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Lesseps

American  
[les-uhps, le-seps] / ˈlɛs əps, lɛˈsɛps /

noun

  1. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.


Lesseps British  
/ ˈlɛsəps, lɛsɛps /

noun

  1. See de Lesseps

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The series was set to begin filming in the spring and follow Zarin and fellow housewives Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan in South Florida, according to Deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

“He wants to marry me!” de Lesseps exclaimed, beaming with infatuation.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

That title yielded the "Housewives" brand's main tastemaker Bethenny Frankel and "Crappie Lake" co-star Luann de Lesseps.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

They’re also cut from a slightly different cloth than longtime New York housewives like Singer, Sonja Morgan or Luann de Lesseps — more influencers and aspiring girl bosses than striving socialites or eccentric divorcees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

Certainly the character of de Lesseps was not equal to the strain.

From The Panama Canal and its Makers by Cornish, Vaughan