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SHOWBIZ TIME MAGAZINE. June Issue  P.21                                          Cover of the Magazine     Table of Contents

HIGHLIFE AND CELEBRITIES    

COGNAC WELLERLANE, NEW YORK QUEEN OF PANACHE AND EXTRAVAGANZA! By Carol Lexter

She puts Joan Rivers, Liberace and Rudolpf Valentino to shame! Cognac Wellerlane, New York undisputed Queen of Panache and Extravaganza has become Manhattan's living legend and a New York  institution. She is bubbly, super elegant, talkative, explosive, witty, powerful and larger than life. She knows everybody and anybody who is somebody loves to have a glass of champagne with her! But don't let the appearances fool you. Under all the glitters, the outrageous sophistication and myriad of hot gossip, Cognac has depth and substance. For God sake who is Cognac Wellerlane? How do I dare to ask such a silly question? Excusez moi!!!!This glamorous TV personality, colorful actress, socialite and dynamite and model is frequently spotted walking on the streets of New York. People point at her! Cognac is famous on Fifth Avenue, Wall Street and 5 stars+ glitzy spots in New York. Her outrageous wardrobe, revolutionary fashion, most unusual hairstyle and glamorous retro look transmuted her into  a captivating mobile site and audio-visual phenomenon. Did I say unusual hairdo? You bet your gazebo. She wrote the book on hair style and hers is a blend of  Brigitte Bardo, Sylvana Mangano, Ivana Trump, Mae West when she was calm and Cognac Wellerlane when she is in steam! Cognac is also an actress.

 

With pride, she has  showcased her comedy talents on The Maury Povich Show. She recently was cast in the role as the Society Lady for an Off Broadway Pulitzer Prize Winning Play, “The Time of Your Life.”

Cognac’s latest venture is producing and starring in her very own TV Talk Show, “Cognac’s Corner” on Manhattan Cable Channel 67. And when she is modeling, Queen Cognac wears a $15,000 gown and $3 million dollars worth of Graff Diamonds. As a talk show hostess she interviews  celebrities, movie stars and royalty.  Cognac lives in a fabulous pink palace on south shore of Long Island.  Watch her show on Channel 67 every Saturday afternoon at 3:30 P.M. She can often be seen driving her convertible around town with her two darling pets, a yorkie named Zsa Zsa and her tiny Maltese FiFi. Website:  www.cognacscorner Cognac is listed in Volume IV of World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment.