The daughter of a Kentucky horse trainer, who grew up to become an international socialite, fashion trendsetter and the first American to be named "Best Dressed Woman in the World," is now part of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.

Born Edmona Travis Strader in Louisville in 1897, "Mona" was married five times and considered one of the 20th century’s most famous style icons. Of her five husbands, her third, Harrison Williams, was reportedly the richest man in America when they wed in 1926. Her name changed to Countess Mona von Bismarck when she married her fourth husband, the grandson of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.

"The Kentucky Countess," as she was nicknamed by her friend, Salvador Dali , was known for her trademark silver hair and aquamarine eyes,

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