Thank Goodness, Tinsley Mortimer Comes From Old Money

 

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I've been in a tizzy since Lloyd Grove wrote a few months back that Tinsley Mortimer came from "humble beginnings." I was floored. This was not what I imagined as this ice-old beauty's pedigree. Surely this was a mistake.

Well thankfully Tinsley's father, George Mercer, finally made it around to informing Mr. Grove that this was all hogwash. I won't go into all the elaborate details, but here is the gist of it.

"We're in the [Social] Register. Her ancestor is Thomas Jefferson. She was raised in the biggest home in central Virginia. We had a nanny, two gardeners and a butler. She was selected to lead the Southern debutante figure. We felt so bad for her sister Dabney when Tinsley got it. But then Dabney led the figure. The first time ever two sisters were picked to lead the Southern debutante cotillion! Tinsley is so smart, but I'll tell you who's tougher and who's smarter: Dabney Mercer. You should be writing about Dabney Mercer."
Mr. Mercer goes on and on, mentioning that the family has many English titles, and "to print [otherwise] is absurd." Duly noted Mr. Mercer.

So I can now rest easy, knowing that my beloved Tinsley Mortimer does decent from "humble beginnings."

Who married up? Tinsley's dad mortified [Lowdown]

Written by Tara Benedict




16 Comments

July 6, 2006 10:51 AM

Who give a rat's ass about some rich chicks pedigree?! Frankly, this working class girl can't relate to that 1% of the population, and doesn't care to.

July 6, 2006 11:00 AM

I have read the whole article. This guy is unbelievable. In the process of defending his daughter's reputation, he disrespects her, and trashes her in-laws!! He needs a PR person's help immediately, and should never speak to the media without one.

July 6, 2006 11:19 AM

not only that Rosalita, he states:
"Now, we're not the kind of people who blow our horns. We're not braggers, and we're not out there to try and pump ourselves up. It's against our family code to be publicized..."
it sounds like he's bragging to me after reading the article.

who is this chick??

Who gives a f**k

July 6, 2006 1:18 PM

She looks like she washes her hair with that horsetail shampoo...

July 6, 2006 1:20 PM

I suspect that having a dolt like Grove say untrue things probably motivated Mr. Mercer...he isn't a celebrity so it may not have been something he felt he could ignore for too long. Grove could have checked family informaion easily, though he apparently chose not to...he operated that way when he was at the Washington Post as well.
I am acquainted with, though not friends of, Mr & Mrs. Mercer and they are actually very nice people. I don't know the daughters personally.

July 6, 2006 1:27 PM

This is my favorite SL.com article ever!

July 6, 2006 3:06 PM

Useless, spoiled and rich. Sounds like Parasite Hilton!

July 6, 2006 3:39 PM

Ugh. WHY does this site continue to insist that this person is a celebrity worthy of our notice?

B O R I N G.

July 6, 2006 11:20 PM

Does Tinsley in fact have such an illustrious blue blooded backgroud? Then why wasn't it featured in what is socially considered to be one of the three appropriate times in life (birth, marriage, death) to assert your importance? If you read her wedding announcement from the NY times, it mentions nothing of her family. Oh, hubby's family is sufficiently represented. Believe me, if there was any proof to her fathers vaulted claims, it would have been mentioned there.

July 8, 2006 12:39 PM

Nice to see the Mortimer fans popping out. If Mercer were caught in a lie in Richmond he'd be PNG, as would his family. That is one place where pretending to be a Jefferson descendent is not tolerated. I was there yesterdaya and, altho this is a monor topic of discussion, no one is taking steps to shun them...and darlin' some folks in the south pay very special attention to one's line, and to claims about one's line...so to jive wouldn't be something with which anyone could easily get away...
Living in NYC part time (and LA the other part), I cannot say that such attention is always paid if someone has a pocket full o'green.
More disclosure: I have crossed paths with a Mortimer here and there and found them to be quite nice as well...the real rectal cavity here is...SURPRISE...Grove...who baits anyone he can...some day he will PO an individual for whom restraint is not a character trait and Grove will suffer as he should. He makes JP Stern look honest.

Plenty of poor assed southern farmers are related to British nobility. Who gives a flying F*ck?

August 29, 2008 9:27 AM

Tinsley Mortimer is a wanna-be celebrity who is totally in love with herself. She has nothing better to do than promote herself...she has three publicists!
She could care less about any charity...she only cares about promoting herself. The girl is a joke!

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