Eric Gioia is the former representative of the Queens neighborhoods of Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth in the New York City Council.

The Speaker of the New York State Assembly, Shelly Silver is one of the most powerful players in Albany.

Don't call her just a socialite: although she's the daughter of famed artist Julian Schnabel, Stella has carved a place for herself in the indie film scene in her own right.

Debbie Bancroft is a socialite, society columnist, and philanthropic busy bee.

A former Vogue-tte and creative director of the ultra preppy Jack Roger's brand, Dupont is the wife of Richard Dupont and a staple at social functions around town.

A former middling star on the social scene, Bryan is the executive fashion director at Lucky magazine.

A party fixture and writer, Bettina is an inescapable presence on the social scene.

The dapper, well-groomed Rellie works in finance, but he's better known for his social presence and for his Brit designer wife, Lucy Sykes.

The daughter of a billionaire financier, social fixture Allison Sarofim has dabbled in writing, restaurateuring, acting, and art collecting.

The ex-wife of billionaire Ron Perelman, Duff is best known for going through what may be the messiest, nastiest divorce in history.

The founder of Cinema Society, Saffir is one of the most ubiquitous socials in town: If there's a party on the Upper East Side tonight where women will be standing around in their Louboutin heels sipping on champagne, you can expect to see Andrew Saffir and his boyfriend Daniel Benedict telling them how fabulous they look.

Don't try phoning Daniel Benedict at home—the blond, gay, perma-tanned social fixture and his boyfriend, Andrew Saffir, haven't spent an evening in for years.

A socialite and songwriter, Rich is best known as the ex-wife of financier Marc Rich.

Balazs is the hotelier behind a handful of boutique properties, including the Mercer, Chateau Marmont, and The Standard chain of hotels.

Doo-Ri Chung is the creator of the Doo.Ri womenswear label and a rising star on the fashion scene.

The fashion stalwart may be best known for her wedding dresses, but she's branched out into fragrances, eyewear, shoes, home furnishings, and more.

A multi-CFDA award winner, Costa is the women's creative director for Calvin Klein.

The man behind the eponymous fashion line that rose to dazzling prominence in the '90s, Rodriguez sold a controlling interest in his company to Liz Claiborne in 2007, but quickly bought it back.

Tyra Banks is the smizing, weave-wearing, ego-tripping supermodel turned TV host.

As deputy secretary for public safety, Balboni was Gov. Paterson's homeland security chief. He was responsible for overseeing the New York's efforts to prevent terrorism and coordinating the state's response to any incidents that did occur.