ALICE PYLE WALKER MAXEY
MARY JULIA MARGARET KOCH
Age: 18 Parents: Talbott Maxey and Jack Maxey Currently attending: Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia Official debut: Le Bal des Débutantes, Shangri-La Hotel, Paris Wore: Gucci, by Alessandro Michele Cavalier: Reid McCaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Craig McCaw of Seattle Personal style: I love wearing clothes that make a statement, whether through pattern, color, or shape. Style icons: Sarah Jessica Parker,
Age: 18 Nickname: MJ Parents: David and Julia Koch Currently attending: The Spence School, New York City Official debut: The Eighty-Fourth Infirmary Ball, Cipriani Wall Street, New York City Will wear: Maison Valentino Cavalier: My brother, David Koch Jr. Style icon: My mother has always been the source of inspiration for my fashion sense. Personal goal: When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be a writer. Today that wish is still true. Words
Lupita Nyong’o, Ann-Margret Olsson Women she looks up to: My great-grandmother, Margaret Maxey. She served as one of the first female O.S.S. agents during World War II and did not let her gender get in the way of pursuing her passions. Joan Didion is my favorite author of all time. It is in her books that I fell in love with reading. She inspires me to get out in the world and live. Few people know: I have a lazy eye that I inherited from my father. I consider it to be my best party trick!
are my refuge. Whether it be through the arts or through my writing, I hope to bring beauty and joy into the world. Woman she looks up to: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I am in awe of her efforts in women’s justice, a subject I care deeply about. Few people know: I know the words to every rap in Hamilton. My family and I have hosted multiple Hamilton sing-alongs around our piano. Words to live by: “People may not remember what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou PALMBEACHILLUSTRATED.COM | MARCH 2019
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