The woman recognized as Anna Delvey by the elites of New York, had lied about her true identity for years. The people who spend their time partying and spending money on designer clothes were convinced that this Russian-German lady belonged to their high social class. However, once they knew who she really was, this was a real shock for all of them.
Keep reading to know her full story.
The woman with secrets
Anna had an expensive habit of living in hotels in Soho, which might have seemed strange to some, but everyone who knew just thought that it was more convenient for the person who parties all the time and has to go to the home country often to meet visa requirements.
Apparently, this story was so convincing that even in the hotel Anna preferred to live in, they didn’t ask for her credit card information, and she just paid cash. Also, it wasn’t anything unusual for the woman to use that cash very generously, tipping as much as $100 sometimes.
She even made friends with one of the hotel’s employees, Neffatari Davis. These two went out together, and the hotel employee even remembered her shock when on one event she got a seat next to Macaulay Culkin, and Anna seemed to know him quite well.
People actually remember Anna being very good at establishing contact with others. She was good at becoming friends with others in a very short period of time, even though those friends didn’t know a thing about her true self.
Another friend
Gossip girl
But it wasn’t all. She had a bigger goal in mind, as she wanted to create so-called The Anna Delvey Foundation where nightlife and art would meet. For this, she had to find investors as well as take out some loans. People started to question her heiress status, but Anna was quick to explain that she just couldn’t access her money while staying in the US. She also hosted some fundraising events.
Things go downhill
Not only Rachel, but also lots of other people who Anna borrowed money from, confronted the wannabe socialite and demanded her to pay them back. She told them the same story about the money she couldn’t access, but no one believed her, of course. Rachel Williams, Anna’s ex-trainer, got in touch with the New York District Attorney and informed them about Anna’s suspicious behavior.
Anna was arrested because of her unpaid bills for hotels, but was bailed out. A few weeks later she was arrested again for multiple cases of larceny and theft of services.