Mercedes Bass is an Iranian-American philanthropist and socialite active in New York City, Aspen, Colorado and Fort Worth, Texas.
14 Facts About Mercedes Bass
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Mercedes Bass has supported the Metropolitan Opera, and is a trustee of the Aspen Institute and the American Academy in Rome.
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Mercedes Bass received a bachelor's degree in business from a Swiss university.
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Mercedes Bass was the son of Fazlollah Diba and Princess Malektadj Firuz.
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Mercedes Bass is a step-cousin of Farah Pahlavi, former Empress of Iran.
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Mercedes Bass's step-father was the half-brother of former Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
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Mercedes Bass serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the Carnegie Hall Corporation as well as Managing Director of the Board of Trustees and Executive Board of the Metropolitan Opera, both based in New York City.
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Mercedes Bass serves on the Advisory Board of the Aspen Music School and on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute, both based in Aspen, Colorado.
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Mercedes Bass has served as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association in Fort Worth, Texas, where she has been a donor.
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Mercedes Bass serves as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy in Rome in Rome, Italy.
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Mercedes Bass was a donor to the Republican National Committee and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Mercedes Bass came to America as a friend and protege of automotive heir Henry Buhl.
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Mercedes Bass was not related to the Kellogg cereal family.
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Mercedes Bass divorced Kellogg and married Sid Bass on December 10,1988 at New York's Plaza Hotel.