publication date: Sunday, February 1, 2015 (part of Winter 2015)

category: Fashion

clue: Originally borne in Belgium, this American designer was a historic first in the Fortune 500.

explanation: Claiborne was the first woman to be chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein


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