Friedlander put together and paid for a photo album of 25 women luminaries -- including Evelyn Lauder, makeup artist Bobbi Brown and broadcast journalist Donna Hanover -- all of them wearing Carolee jewelry.

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The public also helped the mayor: after he announced a separation from his wife, Donna Hanover, on May 10th, polls showed that most people thought that this was a private matter that would not alter how they voted.

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