Agnes Sorel

1422-1450. Dame de Beaute, first royal mistress, inventor of power dressing.

Tura Satana

1938-2011. Miss Japan Beautiful, femme fatale, mistress of revenge.

Ninon de Lenclos

1623-1705. Scholar, libertine, wingwoman of Louis XIV.

Cora Pearl

1623-1705. Scholar, libertine, wingwoman of Louis XIV.

Jane Digby

1807-1881. Adventuress. Jane Digby would've been a scandal in any era, including ours.

Comtesse De Castiglione

1832-1899. Courtesan, political agent, selfie queen.

Pauline Viardot

1821-1910. The woman with the golden throat, connoisseur of the menage a trois.