She spends most of her time schlepping her Louis Vuitton luggage through the airports in Miami and Bogotá, where she is always the life of the party. Sylvia is direct, independent and fearless. Her clothing line, Magras, is a collection of cocktail dresses handmade by indigenous women in Colombia, where she is working with the United Nations to help create 2,000 jobs. Now that’s guilt-free shopping.
Ashley Turchin | 24, Real-Estate Heiress
Ashley is intelligent, cultured and delightful. Clearly a multitasker, she is the marketing director for a new resort her family is building in North Carolina called The Lodges at Eagles Nest. She will spend her summer traveling to India and Eastern Europe, then move to New York in the fall, where she will design a line of jewelry and work on a nonfiction book. And this Miami native will be ready for the cold New York winters, as she even knits her own scarves.
Sarah Arison | 23, Cruise-Travel Heiress
She is committed to the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, which was founded by her grandfather. It’s a nationwide organization based in Miami that gives scholarships to high-school seniors who want to work in or study the arts. She is also on the board of the New World Symphony. Sarah is stunning, approachable and charismatic. Speaking French will also be an asset as she is currently flirting with the idea of getting into fashion marketing.
Claudia Rodriguez | 24, Media Heiress
She is courageous, sincere and highly educated, but don’t underestimate her strength, because she regularly goes sport fishing with her dad and brother and once caught six sailfish in a day. Claudia is currently an agent trainee at William Morris Agency in Miami Beach, where she plans to work with talent—and she is in good company, as Barry Diller and David Geffen also started their careers in its famous mailroom.
Estefania Garcia | Food-Company Heiress
Stephi is reserved, rebellious and well grounded, a loyal friend with a shopping addiction. She’s currently studying business and art at NYU, where she has become immersed in the music scene. This princess is also considering studying art in Japan this summer and hopes to open a gallery in the Design District someday, as well as launch a record label. Stephi confesses that she has dated a few DJs who have taught her how to spin.
Amber Ridinger | 17, Internet Heiress
She may be the baby of the bunch, but she’s simply too much to have left out. Amber is sweet, sensitive and ambitious. Although still in high school, she’s eyeing a career in entertainment or fashion, as she has grown up around both—Ja Rule and Ashanti performed at her bat mitzvah. After recently making a large contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, she was asked to be a founding member of its junior committee.
