NY Times Critics Pick: The Queen of Versailles

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES NYT Critic’s Pick Directed by Lauren Greenfield By A. O. SCOTT It has been said that we live in a new gilded age, in which the rich take it as their sovereign right and civic duty to get richer, while the rest of us look on in envy, simmer with resentment or dream of rebellion. “The …

David and Jackie Siegel: Meet the King and Queen of Versailles

David and Jackie Siegel: Meet the King and Queen of Versailles They lived the American dream and started to build their own palace. Then came the credit crunch… Guy Adams @guyadams David and Jackie Siegel at their home in Florida Reuters David Siegel was living the American dream. A self-made billionaire, married to a former model 31 years his junior, …

The Queen of Versailles

A documentary film turns a lens on the “1 percenters.” by LAURA LEVIS IN CERTAIN WAYS, David and Jackie Siegel were just trying to live the American Dream: succeed at business, own a big house, enjoy the spoils of their labor. But after achieving those dreams, they found themselves wanting more—much, much more. Their 26,000-square-foot house was simply not enough. Happiness …

My only regret about Queen Of Versailles? I wish I’d worn more make-up: Jackie Siegel on THAT documentary about building her gaudy 90,000sq ft mansion

My only regret about Queen Of Versailles? I wish I’d worn more make-up: Jackie Siegel on THAT documentary about building her gaudy 90,000sq ft mansion By SADIE WHITELOCKS The wife of a billionaire timeshare mogul dubbed The Queen Of Versailles after becoming the subject of an award-winning documentary of the same name, has spoken for the first time about her …

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Director Isn’t Interested in a Bravo Series

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Director Isn’t Interested in a Bravo Series By Jethro Nededog Lauren Greenfield’s award-winning documentary makes its TV debut on the cable channel, but that’s where she draws the line Certainly documentaries have inspired TV series before (recently MTV made”Catfish” a television hit). But, with Lauren Greenfield’s critically acclaimed “The Queen of Versailles” slated to make its television …

177 Minutes With Jackie Siegel

By Jessica Pressler  NYMag Touring ten kitchens, a 30-car garage, and a 10,000-square-foot spa with the Queen of Versailles. This I copied from the Louvre,” Jackie Siegel says, pointing to the pyramid-shaped structure jutting off the back patio of her partially finished dream home known as Versailles. She tosses a ringlet of streaky blonde hair over her shoulder and pads into …

‘QUEEN OF VERSAILLES’ REFUTES DOCUMENTARY BY APPEARING ON ‘BRAVO’ TO PROMOTE IT

‘QUEEN OF VERSAILLES’ REFUTES DOCUMENTARY BY APPEARING ON ‘BRAVO’ TO PROMOTE IT by ELAINE RADFORD “Queen of Versailles” Jackie Siegel appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live in all her ticky-tacky glory to prove that she’s still just as lacking in good taste as she was in the recently aired Bravo documentary The Queen of Versailles. The hooker-look leopard-skin printed …

Queen Of Versailles Jackie Siegel Admits She Dated Donald Trump

Jackie Siegel Donald Trump Dated Christina Stiehl The wife of entrepreneur David Siegel, who was featured in a documentary about the largest home in America she was building with her hubby, reportedly used to date real estate tycoon Donald Trump! It looks like Jackie Sigel, not only loves huge real estate — she’s attracted to the powerful men who build …

America’s Own ‘Versailles’ to Be Completed in 2015

America’s Own ‘Versailles’ to Be Completed in 2015 Robert Frank | @robtfrank David and Jackie Siegel are rebuilding their American dream—23 bathrooms and 13 bedrooms at a time. After halting construction four years ago on their 90,000-square-foot dream home—called Versailles—just outside Orlando, Fla., the Siegels have started work again. Construction is expected to take about two years and involve hundreds …

Building restarts on largest US home, dubbed ‘Versailles,’

David and Jackie Siegel are rebuilding their American dream—23 bathrooms and 13 bedrooms at a time. Today.com by Robert Frank After halting construction four years ago on their 90,000-square-foot dream home—called Versailles—just outside Orlando, Fla., the Siegels have started work again. Construction is expected to take about two years and involve hundreds of workers. The home is slated to have …