1. Elaine Farrell Wynn was an American billionaire businesswoman, art collector, philanthropist and education reformer.
23 Facts About Elaine Wynn
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Elaine Wynn co-founded Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts with her former husband, Steve Wynn.
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Elaine Wynn was on the national board of Communities in Schools from 1999 until her death in 2025.
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Elaine Wynn was born to a middle-class Jewish family on April 28,1942, in New York City.
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Elaine Wynn's father was a salesman for resort hotel packages and her mother was a homemaker.
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Elaine Wynn spent part of her early life in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Elaine Wynn attended George Washington University and majored in political science.
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Elaine Wynn graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1964.
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Elaine Wynn co-founded the Mirage Resorts with her former husband in 1976.
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Elaine Wynn played a pivotal role in the resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip with her former husband.
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In June 2018, Elaine Wynn successfully led a shareholder proxy campaign to remove John Hagenbuch from the board, due to his conflict of interest created by ties to the company's former CEO.
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However, as a result of recent purchases, most of the stock at Elaine Wynn Resorts was now owned by Houston-based investor Tilman Fertitta.
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Elaine Wynn was on the executive board of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.
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Elaine Wynn co-founded the Nevada affiliate of Communities In Schools in 1993 to provide integrated student support services to at-risk youth.
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Elaine Wynn joined the national board in 1999 and served as chair from 2007 to 2024.
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Elaine Wynn was appointed to the Nevada State Board of Education by Governor Brian Sandoval.
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Elaine Wynn was appointed to the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President Barack Obama in 2011.
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Elaine Wynn served as the co-chair of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Elaine Wynn helped fund the installation of Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass on the museum's campus.
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Elaine Wynn resided in the couple's mansion inside Southern Highlands Golf Club.
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Kevyn was kidnapped in 1993 and Elaine Wynn paid $1.45 million in ransom for her return.
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Elaine Wynn's bid was the highest price ever paid at auction for a work of art at the time.
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Elaine Wynn died at home in Los Angeles from heart failure on April 14,2025, at the age of 82.