What key details about perle mesta can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: perle reid mesta -lrb- nee skirvin -rrb- -lrb- october 12 , 1889march 16 , 1975 -rrb- was an american socialite , political hostess , and u.s. ambassador to luxembourg -lrb- 1949 -- 1953 -rrb- . mesta was known as the '' hostess with the mostest '' for her lavish parties featuring the brightest stars of washington , d.c. , society , including artists , entertainers and many top-level national political figures . she was the inspiration for irving berlin 's musical '' call me madam '' , which starred ethel merman as the character based on mesta in both the broadway play and the movie . she appeared on the march 14 , 1949 , cover of '' time '' . mesta has also been considered a model for the character dolly harrison in allen drury 's 1959 novel '' advise and consent '' , in a 2009 essay .
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- alt is first -rrb- and president harry s. truman in 1949 lady bess truman with perle mesta -lrb- center- president is harry s truman- caption is first -rrb- and president harry s. truman in 1949 lady bess truman with perle mesta -lrb- center- birth name is pearl skirvin- successor is wiley buchanan- party is republican , republican -lrb- 1961-1975 -rrb- -lrb- 1889-1930 -rrb- , democratic -lrb- 1931-1960 -rrb-- spouse is george mesta- predecessor is alan g. kirk- country is luxembourg- term end is april 13 , 1953- term start is july 6 , 1949- birth date is october 12 , 1889- name is perle mesta- image is bess_truman , _ perle_mesta_and_harry_s . _ truman.jpg- birth place is sturgis , michigan- ambassador from is united states