The widow of Herbalife
founder Mark Hughes
shows us round the stunning Malibu mansion they once shared
She lives in a 4,000-square-metre house - for want
of a better word - in Malibu which sits on seven acres of land. Out front, a
180-degree sweep of Pacific Ocean, and nothing else. Between the house and the
sea, there’s a private beach, a swimming-pool, a tennis court, a rose
garden and a summerhouse.
The garage, which can accommodate up to ten
cars, usually houses three Rolls-Royces, a couple of Bentleys and at least one
Porsche. Inside, the $25-million pad offers 35 rooms plus no fewer than 14
bathrooms. It is packed with valuable antiques, furniture and
paintings.
And inside lives Darcy LaPier, now said to be the richest
widow in the United States following the sudden death last May of her
multi-millionaire husband Mark Hughes, founder of the Herbalife nutritional and
diet products empire. When he died, “I bought all the roses in Los
Angeles,” she tells us. “1.4 million of them. I covered the swimming
pool and the gardens with petals. I loved that man deeply and passionately.
Nothing will ever be the same.”
Just three years ago, Darcy was
married to “the Muscles from Brussels”, screen action man Jean-Claude
Van Damme, and her first husband was Ron Rice, creator of the top-selling
Hawaiian Tropic suncream range. Read the amazing story of the woman who’s
been married to three millionaires, and see inside her fabulous mansion, in
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Darcy has a daughter by her first husband
and a son by Jean-Claude. Of Native American
parentage, she has come a
long way from her
relatively humble beginnings in Oregon.
Darcy’s magnificent home looks
directly onto the Pacific Ocean. It cost
$25 million, boasts 35 rooms
and
14 bathrooms, and is packed with
antiques and valuables.
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