Beware of the beautiful ones.  While some may say that I was seduced by the rich and powerful, I would say they were really more of an inspiration.  When one aspires to be a member of the New York City elite, it is easy to be mistaken for a gold digger or devilish debutante. However, an Aspiring Socialite is neither.  I suffer not from greed or deprivation, but from a more elusive “Diamond in the Rough” complex.

Aside from being Gossip Girl before the Gossip Girl, the popular 1999 film Cruel Intentions is the perfect example of why evil will never conquer high society.  For this reason, Cruel Intentions is required viewing for everyone who is on or aspires to the A-list.  As you probably already know, the film tells the story of fictional socialite Kathyn Merteuil played by Sarah Michelle Gellar who makes a bet with her stepbrother Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) to seduce the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon.)  After much scheming, backstabbing, and driving around in a vintage Jaguar 1956 XK140 Roadster, Sebastian ends up dead, Kathryn is exposed for the sick girl she is, and Annette drives away alone in Sebastian’s convertible Jaguar.  So let this be a lesson to all of us that luxury and cruelty just don’t mix.  Don’t stab your friends in the back because you see an opportunity to make it to the top.  You will meet them again on the way down.  Plus, you should never wear fur.