Background
Helmsley, Leona Mindy was born on July 4, 1920 in New York City.
Leona Mindy Helmsley Edit Profile
Leona Mindy Helmsley, American hotel executive. Named Woman of Year New York Council Civic Affairs, 1970; named Woman of Year Town & Country Condos & Cooperatives, 1981; named one of Forbes' Richest Americans, 2006; recipient Service award Ort School Engineering, 1981, Professional Excellence award Les Dames d'Escoffier, 1981, Special Achievement award Sales Executives Club New York, 1981, Woman of Year award International Hotel Industry, 1982.
Career
Former model; vice president Pease & Elliman, New York City, 1962-1969. President Sutton & Towne Residential, 1967-1970. Senior vice president Helmsley Spear, 1970-1972, Brown, Harris, Stevens, New York City, 1970-1972.
President, Chief Executive Officer, chairman board Helmsley Hotels, Inc., 1980—2007. On December 30, 1989, was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $7.1 million for tax fraud. Started and served the prison sentence for tax fraud, 1992—1993.
Was released from home confinement, 1994.
Works
Other Work
Membership
Contributed monies to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, help the families of firefighters after 9/11, & help rebuild African-American churches that had been burned down in the South.
Connections
Married Leo E. Panzirer (divorced 1952). Children: Jay Robert (deceased 1982). Married Joseph Lubin 1953 (divorced 1960).
Married Harry B. Helmsley, April 8, 1972 (deceased January, 1997).
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
American
Career
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1962 - 1969
vice president, Pease & Elliman -
1967 - 1970
president, Sutton & Towne Residential -
1970 - 1972
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1970 - 1972
senior, vice president Helmsley Spear -
1980 - 2007
president, board Helmsley Hotels -
1980 - 2007
Chief Executive Officer, board Helmsley Hotels -
1980 - 2007
chairman, board Helmsley Hotels