A dance hostess at a club in her youth, she married three times, on each occasion to an executive of a business that sold luxury goods.
Her third marriage, to Sir Bernard Docker, the chairman of Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and its subsidiary, Daimler, was notable for the couple's extravagant lifestyle.
This was often funded by tax writeoffs and company expenditure that could not be legitimately defended, which led to Sir Bernard's removal from BSA's board of directors.
She was also banned from the French Riviera by Prince Rainier after an incident in which she tore up a Monegasque flag.