- Born
- Died
- Birth namePerle Skirvin
- Nickname
- The Hostess with the Mostess
- Perle Mesta was born on October 12, 1889 in Sturgis, Michigan, USA. She was married to George Mesta. She died on March 16, 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
- SpouseGeorge Mesta(1916 - 1925) (his death)
- Sister of actress Marguerite Skirvin.
- She married steel manufacturer and engineer George Mesta in 1916, but was widowed in 1925; she was the only heir to his $78 million fortune.
- Perle was the inspiration for Irving Berlin's musical, "Call Me Madam". Ethel Merman played the title character in both the Broadway and the 1953 movie version.
- American society figure, political hostess, and U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg (1949-1953).
- Buried in Pittsburgh with her husband.
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