Patsy Pulitzer

Gladys "Patsy" Pulitzer Preston (May 31, 1928 – October 28, 2011) was an American fashion model, socialite and philanthropist. The granddaughter of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prize, she grew up in Palm Beach, Florida. In 1961, she appeared in Sports Illustrated as one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen", after catching a black marlin, a then world-record catch for a woman. She modeled and appeared in various magazines. In later life, she was active in women's rights causes, particularly Planned Parenthood.

Early life Gladys Pulitzer was born in New York City on May 31, 1928, the daughter of Gladys Mildred Munn and Herbert "Tony" Pulitzer, and a granddaughter of Joseph Pulitzer, newspaper publisher and founder of the Pulitzer Prize. She grew up in Palm Beach, Florida.

Career In 1961, she appeared in Sports Illustrated as one of the "World's Loveliest Sportswomen", after catching black marlin fish off Cabo Blanco, Peru, a then world-record fish for a woman (Sports Illustrated began publication in 1954.).

She was a model for the Ford Modeling Agency. In 1961, she was photographed by Frances McLaughlin-Gill for Sports Illustrated in Palm Beach, Florida, wearing clothes from Lilly Pulitzer Fashions, her sister-in-law's brand.

In later life, she was active in women's rights causes, particularly Planned Parenthood. They later divorced. In 1964, he married Stefane Abeille Demay.

In 1959, she married Lewis Thompson Preston (1926–1995), chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. and president of the World Bank. They lived in Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach, Florida.