On May 16, 2019, Diane von Furstenberg helped open the new Statue of Liberty Museum. During her speech, the immigrant from Belgium, said the statue represents "the American dream." Image: GettyAmerica’s been good to Diane von Furstenberg, who built her fashion empire after arriving on these shores as a 22-year-old, pregnant immigrant from Belgium. Now Ms. von Furstenberg has shown her gratitude by leading a successful effort to raise $100 million for a new Statue of Liberty Museum that opened last week. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Ms. von Furstenberg says her first glimpse of Lady Liberty came when her parents sent her a postcard during a visit they made to New York.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 21, 2019 23:03 UTC