Leona Helmsley

ABOUT LEONA HELMSLEY

Businesswoman who focused on the real-estate industry. She was later convicted of tax evasion.

She dropped out of high school and had many legal name changes.

Her tyrannical behavior earned her the nickname Queen of Mean.

She married and divorced Joseph Lubin twice.

She once created a huge scene with a misbehaving waiter in front of lawyer Alan Dershowitz .