Interior designer and Philanthropist, Mica Ertegün, died at the age of 97 on Dec 2. Ertegün died at her Long Island home in Southampton, New York. She was a well-known philanthropist and interior designer who was praised for her taste.
She was known for her escape from Communist Romania after World War II, her attempt to run a chicken farm in Canada, and her marriage to a well-known figure in American pop culture, Mica Ertegun was a significant figure in the interior design scene in New York. Her friend Linda Wachner broke the news of her passing.
Ertegün was an accomplished interior designer, but she was also a committed humanitarian. She was an ardent supporter of numerous cultural institutions and humanitarian organizations, serving on the boards of eminent non-profits like the American Friends of Turkey, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library.
She also created the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Scholarship Fund at Princeton University in memory of her late husband as part of her charitable efforts in the field of education.
