Belgian fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin in 1946 to Jewish parents) recently learned more about her ancestors on the TV series Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. See clip below, in which Furstenberg talks about her mother, Lili, who was a prison at Auschwitz concentration camp before Furstenberg was born.
(Note: Furstenberg is the surname of the designer’s ex-husband, Prince Egon von Furstenberg of Germany, whom she divorced in 1983; she is currently married to American businessman Barry Diller.)
When not on TV or at work at her atelier, Furstenberg enjoys her time off traveling and swimming. When she shared the stunning selfie below, of her in a green cutout swimsuit, the 76-year-old captioned it: “A long and full life … and many very long swims along the way!”
Furstenberg’s fans and famous friends are going wild over the photo. Hollywood movie star Demi Moore (Charlie’s Angels, St. Elmo’s Fire, A Few Good Men) replied: “You are a goddess.”
One fan replied to Moore’s comment: “it takes one to know one!”
Above is Moore, 60, in a string bikini with her beloved dog, Pilaf.