Fiori is the former editor in chief of Town & Country, the magazine known for showcasing exceedingly expensive tastes in fashion, travel, and design. She now acts as the mag's "editor-at-large".

The daughter of Italian-American immigrants, New Jersey native Fiori started her career as a teacher but in the early 70s somehow found herself as an associate editor at Travel + Leisure; she went on to spend fourteen years as editor-in-chief before becoming editorial director at American Express, where she had oversight of T+L as well as Departures and Food & Wine. In 1993 she left Amex for Hearst and took over the venerated Town & Country, the oldest general interest magazine in the U.S .

The bible of blue bloods for three generations, Town & Country still exists in a somewhat alternate universe, one where it's perfectly normal to have a country estate and a staff of domestics. Fiori has carried on the tradition of disdaining pop culture, but she's also attempted to modernize the magazine. In 2003, she launched a spin-off called Town & Country Travel, and these days the occasional African-American pops up in the magazine. While contributing editors (such as heiress Anne Hearst), tend to reflect Town & Country's core demo, in recent years Fiori introduced different voices like politico Jonathan Alter and foodie Anthony Bourdain However, after seventeen years with the magazine, she was replaced as editor in chief but continues to act as an "editor at large" for Hearst, working on habitual books and various projects. [Image via Getty]