She first came to the public eye during her time at the Brearley School in New York City between 1940 and 1942, when she was photographed attending fashionable nightclubs with her friends Carol Marcus and Gloria Vanderbilt.
Ia mula-mula muncul ke ranah publik pada masa ia berada di Brearley School, New York City pada 1940–1942, saat ia terfoto sedang menghadiri klub-klub malam dengan teman-temannya Carol Marcus dan Gloria Vanderbilt.