Heiresses then and now

The Cone sisters

Able to live a life of leisure thanks to the family textile fortune.

Early patrons of Matisse and Picasso.

Caricatured by Gertrude Stein in Two Women.

Gift to posterity: one of the 20th Century's premier art collections.

Vs.

The Hilton sisters

Able to live a life of leisure thanks to the family hotel fortune.

Patrons of trendy nightclubs everywhere.

Caricatured by Gawker, Page Six.

Gift to posterity: Rick Solomon's sex tape.