is the CEO of Borghese, a cosmetics manufacturer based in New York City, and a fundraiser for the United States Republican Party. In 1987, she purchased the high-end cosmetics firm La Prairie, served as its CEO, and sold it in 1991 to Beiersdorf.

Mosbacher served as national co-chairman of John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign and is co-chair of the Republican National Committee's Finance Committee.

She is the former wife of Robert Muir, George Barrie, and Robert Mosbacher while he was United States Secretary of Commerce. Her sister, the former model Lyn Paulsin, 56, is director of public relations at Borghese. Her stepfather's brother was Jean Shepherd.

[edit] Bibliography

• Mosbacher, Georgette (1993). Feminine Force: Release The Power Within To Create The Life You Deserve. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-79896-0. 
• Mosbacher, Georgette (1998). It Takes Money, Honey: A Get-Smart Guide to Total Financial Freedom. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-039236-3. 

[edit] External links

• Biography at borghese.com
• Georgette Mosbacher at NNDB
• Collins, Nancy, "The World of Georgette Mosbacher", Harper's Bazaar, July 2004
• Ponder, Stephanie E., "Makeup Maven", Costco Connection, May 2006
• Gurley, George, "Georgette Mosbacher Rides With McCain", The New York Observer, January 30, 2000
• Horyn, Cathy, "Is Georgette Mosbacher Too Hot for the G.O.P. to Handle?", The New York Times, January 14, 2001
• Potempa, Philip, "Georgette Mosbacher smiling with gritted teeth about President Bush", The Times of Northwest Indiana, January 31, 2007