The show portrays Anna as someone who did not want to be seen as a dumb socialite, but rather a smart businesswoman. But I think her story could inspire people to go after their goals with confidence… just don’t break the law while doing so. Was it okay for Anna to do what she did? No. A big part of life is confidence, and the thing about confidence is no one knows if it’s real or not. I think Inventing Anna shows how confidence can carry someone. Instead of portraying Anna as a protagonist who just wanted money, we see radical self-empowerment and manipulation of the system. We watch her scam her way to luxury through New York’s most elite, and I’m not going to lie, I ate up every second of it. The show leads its viewers to believe Anna is a product of society’s ills like narcissism, sexism, and capitalism. She did this to try and secure funds for ADF. She created a second fake identity for a woman who she said was a family accountant. She used the voice-disguising app to pretend to be a made-up German man who managed her trust fund and could wire over money to cover loans and deposits. She sent Blade a forged confirmation of a wire transfer from Deutsche Bank and never paid the bill for the $35,400 flight.Īnna had fake email accounts, Photoshopped bank statements, and a voice-disguising app to make her lie even more legit. Yes, it is true, Anna convinced the aircraft startup company, Blade, to charter her a private plane to Omaha, Nebraska so she could attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting and try to meet billionaire Warren Buffett in May 2017. It’s estimated that she swindled banks, hotels, an aviation company, and high-society acquaintances out of approximately $275,000. In Jessica Pressler’s original article about Anna, she said: “ Anna was preparing to launch a business, a Soho House-ish type club… focused on art with locations in L.A., London, Hong Kong, and Dubai.” However, Anna was arrested before she could make her dream a reality and nothing came of ADF. She planned to have restaurants, bars, a bakery, exclusive lounges, workspaces, hotel rooms, and art galleries inside. She hoped ADF would become an elite members-only club focused on art and luxury. Anna was said to have told people she would inherit a $60 million trust fund from her father to convince investors and banks to loan her money for her grand business plan, the Anna Delvey Foundation (ADF). She tipped in crisp $100 bills, lived full-time in luxury hotels, received pricey beauty treatments (like $400 eyelash extensions pricey), and wore designer clothing like her trademark Celine glasses.
She was actually able to transfer to the Purple office in New York which is when she adopted the Anna Delvey persona.Īnna continued to work for Purple for a short time, but quickly used her Anna Delvey identity to infiltrate celebrity circles. During her internship, she visited New York for Fashion Week and fell in love with the city. Instead, Anna moved to Paris and interned for Purple Magazine. She attended Central Saint Martins, an elite fashion college in London, but never graduated.
Anna was born in Russia and moved to Germany with her family at a young age.
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