Girardi is the man who was tapped by George Steinbrenner to replace Joe Torre as the manager of the Yankees in 2007.

Cristina Greeven Cuomo

That's Wendi, not Wendy, to you. She was born Deng Wenge (her birth name means "Cultural Revolution" in Mandarin) in the Shandong province of China. At age 16 she enrolled in Guangshou Medical College, but quite three years later after earning a student visa to study economics at California State University, Northridge. She later earned an MBA from Yale.

The longtime business partner of Marc Jacobs, it's Duffy who keeps the business afloat as Jacobs dies his hair various colors, cavorts with young men, and—yes—designs clothes.

Erin Callan is the disgraced CFO behind Lehman brothers, the largest Bankruptcy in U.S. history, and one of the major players in the global financial crisis of 2008. As a result, she went out to pasture early, and sequestered herself with a handsome firefighter in East Hampton, NY.

Congresswoman Clarke represents New York's eleventh district, which includes Brooklyn neighborhoods like Brownsville, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Kensington.

Previously Newsweek's editor-in-chief, Jon Meacham is an executive editor and vice president at Random House. His books include American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, American Gospel, and Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of An Epic Friendship.

The perky former co-host with Regis Philbin of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee was born in Paris (tres chic!) in 1953 and raised in Bowie, MD (less chic). Her parents were Joan Cuttell, a singer, and Aaron Epstein, a musician and former U.S. Navy officer. Gifford began singing in high school. She attended Oral Roberts University and studied drama and music.

Formerly HBO's chief operating officer, Nelson was named the company's CEO in 2007 after Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes dismissed the previous chief, Chris Albrecht.

Paulson is the founder and president of Paulson & Co., a hedge fund with more than $12 billion under management. He's best known for predicting the global credit crisis, which earned him a staggering $3.3 billion in 2007.

The former mayor of New Orleans, Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League

The CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Iger divides his time between Burbank and New York City. His wife is Willow Bay.

David Lauren

The self-promoting president of real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel, Miller is known for supplying media outlets with estimates of the value of commercial and residential real estate in New York City.

Dr. Lisa Airan may not be the best dermatologist in town but she's the most social, that's for sure. When she's not busy Botoxing the living flesh out of any and all of New York's famous faces, she's busy making glamorous red carpet appearances and shooting spreads for magazines like Vogue, InStyle, and appearing on Oprah.

André Bishop is the artistic director at the Lincoln Center Theater. He's known for producing musicals such as Contact and The Light in the Piazza, as well as for championing young talent.

One of the world's most famous models, Gisele is as well known for her Victoria's Secret ads as she is for her dalliances with any number of boldface names.

Woody Allen is celebrated as New York's greatest filmmaker.

Patrick McMullan has been to more parties than any other person in New York—the nightlife veteran has been flashing bulbs in the faces of the city's social set for over thirty years.

Peter Brant